Jeep 4.7 oil burning
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Asked by kellie Aug 22, 2018 at 08:59 PM about the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My jeep has burned alittle over a half a
quart of oil in 1800 miles normal ? High
milage oil jeep has almosy. 225k

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Hornet_2497 answered 6 years ago

Wow, I'd say you are doing pretty good with an engine with that many miles. Just keep it topped up with the right viscosity which I think is 5w/30 but I would maybe run something a little heavier like 10w/40, at least in the Summer months, or when adding oil. Good Luck.

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