Hi Everyone,
2013 Jeep Wrangler 3.6L Pentastar V6 - So... the last time I changed the oil, about 4,300 miles ago, I noticed metal flakes in the drain pan. I figured they were from one of my lawn mowers. But, when I changed the oil yesterday, I cleaned the plastic drain tub very well so I would be able to tell if there were any metal flakes from the Jeep. Sure enough, there were flakes. Interestingly, I didn't find many flakes in the filter. The flakes are fine, not very large.. please see the pics.
I have 50K miles. Always changed the oil with Pennzoil Platinum Synthetic from the start every 3,500-4,000 miles. This is the longest I've ever gone between oil changes. Always used a genuine Mopar filter. I don't beat on it either. I'm not sure how long this has been happening because I don't usually examine the old oil this closely. I did take a sample that I am sending to Blackstone Labs today; should be interesting to see what they find.
Please let me know your thoughts, experiences, ideas. Thanks!
2013 Jeep Wrangler 3.6L Pentastar V6 - So... the last time I changed the oil, about 4,300 miles ago, I noticed metal flakes in the drain pan. I figured they were from one of my lawn mowers. But, when I changed the oil yesterday, I cleaned the plastic drain tub very well so I would be able to tell if there were any metal flakes from the Jeep. Sure enough, there were flakes. Interestingly, I didn't find many flakes in the filter. The flakes are fine, not very large.. please see the pics.
I have 50K miles. Always changed the oil with Pennzoil Platinum Synthetic from the start every 3,500-4,000 miles. This is the longest I've ever gone between oil changes. Always used a genuine Mopar filter. I don't beat on it either. I'm not sure how long this has been happening because I don't usually examine the old oil this closely. I did take a sample that I am sending to Blackstone Labs today; should be interesting to see what they find.
Please let me know your thoughts, experiences, ideas. Thanks!