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Welcome ALL 2014+ Jeep Grand Cherokee Ecodiesel owners!

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Ive received several requests for a separate forum....and you guys know I like to give the members what they want! So here ya go.....a forum for our new ecodiesel community!

Enjoy!
 
#1,132 ·
New member. I have been a Diesel Mercedes SUV owner for many years. Just purchased my first Jeep and it is a GC diesel, it is amazing to drive. No comparison to the Benz and I can probably now sew up the holes in my pockets from reaching so deep to keep the Benz rolling.
 
#1,133 ·
Wow, a new convert to the Jeep believer club :) Congrats. I looked at all of the luxury SUVs before deciding on the Jeep and love mine. Even with the mind numbing cold winter we've had in MN my average after 3,000 miles is 21.18mpg, and that's with mostly city/urban driving. Very pleased and expect it will go up when the weather warms and they change back to the summer fuel blend.
 
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My odometer is at 5,010 miles today. Oil life says 50%. How about that? Most miles are long trips and moderate ambient temperatures. About 1,200 miles were towing.
The DEF level dropped from 45% to 20% the other day. ... not too sure what is going on with that.
 
#1,135 ·
My odometer is at 5,010 miles today. Oil life says 50%. How about that? Most miles are long trips and moderate ambient temperatures. About 1,200 miles were towing. The DEF level dropped from 45% to 20% the other day. ... not too sure what is going on with that.
With average trip distance of 35 miles twice daily, my oil service indicator is at 14 % with 14000 km. Looks like I will get a little under 10000 miles between changes if this holds out.
 
#1,137 ·
Just took a road trip to Lutsen for weekend skiing. 850 miles round trip. Averaged 30 mpg there, and between driving around there for 3 days and driving back, about 28.5 mpg. That was on winter blend. Very happy with the milage at this point.
 
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Today I towed a heavy trailer 150 miles, picked up a 2200 lb tractor, and drove home 150 miles. Averaged 24.5 mpg on the trip according to EVIC, which usually is conservative compared to calculations at actual tank fills. Most of the driving was on two lane highways having to slow down through every little town. Other than needing to push more on the pedal to accelerate and go up hills, it didn't really affect driving. I'm very pleased. End of May we're planning a camping trip towing a 29' camping trailer. Anxious to see how well it does with an even bigger load with more wind drag.
 
#1,141 ·
You were able to fit a Bonanza into a 29' camping trailer? Wow!
Well, I haven't tried fitting the airplane into the trailer, but it does fit into the house...
 

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I'm at 20% oil life left before first oil change. Thought I'd try changing my own oil. Partly to save some money, partly because I don't trust the dealers to do it right, use the correct oil, etc. I found the post for changing the filter, but not where the oil drain plug is, etc. The diesel supplement shows where the fuel filter goes, but want to make sure I open the right plug to drain the oil. My wife took her old Subaru to a local Good Year a few years ago and they drained the transmission fluid, the next day the transmission case cracked and had to have the car towed. Amazed it worked at all. Of course they denied they did it, had to get a used transmission installed, a total cluster. Anyway, found the filter on-line for $30 (http://www.factorymoparparts.com/68109834aa.html) and the oil at Advanced Auto Parts (local for $9.59/qt). Am I crazy to try this?
 
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I'm at 20% oil life left before first oil change. Thought I'd try changing my own oil. Partly to save some money, partly because I don't trust the dealers to do it right, use the correct oil, etc. I found the post for changing the filter, but not where the oil drain plug is, etc. Anyway, found the filter on-line for $30 (68109834AA Mopar ENGINE OIL FILTER $28.75) and the oil at Advanced Auto Parts (local for $9.59/qt). Am I crazy to try this?
I hope not. I plan on changing the oil myself. I am at 50% oil life, so you are ahead of me. I already bought oil (amazon) and a filter (factorymoparparts), and just ordered two more filters at the $30 price to carry in case I do a cross-country trip and need one.

(BTW, I checked with my local dealer today and he said that the oil filter PN 68109834AA has been superceded by PN 68229402AA which is $60. I believe the later is an old export PN. Thus, he is way wrong and I don't trust them to change the oil.)
 
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Couldn't find any pics of the "forked tail doctor killer".... :)
 
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My first post.. Just put a deposit on Diesel Overland Black w/Indigo. I couldn't be more excited :) LittleG
Most excellent and congrats! I've got 4,000 on mine now and still love it. Getting around 24 - 25 mpg now driving around town, and we're still having winter temps and winter fuel blend. I'm hoping it will continue to improve even more. If I could have gotten the Overland with the brown interior that's what I would have gotten, but I'm super happy with my Summit.
 
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Thanks Vtail - I was going to get the Summit too, because of the speaker/amp upgrade. But my wife and I both fell in love with the Indigo Blue interior, so I figured I could always upgrade the Overland speakers and amp if I'm not happy with them later. There's a lot of aftermarket speakers and amps out there. I too would have been happy with either a Summit or an Overland. They are awsome vehicles.

LittleG
 
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I'm down to 15% on my oil life, so getting ready for the first oil change. I called a couple dealers, including the one where I purchased my Summit. One said the price was only $99, so I asked if they were using a full synthetic that met Chrysler's MS-11106 spec. He then changed the price to $129. Another dealer said they've been working on these engines for years. I asked how can that be since the engine is new here in the U.S.? Bottom line is that I just don't trust the dealers that they know what they are doing with these Ecodiesel engines. Even though I won't save much money, and it will take more time, I'm thinking of changing the oil myself. At least I'll know the right oil is being used. I did send a note on this to the GM of the dealership where I purchased the Jeep. Will be interesting to see his response.

BTW, I just purchased a diesel John Deere tractor to do work around my property. The stable is now full of diesels and I joined the "green tractor talk" forum. Another great resource with guys/gals as nutty about their tractors as we are about our Jeeps.
 
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I am taking mine in tomorrow for my first oil change. I will talk directly to the tech changing the oil to make sure he uses the right oil, right oil filter, and waits the 30 minutes for the oil to drain in.
 
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Let me know how it goes, and where you are taking it. Per the attached (which you may already have), I read it to say that to avoid having to wait the 30 minutes to let the oil drain down out of the filter housing, they provide a procedure which involves using a suction tool to suck the oil out of the housing. Maybe you want to give them a copy :).
 

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VOTS shows mine is in paint... How goes your Zhe Wiz?
That's GREAT news! I just checked and mine still shows "Production Scheduled" as it has since the 21st of March. Logic would dictate that if we ordered about the same time and we went D1 about the same time that they would be built about the same time, right?

Well, OK, probably not. I've been watching ordered diesels since just before they started shipping. Jeep does not use obvious logic when building these things!

I have noticed though that those that went D1 between the 18th and 19th have been getting built lately. You were D1 on the 19th, I was D1 on the 21st. Hopefully that means mine will get built w/in a week.

My only hope of victory now is that you get held up in inspection, and trust me, I don't wish that on anyone! Hopefully everything goes smoothly and you're driving home in a couple weeks!! And maybe mine won't be too far behind!

Good luck, the race isn't over yet!! :thumbsup:
 
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Just got my first oil change. They said the oil filter number has changed again, from part # 68109834AA to the new part # 68229402AA. It took me several tries to reset the oil indicator, I wound up pressing the pedal 4 times instead of 3 and it reset. Got a free DEF fill with the deal too. Took 3 hours at the dealer, because they also installed 5 flash updates. Good for 10000 miles now (hopefully)
 
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If one does their own oil changes, is there a way to determine what flash updates are needed? Can you check somewhere with the VIN or do you have to take it to the dealer just to find out? Does anybody know?
 
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Pennzoil Ultra L 5w-30
 
#1,163 ·
Shannon,


FYI - The original part number for the CRD Filter WAS 68229402AA but has been superseded to 68109834AA :thumbsup:. Dealer prolly had some of the old part number in stock :) !

To reiterate :

- 68109834AA is the correct oil filter part number.

- Pennzoil Ultra Euro 5w30 or Mobil1 ESP Formula 5W-30 are both MS-11106 Chrysler spec for our diesels.

Hope this helps.
 
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Zhe Wiz, Not trying to be negative and a downer, but realistically the likelyhood of 4/22 is about 1%. My suggestion is to review some of the delivery times of those that are currently out there. Do not set your hopes to high (soon) as you are likely to be disappointed. I would plan on extending your lease.
 
#1,180 ·
The dealer plugs in a computer to determine what flashes are needed, and to install the flashes. I think this is something that only the dealer can do.
 
#1,184 ·
I want to have some coolant on hand in case I have a leak. (Be prepared.) Here is my experience buying coolant:

The online sites show the coolant and will allow you to order the coolant, but they are unable to ship the coolant. They say they cannot ship liquids. I tried the sites below. All three canceled my order.
wholesalemopar
moparpartsstore (moparfactoryparts)
moparonlineparts

I ended up buying coolant at a dealer. I bought 1 gal of the concentrate for $57.70. (They had it at $76.12 list price. Crazy.) I got 1 gal of distilled water at Walmart.
 
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. I bought 1 gal of the concentrate for $57.70. (They had it at $76.12 list price. Crazy.) I got 1 gal of distilled water at Walmart.
But it lasts a lifetime. :)
 
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