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Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Winthrop Harbor, IL Posts: 21 | Oil change
__________________ '03 Liberty Renegade, 240/70x16 General Grabber AT2's,K&N replacement filter '83 J-10 AMC 360 V-8,Edelbrock intake and 4 bbl, 727 Auto,Flowmaster 50 Delta, TFI,K&N filter, long bed, D44 front, AMC 20 rear, 31x10.50/15 on stock white wagon wheels | ||
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Registered User | I don't know if you have a different radiator shroud or what, but I'm able to take off the filter with one arm (reaching in from the top), then snake it past the belts while keeping it right side up. My arms aren't particularly small, but it definitely helps to have a "wrench off" nut on the end of the filter. I'm actually pretty happy with the libby--one of the few vehicles I've owned that there's enough ground clearance that I don't have to jack it up (and put it on stands) before getting underneath it. __________________ 2004 Liberty Sport 3.7L A/T 4x4 Cmd-Trc Former 4x4s: 1999 TJ 4.0L I-6 4x4 5-Sp *Mods* 1986 Trooper 2.3L I-4 4x4 5-sp |
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Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Winthrop Harbor, IL Posts: 21 | I put mine on stands and reach through the skid plate, steering linkage and the bumper. I use a 3/8 ratchet w/ an extention, universal, and filter adapter. __________________ '03 Liberty Renegade, 240/70x16 General Grabber AT2's,K&N replacement filter '83 J-10 AMC 360 V-8,Edelbrock intake and 4 bbl, 727 Auto,Flowmaster 50 Delta, TFI,K&N filter, long bed, D44 front, AMC 20 rear, 31x10.50/15 on stock white wagon wheels |
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Registered User | Have you tried going through the top? I use a K&N filter, and the only tool I need is a medium adjustable wrench set for 1". __________________ 2004 Liberty Sport 3.7L A/T 4x4 Cmd-Trc Former 4x4s: 1999 TJ 4.0L I-6 4x4 5-Sp *Mods* 1986 Trooper 2.3L I-4 4x4 5-sp |
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Banned | If you've got the tow package and extra cooler, you can't get to it from above. You've got to snake your arm up from below. And I agree - it's a pain in the arse (as well as the arm)! |
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Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Winthrop Harbor, IL Posts: 21 | Mine came with the towing receiver. Oh my lucky arm! __________________ '03 Liberty Renegade, 240/70x16 General Grabber AT2's,K&N replacement filter '83 J-10 AMC 360 V-8,Edelbrock intake and 4 bbl, 727 Auto,Flowmaster 50 Delta, TFI,K&N filter, long bed, D44 front, AMC 20 rear, 31x10.50/15 on stock white wagon wheels |
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Registered User | Yup, if youve got the bigger shroud then the oil change just sucks. Try changing the oil in a Hemi WK if you really want to have fun. |
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Registered User | Best way to fix that problem it go to a Jiffy Lube type of place and have them do you oil change for you. ![]() __________________ Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. - John F. Kennedy |
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Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Winthrop Harbor, IL Posts: 21 | I use Mobile 1 oil and filter, an oil change with that at a garage costs $76. I'll stick to skinning up my arm. __________________ '03 Liberty Renegade, 240/70x16 General Grabber AT2's,K&N replacement filter '83 J-10 AMC 360 V-8,Edelbrock intake and 4 bbl, 727 Auto,Flowmaster 50 Delta, TFI,K&N filter, long bed, D44 front, AMC 20 rear, 31x10.50/15 on stock white wagon wheels |
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Off Road and Track Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: South-East PA - USA Posts: 1,929 | Maybe there's a shroud difference but our gasoline '05 Libby is a breeze to change the oil. Oil filter drops in easily through the top. __________________ '98 Wrangler Sport '05 Cadillac CTS-V '05 Liberty Limited 4X4 |
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Registered User | I do mine in 15min without having to jack it up. The key is reaching in the front drivers side well. I kinda stretch the front fascia/plastic bumper a little, but a tight filter still gets me. Just make sure before you snug it on put a coat of oil on the o-ring. Since the first change I did I havent had an issue getting them off. __________________ My obsession: 2006 Jeep Liberty Renegade 4x4 - 3.7L custom intake, Flowmaster 44, BFG A/T 245-70/16 ________ | l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_)-()_)-o-)_) |
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Registered User | I did my first DIY oil change today. Since I don't have the tow package, thus no huge electric fan, I was able to get the filter off quite easily using just my hand. I had a lot of fun today I gotta say. Changing oil on the KJ is easy! I used German Castrol and a Fram Extended Guard filter. __________________ '06 Bright Silver KJ Limited 4x4 |
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Registered User | Funny this comes up, I just did my oil the other day and was cursing the damn thing out. It's easy to remove the old filter, the trick is getting the new one threaded. You need go-go gadget arms! Seems like more of a b**ch every time I change the oil. |
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Registered User | It's really not that difficult Quote:
I like the Fram PH 3600 spin on filter because you can get a good grip on the rough outer end to fit it tight to the block without using a filter wrench to finish the job. | |
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Registered User | I'm not saying it's difficult and I've changed the oil on this pig a hundred times. What I was saying was this last time, for whatever reason, I had a hell of a time getting the filter to thread on. I must have been overtired or something. |
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