yeah, we also don't keep it in bulk, so we are paying normal fees for it... I believe the last one I saw that was internal (so little/no markup) had 110 bucks worth of oil... cost on the filter is almost 60 bucks too. still no clue why.
add 30 mins of labour at least... and the dealership isn't exactly getting rich at 210. believe what ya like! if you can find an aftermarket filter, that would save some coin.
even if you use your oil #, if you bought the oil for 10/l, and a filter at 71 (retail price)... woo whoo! you don't pay yourself, and save 60 bucks for the privilege of doing it yourself. just sayin... though the price is stupid, no one is getting rich off your oil change.
*man... just looked it up... they do finally have some aftermarket oil filters for the 3.0L it looks like... use those! so much cheaper.
It's not what I believe....it's what read and see the prices as. It's not special diesel oil or a "totally" different or special product. Even per the Grand Cherokee owner's manual, it says the oil only needs to meet MS-11106 and ACEA C3..which is quality European car oil. They even recommend Penzoil Euro L oil, easily found anywhere. And an aftermarket filter is as low as $5 (as you point out)...but I'd use a higher quality one like WIX or MAHLE for $15-$20.
What's this special oil your dealership is using? Is it FCA branded stuff??
shell rotella 5w40 iirc. they changed the required oil a year or two ago, because even their recommended stuff just wasn't cutting it at first.
on those trucks/jeeps, just use the right stuff... EVERY time I see a cab off a truck to fix one of those beasts, it's someone using cheap oil/filters or trying to milk the intervals. not worth it. doing it more often is more important than the name, but still... "losing" a hundred bucks twice a year to not have catastrophic failure is cheap.
Yea, I'm seeing that now (still reading). The standard is now MS-10902 Which is still a Euro oil spec.
The odd thing? With the revised TSB, this opened it up for cheaper oils.....That's kinda weird.....but good for the consumer!
Any idea what the root cause of the failure was? What part was failing with the "old" oil??
**EDIT**
For those that care:
The new TSB specifies ACEA A3/B4
A3/B4 requires a TBN (Total Base Number) above 10 and a Sulphated Ash (SAPS) between 1.0 and 1.6 %
"Old" C3 requires a TBN above 6 and a Sulphated Ash below 0.8 %
So the "old" version has a lower base stock and was a mid-SAPS formulation.
The revised has a higher base stock and is considered a high-SAPS formulation.
**EDIT #2**
As I continue to read, it seems the crank bearing failure is the most common failure. They are on revision #4 of the engine block. Cost of a long block only is $4k USD, $7,500 CDN. Part # 68317975AA. Would cost much more if oil shavings get ingested in the turbo. Turbo is $4,500 CDN ($3K USD), part #68043064AA.
Maybe tooscoops can add to this from first hand knowledge.
