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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
Oil drain down
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<blockquote data-quote="Barry" data-source="post: 442673" data-attributes="member: 20375"><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)">My 2014 Rubicon does the same thing on cold startups . Been doing it for on to 3 years now. Apparently Jeep feels that the parts are oil coated from the last running to handle things I do know that when I pull out the filter cart. that there is no big mess running down everywhere. I got to thinking about having an oil pressure gauge so I drilled out the top of the filter tap and run a 1/8th inch tap in it a screwed in an electric pressure into it. On a cold start it will go to just under 100 lbs 'til it warms up and runs at about 30 lbs. thereafter. I'm kinda anal about having an oil pressure gauge I can keep an eye on when leaning badly or steep climbs</span></strong>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Barry, post: 442673, member: 20375"] [B][COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]My 2014 Rubicon does the same thing on cold startups . Been doing it for on to 3 years now. Apparently Jeep feels that the parts are oil coated from the last running to handle things I do know that when I pull out the filter cart. that there is no big mess running down everywhere. I got to thinking about having an oil pressure gauge so I drilled out the top of the filter tap and run a 1/8th inch tap in it a screwed in an electric pressure into it. On a cold start it will go to just under 100 lbs 'til it warms up and runs at about 30 lbs. thereafter. I'm kinda anal about having an oil pressure gauge I can keep an eye on when leaning badly or steep climbs[/COLOR][/B]. [/QUOTE]
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