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Originally Posted by jaydorn
What year was it? I was dealing with a 2000 so it was pushing 13/14 years old and 250,000+ on the odometer. I had asked my buddy who's a commercial mechanic if I could stretch them out past 5k at all and he said it wasn't wise to do so.
It's possible the newer model years are a little better... it's also possible I was simply a sucker for shelling out money every 3 months.
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since owning a diesel, I've come to find the majority of "commercial" mechanics, don't know a whole lot about diesels. It just doesn't seem to be something they learn in school, as they still aren't very common in North America, I could be totally wrong about that, but even the Chrysler dealerships I've dealt with when it comes to the Jeep, don't seem to have a clue what they are doing.
There are a lot of private shops that specialize in imports and diesels, which are great for information and tough fixes. But as far as Mr. Lube and places like that go, they're very capable of doing the standard maintenance, just call ahead to make sure they have the proper filter and oil available.