Jeep Renegade 2.4L Multi-Air Tigershark Engine Oil Change Write-Up

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  1. wayoflife

    wayoflife Administrator Staff Member

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    Changing the engine oil on your Jeep Renegade is something that should be done on a regular basis and as a part of its routine maintenance. Even if you've forgotten how long it's been since the last time you've changed your oil, your Renegade is smart enough to know and will be sure to remind you with a notification on the dash stating "OIL CHANGE REQUIRED". Fortunately, changing the oil on your Renegade is fairly easy to do and doing it yourself can save you some money. This step by step write-up will show you what you will need and what all you'll need to do to change the oil on a Jeep Renegade with a 2.4L Multi-Air Tigershark engine.

    What you will need
    • Oil Filter
    • 5.5 Quarts 0W-20 Oil
    • 10mm Socket
    • 13mm Socket
    • Torx T-30 Bit
    • Ratchet
    • Oil Filter Wrench
    • Oil Catch Pan
    • Funnel
    • Paper Towels

    List of a few oil filters that will work
    AC-DELCO PF48
    AMSOIL EAO47
    AUTOLITE FOR OIL FILTERS AL10060
    CHRYSLER 04892339AA
    FRAM HIGH MILEAGE OIL FILTERS HM10060
    FRAM PRO SERIES FP10060
    HASTINGS LF613
    MOBIL M1-113
    MOPAR MO-339
    NAPA 7060
    PUROLATOR L12222
    VALVOLINE VO88
    WIX 57060

    Instructions
    Here's a photo of pretty much everything you will need to change the oil on your Jeep Renegade.
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    1. While it isn't necessary, driving your Renegade onto ramps or lifting and supporting the front end of it with jack stands will help you to access things better. For the purpose of this write-up, I put our Renegade on a rack so that I could better show you all the things you will need to be working on. Also, you should perform your oil change while your engine is still a little warm but not hot.
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    NOTE: If you have a Jeep Renegade Sport, Latitude or Limited, skip down to STEP #6. If you have a Jeep Renegade Trailhawk, you will need to remove the front skid plate before you can proceed. There are a total of (4) 10mm bolts, (4) 13mm bolts and (4) Torx T-30 bolts that will need to be removed and the diagram below points out where they are located.
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    2. Using a Torx T-30 bit, remove the (4) bolts securing the plastic air dam to the body of your Renegade.
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    3. Using a 13mm socket, remove the (4) bolts securing the forward edge of your Trailhawk's skid plate.
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    4. Using a 10mm socket, remove the (4) bolts securing your Trailhawk's skid plate in place. Be sure to save the (2) rear most bolts for last and push up on the skid plate and hold it in place as you remove them.
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    5. Carefully lower, remove and set aside your Trailhawk skid plate.
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    6. Place a catch pan under your Renegade's oil pan and then remove the drain bolt using a 13mm socket.
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    7. Allow your oil to drain completely before reinstalling the drain bolt.
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    8. Reposition your catch pan under the oil filter and then, using a filter wrench, loosen thel filter just enough so that oil starts to leak out of it.
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    9. Allow the oil from the filter to drain enough so that you can safely remove it without making too much of a mess.
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    10. Once the oil filter is drained, remove it from the engine. Use just a dab of oil from it and apply it to the rubber gasket on your new oil filter as shown in the photo below.
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    11. Install your new oil filter onto your Renegade's engine and tighten it by hand.
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    12. Reinstall your oil pan drain bolt and secure it in place using a 13mm socket.
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    13. If you have a Trailhawk, reinstall the skid plate by slipping the forward half of it onto the air dam to help support it.
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    14. Loosely reinstall all the bolts securing the skid plate to the chassis of your Renegade.
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    15. Using a 10mm socket, 13mm socket and Torx T-30 bit, tighten all the bolts to secure your Trailhawk skid plate in place.
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    16. Open the hood of your Renegade and then remove the oil fill cap on top of the engine.
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    17. Place a funnel into the fill hole to help prevent making a mess.
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    18. Slowly pour 5.5 quarts of 0W-20 motor oil into your Renegade's engine.
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    19. If your Jeep Renegade told you it was time to change your oil, you will need to let it know that you have done this. To clear the notification, turn your key to the ON position WITHOUT starting the engine. Then, press your accelerator pedal to the floor (3) times and then turn the key back to the OFF position.

    That should be it, you've just changed the oil on your Jeep Renegade! Reinstall the oil fill cap, close the hood and be sure to take in your old oil to your local auto parts store to recycle it. Please let me know if you have any questions :)
     
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  2. GlockMedic

    GlockMedic New Member

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    Great tutorial. Thank you.
    Any idea if the oil warning reset is the same on a push button keyless ignition?

    Again - thank you for the post.
     
  3. wayoflife

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    Yes. You just push the button without stepping on the brake. This will turn on the computer without starting the engine. Push the button again to turn it off. :)
     
  4. 10frank9

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    Great write-up Eddie. I like the fancy colorful sockets too! ;)
     
  5. Caine

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    First oil change?
    Bought new from dealer with 30 miles on it. Is there a shorter period for the first engine oil change? ( replace break in oil?) I know modern oil is missing a lot of the necessary additives for proper engine break in. ( modern oil, no zinc due to emission controls. )

    But in some cases you need "break in " oil for a new motor with zero miles. (Zinc enrich motor oil) normaly this gets replace to standard modern motor oil in as little as 500 miles.

    What is the US 1.4L T and 2.4L multi air engines require?

    My Mopar dealer Ssrvice department look at me like I had horns growing out of my head when I asked. ( obviously no true mopar motor heads working there.)
     
  6. billyboysjeeps

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    Thanks for this tutorial. I performed the oil change yesterday. There are a couple errors however on the amount of bolts that need to be removed and the diagram. There are actually 5 (T30) torx bolts and there are actually 6 (10mm) bolts along with the 4 (13mm) bolts that need to be removed to take off the skid plate. Once you get you get that skid plate removed you have easy access to the oil plug and the oil filter. Thanks again for the great tutorial and great web site.
     
  7. Volleyholic

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    Changed my oil today. Very straight forward. Thanks for the write up. I will say that driving it up on a set of ramps made access that much easier but if you don't have skid plates then it may not be necessary. Just makes life easier.
     
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  8. TH4x4

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    No "break in" oil change is required by FCA. Oil change intervals are at 4,000 miles under severe maintenance duty cycle or 10,000 miles under regular maintenance duty cycle.
    At the same time your Jeep is equipped with a "maintenance minder" system and should tell you when it thinks you should perform your oil change due to your specific driving conditions.
     
  9. CRQflier

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    Nice write up. I was happy to see that they cut a drain access hole in the skid plate on later production THs - easy change right? Well, still gotta take the plate off to get to the filter - dang. So the point of the access hole is what? And although you can access the filter with the plate on, taking it off without a huge mess isn't possible. Ask me how I know....


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    Just did the first oil change on my wife's Trailhawk this afternoon. around 7,800 miles on the odometer. Used Mobil Super Synthetic 0W-20 because I could identify that it met Chrysler MS-6395.

    Fifteen fasteners just to reach the filter and drain plug and I'm very strongly leaning toward a Fumoto or equivalent quick-release drain with nipple and tube, and a remote oil filter adapter. Probably spent three times the amount of time working with the skidplate even with the two-post lift.

    So, M14-1.5 is a Fumoto F106 series. The F106SX might be the best fit to avoid having the drain assembly strike the skidplate, not sure. Engine was hot when I did the oil change so I couldn't really get up in there to see how much space there was once I put the skidplate back. Unfortunately the F106SX uses a short nipple with plastic snap connector so I can't leave the hose on full time like with the F106N or F316L.

    The oil filter is 22mm by 1.5. Have to figure out where I could put an oil filter adapter, given how far forward the filter is, also have to decide if I want to put it accessible from above under the hood or below where if there are drips they end up not leaving oil on the vehicle.
     
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  11. David Black

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    Completed first oil change on our 2017 TH. Easiest change ever... after I got the drag pan removed. Didn't use ramps or a lift, did it all from the dirt. This writeup really helped. Thanks, Eddie. Wish I had your garage.

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  12. Klaue

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    Thx now i know what brand of oil to use and filter.
     

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