Jump to content

jkeaton

Moderator
  • Posts

    5,770
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    452

Everything posted by jkeaton

  1. It's not that the DJ isn't popular enough. There are tons of them on the road. It's the fact that the majority of DJ owners are not looking to up the performance of the vehicle (as previously stated). Am I interested in improving the performance of mine? Yes. Am I willing to spend $300-$400 for a tuner? No. The wife drives it 90% of the time as this is our "family" car. I did not buy the DJ with performance in mind.
  2. Yes. Give it a shot. Click on one of the photos in photobucket, and on the right side there will be a section called "Links to share this photo", you copy what is in the "IMG" link box and paste that directly into your post. Nice looking DJ by the way.. : )
  3. jkeaton

    Bugs!

    Good ol elbow grease, soft sponge and soapy water. I have do do mine about once a week. They meka special cleaners for it, but I'm afraid to use that for fear of paint damage. The key is getting them off before they have a chance to "set" or harden.
  4. You are going almost 2" wider and 1" taller. You probably will have some fitment issues without the proper offset wheels. Here's a good tire size calculator: http://www.1010tires.com/Tools/Tire-Size-Calculator/225-70R16/265-35R22
  5. I dont even know if newer vehicles support "trickle charging'. There are so many electronics and computers and such. It probably thinks the engine is running since the battery voltage is being a bit "boosted" by the charger. It might be a pain, but you might have to disconnect the negative battery terminal to isolate the battery from the cars electronics.
  6. Don't try to "upload" the photo. Just copy the "IMG" link and paste it into your post. Like this:
  7. I liken all these systems to "smart" idiot lights....lol Still need to physically check the level and condition of all fluids on your vehicle on some sort of routine basis. Never rely on just the car only to tell you.
  8. jkeaton

    Wheel locks...

    Whetever is cheapest and works.
  9. If your serious about it, send a sample off to be tested. I've never done this personally, but I know folks who do it all the time to base their oil change intervals off of.
  10. jkeaton

    Hi

    Welcome to the forum!
  11. 6000 miles, 6 months...my limit....d@mn the indicator!!!
  12. I agree with you both. I just, I can't, I try, I, I, I JUST CAAAAAANNNNT DO IT!!!!!! I have a 95 Silverado with 200K and a 95 Mustang with 150k, I change the oil on those every 3000 miles and the oil coming out looks like, well, black water, I mean nasty looking stuff...I have the best (worst?) of both worlds. New cars that I waste money on too frequent oil changes, and older cars that apparently I dont do enough.... We bought our DJ in Nov. 2013 with 11,000 miles on it. I changed the oil in May 2014 when we were at 19,200 right after a trip to Chicago (thats 6 months and 8000 miles). The light was not on but I wanted fresh oil in it after that 1400 mile round trip. The oil was pretty black, but I have no idea if it was changed before we bought it. I reset the light per the manual even though it was not on, so I hope it still reset it. I will see how long it takes for the light to come on, but I dont know if I can wait.....in the two months or so since then, we have put about 2500 miles on her (trip to Florida last week). so we are approaching my dreaded 3000/3 month mark....can I do it?????
  13. It's a European thing.....kinda like a Canadian thing....which none of us "yanks" will ever understand....
  14. Oh, I know what you mean now. When I was in The Netherlands several years back I remember seeing cars with one bright brake light on all the time. The mystery is solved! It's just here, the term "fog lights" refers to the front mounted lights below the bumper (if equipped). Thanks for the clarification.
  15. OK, just making sure. I do the same, regardless of what the indicatot tells me, I go 6000 miles or 6 months. I'm old school, going over 6000 is like nails on a chalk board for me....
  16. If you have an owners manaul, it will tell you.
  17. Are you driving backwards? What is the purpse of rear fog lights? I can see adding some wide scatter driving lights that come on with the back up lights....maybe I'm misunderstanding...you want to have rear fog lights on all the time when driving?
  18. Nice report! Why are you changing the oil so soon? Is the oil change light on?
  19. jkeaton

    Hi

    Welcome!
  20. So you want auto down for the passenger side but not the drivers?
×
×
  • Create New...