spartan99

As time goes by, I love my originally owned 2008 more and more.

ronjenx

I feel the same about mine, too.

notherone

I totally hear you guys. My 07 had to go bc it had 250k miles on it. Even if I swapped the engine, it was going to need a new tranny afterward. :(

notherone

Just wanted to share that the truck goes in for "surgery" on Monday. They are doing the replacement as a 'good will' fix, because they claim the oil consumption issue and oil pump codes aren't covered by the traditional powertrain warranty!! I'm like whatever, call it what you want, as long as you're fixing it and paying for it!!

Stay tuned.

notherone

The truck is at the dealer as of today. I have marked the block so I will know if they don't replace it with another. I have a loaner from them and will be curious to see how long this takes them. I am guessing until after Xmas..

MrChuckles

I had to replace the 3.8L in my 2008 at 85k, so it sounds like both engines are trash.

rob_engineer

I wouldn't go that far. My 2012 jku has 96,000 trouble free miles since I bought it new. Other than the hiccup with a small percentage of bad heads in 2012, I think the performance has been pretty darn good from following this forum for 6 years. On the other hand, my wife's BMW also has 96,000 miles and it has left her stranded three times since hitting about 60,000 miles.

silverbullet88

I think a lot of 3.8 failures are due to oil consumption. Many people don't check their oil levels and then one day..bam! Ran dry. Not saying burning oil should be considered normal but it is what it is.

notherone

I kept an eye the oil level of my 3.8 of my 2007and got 250k highway miles out of it. It also had a low oil light though. I haven't seen one come on in my '12.

ronjenx

Low oil light?
Or low oil pressure light?
When the oil pressure light comes on, the oil is pretty much gone.