can you use synthetic oil in 2006 grand cherokee with 5.7 litre engine?

Asked by Sperncer276 Aug 10, 2016 at 10:57 PM about the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I changed oil in my 2006 v-8 5.7 litre engine and used synthetic oil and special filter and now the check engine symbol is on.

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T_S_T answered 7 years ago

Changing from regular to synthetic should not cause engine light to come on,unless you used a thinner grade oil,have the code,s pulled to no the real issue.

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Mark answered 7 years ago

You can change to synthetic oil anytime, just make sure you follow the manufacturers recommendations on viscosity.

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Ozzy answered 4 years ago

Did you reset the oil service interval warning when you changed the oil ?

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