Jeep Wrangler 1986-1996 Maintenance Plans

This schedule shows key service items and indicative intervals. Actual intervals depend on driving conditions, exact engine specification and manufacturer recommendations. For full details of all operations, sub-tasks and technical specifications, see our technical manuals.

4.0 Petrol (ERH)

Service intervals · 4.0 Petrol (ERH) · Normal conditions

Task	12,000 km/6 months	24,000 km/12 months	36,000 km/18 months	48,000 km/24 months	60,000 km/30 months	72,500 km/36 months	84,500 km/42 months	96,500 km/48 months	108,500 km/54 months	120,500 km/60 months	133,000 km/66 months	145,000 km/72 months	157,000 km/78 months	169,000 km/84 months	181,000 km/90 months	193,000 km/96 months	205,000 km/102 months	217,000 km/108 months	229,000 km/114 months	241,000 km/120 months	253,000 km/126 months	265,000 km/132 months	277,000 km/138 months	289,000 km/144 months	301,000 km/150 months	313,000 km/156 months	325,000 km/162 months	337,000 km/168 months	349,000 km/174 months	361,000 km/180 months	373,000 km/186 months	385,000 km/192 months	397,000 km/198 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the oil filter	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the air filter	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○
Renew the spark plugs	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○
Check the exhaust system	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the brake pad and lining thickness	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Suspension: check for damage and wear	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Reset the service indicator	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

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Service intervals · 4.0 Petrol (ERH) · Normal conditions

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