2018. The 2018 Jeep Cherokee oil type and capacity iS5w-20 and 6 quarts. Your oil needs to be changed eventually. Every 5,000 to 10,000 miles is a good rule of thumb. If You don't change it, there will be problems with the engine. Having high quality oil is key for the engine to run smoothly. You will run into issues with the oil at some point. Jeep Grand Cherokee & Commander Forums. 2004 WJ 2,7 CRD. 2" OME lift, rear addco swaybar, 17" Ion Alloy 171 w/33/12,5x17 Baja MTZ's, 2 din bezel, 30" led lightbar Nigel from Horncastle with a Jeep Grand Cherokee MK4 3.0 CRD EcoDiesel 250 said: I have fitted the Chip Express to my 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0L V6 EcoDiesel and it is more than meeting my expectations. Smooth delivery and an impressive increase in noticeable power, installed unchanged from factory settings. 5oclock's Garage. wg grand cherokee 2.7 crd. 5oclock's Garage. I have had this from time to time too JoeTe and its always been in hot weather after climbingsteep tracks. My theory is the oil pressure sender is maybe not as good as it was when new. The Benz diesel has a good oil pump (much better then some "wonderfull" toyotas I have owned), so The 2003 Jeep Cherokee (KJ) 2.8 CRD auto has a Inline 4, Diesel engine with 2755 cm3 / 168.1 cu-in capacity. How many horsepower (hp) does a 2003 Jeep Cherokee (KJ) 2.8 CRD auto have? The 2003 Jeep Cherokee (KJ) 2.8 CRD auto has 150 PS / 148 bhp / 110 kW. While our test CRD was a 2007 model, 2008 pricing reduces the cost of the CRD option to $1,655 and less. Base MSRP now ranges from $38,315 for a Limited 4x2, to $45,145 for the Overland 4X4. The Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD makes a solid case for both itself and clean diesel technology as a whole, especially in a big SUV. Recommended oil for transmissions of Jeep Cherokee. Find out how much engine oil does your car need. Oil type: Cherokee 2.8 CRD (130 kW) KK Capacity: Change Manufacturer: Jeep. Model: Jeep Grand Cherokee. For the 2004 model year Jeep Grand Cherokee we have found 9 trims and their corresponding recommended oil type. Click on the name of the trim to open up the panel and learn more about the oil type, volume and change period. Apologies for high jacking this one.. but are all the gauges "vague" what I mean by this is.. wandery. My fuel gauge never really tells the truth, its a bit like the useless oil gauge up on the right.. on other cars its static and drops down when the fuel is spent but this one it acts as if its a Fiat gauge, tap it and it returns to full and so onJust curious.. I have recently bought a high mileage (or kilometrage more accurately) Grand Cherokee Limited 2.7 CRD 5sp auto, which until yesterday had been running fine. She has a little over 200k on the clock. After a day out with about 150 miles driven I returned home via a nasty, steep hill road (rural OWZJ8KI.