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Two-door removable-top 4x4 SUV · 2.4L PowerTech inline-four

2003 Jeep Wrangler — 2.4L PowerTech inline-four, 5-speed manual

The 2003 factory powertrain material identifies this two-door removable-top 4x4 suv 2.4L PowerTech inline-four and 5-speed manual pairing.

2003 Jeep Wrangler TJ Sport, front three-quarter view
Exact 2003 Wrangler reference photograph; exact configuration not verified ·

Photo: “2003 TJ Wrangler SPORT RHD 01.jpg” by Pygste6533 gvU-69sa / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.

Factory configuration

What this model is

Trim
Wrangler
Body style
Two-door removable-top 4x4 SUV
Engine
2.4L PowerTech inline-four
Transmission
5-speed manual

United States factory powertrain/body pairing. Appearance and equipment packages that do not change this identity are not duplicated here.

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2003 Jeep Wrangler: documented configuration differences
ConfigurationEngineTransmissionBody
Current carWrangler — 2.4L PowerTech inline-four, 5-speed manual2.4L PowerTech inline-four5-speed manualTwo-door removable-top 4x4 SUV
Wrangler — 2.4L PowerTech inline-four, 42RLE 4-speed automatic2.4L PowerTech inline-four42RLE 4-speed automaticTwo-door removable-top 4x4 SUV
Wrangler — 4.0L PowerTech inline-six, 5-speed manual4.0L PowerTech inline-six5-speed manualTwo-door removable-top 4x4 SUV
Wrangler — 4.0L PowerTech inline-six, 42RLE 4-speed automatic4.0L PowerTech inline-six42RLE 4-speed automaticTwo-door removable-top 4x4 SUV

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Service topics
3
Scheduled topics
3
Applicability stated
3
Exact references
1

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  • Engine oil and filterView intervals, applicability and sources

    Engine oil and filter

    Exact reference available

    Published service schedule

    Applies to: 2003 · 2.4L PowerTech inline-four · United States · This recovered schedule is intentionally scoped to the cited four-cylinder record; six-cylinder and California-specific requirements are not claimed.

    Published interval: 6,000 mi · Normal-service mileage interval; the archive instructs annual oil-filter replacement at each oil change when yearly mileage is below the stated interval.

    Source: Operation CHARM — 2003 Jeep Wrangler L4-2.4L VIN P normal-service schedule · 6,000-mile normal-service row and its repeating mileage rows · checked

    Four-cylinder cataloged oil-filter fitment

    Baldwin lists BT223 for the four-cylinder Wrangler row; this establishes fitment only, not a service interval.

    Applies to: 2003 · 2.4L PowerTech inline-four · United States · 2.4L PowerTech inline-four only.

    Source: Baldwin Filters — 2017 Automotive Applications catalog · Printed catalog page 345, Jeep 2003 Wrangler 2.4L PowerTech inline-four row — Lube — BT223 · checked

    Verified ordering references

    • Validated equivalentBaldwin BT223

      Qty. 1 · Spin-on engine lubricating-oil filter · catalog-listed

      Cataloged for the 2003 Wrangler 2.4L PowerTech inline-four; confirm VIN and installed engine before ordering.

      Catalog: Baldwin Filters — 2017 Automotive Applications catalog · Printed catalog page 345, Jeep 2003 Wrangler 2.4L PowerTech inline-four row — Lube — BT223 · checked

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  • Spark plugsView intervals, applicability and sources

    Spark plugs

    Sourced interval available

    Applies to: 2003 · 2.4L PowerTech inline-four · United States · This recovered schedule is intentionally scoped to the cited four-cylinder record; six-cylinder and California-specific requirements are not claimed.

    Published interval: 30,000 mi · Normal-service replacement interval in the cited engine schedule.

    Source: Operation CHARM — 2003 Jeep Wrangler L4-2.4L VIN P normal-service schedule · 30,000-mile normal-service row and repeating replacement rows · checked

  • Engine air filterView intervals, applicability and sources

    Engine air filter

    Sourced interval available

    Published service schedule

    Applies to: 2003 · 2.4L PowerTech inline-four · United States · This recovered schedule is intentionally scoped to the cited four-cylinder record; six-cylinder and California-specific requirements are not claimed.

    Published interval: 30,000 mi · Normal-service replacement interval in the cited engine schedule.

    Source: Operation CHARM — 2003 Jeep Wrangler L4-2.4L VIN P normal-service schedule · 30,000-mile normal-service row and repeating replacement rows · checked

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Sources

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