In this video I bring you along the process of swaping out the infamous oil cooler / filter housing on the Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep 3.6 Pentastar engine. Process is very similar in the vans as it is in the cars and Jeeps. -Enjoy!
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Looking at that engine all I can think of is recycled aluminum cans and recycled bottle cap plastic.
Why oh why would you put back in a plastic oil cooler and oil filler when dorman makes an all aluminum version that is 100 times better than that if you're going to go through all the trouble of replacing one of these put back a metal one not the cheap garbage plastic one they're just going to have the same problem again down the road
Hello I replaced my and now I have white smoke coming out of my exaust . Can you advise something please
Sure do make the injector plugs look easy
I like the idea of the blue tapered caps but I cannot find the assorted pack. Could you please post a picture or product name and number? Thanks
The aluminum housing they came out with is a improvement
When a so-called oil changer has no clue how install an axial sealing o-ring, it does not surprise me. I have known so many operational/maintaining engineers that have no clue as well. Take your oil housing for instance. You do not need even one ft-lb of torque to seal the housing. As you screw down on the cap, the o-ring will drag and stretch, possibly causing enough relief to leak. What do people do? They tighten it more and possibly stretching the o-ring more. Rinse and repeat. The solution: back off the cap just a little (possibly 1/8 turn) tighten BY HAND. Rinse and repeat. I Guarantee your unit will not leak, that is if you have not cracked the plastic housing. At that point I add just a few inch-pounds to guard against vibration loosening. My Pentastar runs as smooth as a baby's ass for a 2016.— CC
Doorman makes the good all aluminum housing. Comes as a full kit i belive
Thanks for telling us the torque specs. You Muppet.
just had a new oil cooler installed under my warranty on my 2014 crossroad journey still waiting on the ABS module that is on backorder from china been 6 months and probally be a lot longer to get it..only good thing is i bought the lifetime max mopar warranty so unlimited miles and years with just a 100 ded.
Thank you sir very much for your excellent video. Using your directions, I changed the oil filter housing on my 2013 Chrysler 200s.
Smack dab in the middle of doing this job on our 2012 Chrysler TnC. Local parts places want $3-400 not in stock, 2 day wait. That's if they even offer it. Ordered the upgraded all aluminum one w/gaskets from Evil Amazon for 100 bux. Same wait time. Good reviews. Delivered to my door. I try and try to buy local but the incompetent help and 3x-4x pricing and nothing in stock makes me wonder how they'll survive. Thanks for the vids! BTW, I was able to use a 1/4 socket instead of the inverted torx. Worked fine 4 me…
That aluminum one is a dorman product.
Hate cars like this like the 5.3 o you need knock sensors let's take the hole top of the motor apart .
Really glad I watched this video! Done a lot of these coolers but I learned a lot from this video. I did not know you had to block the coolant and oil passages on the block before spraying it down with brake clean but it’s always the little things that matter the most. I also loved the vacuum cleaner to clean while you were scrapping. I usually stuff rags inside the holes and spray with brake clean and compressed air but I am sure you have a good reason for not doing that. My one question is do you use a sil glide or any type of lube on the o rings for the bottom of the oil cooler?
Another great job Eric, done professionally of course! I definitely would buy the aluminum cooler over a plastic one. Just another way to cut corners on production costs and vehicle weights.
Obviously Chrysler Engineers design engines to either Never to be worked on [Ha Ha Ha] or hate Mechanics that much that they make things so hard to GET TO or Put parts in the Most RIDICULOUS places that make you have to DIS-ASSEMBLE two thirds of the Motor to get to one thing, also Electrical plugs in there are going to get cooked or "stuff" leaks all over them, why not put them out of the way, maybe near the Air inlet line. I just call it "Dumbass". But you did a great job Eric, you fixed THEIR problems again.