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In this video we cover the issues with the Chrysler oil filter/cooler adaptors and the new option from Dorman products thats designed to fix these issues. We also talk about the pros and cons as well.
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The new offerings of this Dorman product (at RA) includes the oil cooler, a new oil filter and new cap.
nice video there should be a recall on these parts…. i had to sit my cart for 6 months because the plastic OFH were on back order ….. 50,000 on the east coast
I wish there was an adapter that bolted to the engine valley and had nipples that you could use to run hoses to an external oil filter and cooler!
Dorman creates lots of mixed emotions. Lmao
bro maybe you should start with that GEN list first so im not watching a video for a part i cant use
The Dorman aluminum coolers will eventually leak as well or the interval between when it was installed to when it will leak will be longer than the OE. The reason being – both the OE design and Dorman aluminum coolers have flat sealing surfaces and rely on the rubber seals as the primary means of sealing. As the heat-cycles accumulate the sealing surfaces will no longer be flat or true and the rubber will eventually breakdown. The connection points should be designed like the part you mention as the snorkel at 3:38 but with double o-rings, like on Ford fuel and AC quick-disconnect couplings.
Thanks. Very informational.
In my case I could notice oil leak from the highest section of the plastic body where aluminum oil cooler starts / this joint was leaking not the plastic to engine parts
Thanks for the great info. Any recommendations on replacing as a preventative maintenance item? Age or miles?
I have black oil fluid in my radiator do you think it could be coming from that. When I drain the oil it was fine no milky oil no water in it
I recently had an oil analysis on my jeep JL 3.6L come back with coolant in the oil. I pulled the Oil Filter/Cooler housing and found that the seals between the oil cooler and the housing were breached. It's a poor design and it uses figure 8 style siamese seals. I ordered a new Oil Filter housing from Mopar and found that the new housing has a new seal design with each seal being separate. There is now a web between the seals to prevent the seals from pushing in from the 75 psi oil into the 15 psi coolant side.
Hey David thank you for taking the time to make such an informative video. We own a 2015 Chrysler T&C . We were on vacation about 2 and a half hours from home and you'd never guess what failed. Yes, you guessed, the Oil cooler assembly was leaking antifreeze all over the transmission housing. With that said I didn't have my full compliment of tools. But knowledge is everything. I went ahead and got the replacement cooler from the dealer in Atlantic city, installed it and got us home. After seeing your video, I will keep in mind should I have the issue again in the future to upgrade to the aluminum block. I was thinking that if there was a way they could modify the aluminum part So that the o-rings would not be crushed flat on the block and possibly use the snorkel portion. There would be more of a physical contact than just pressure from the torque of the bolts. Thank you again so much for all you do!
This my friends is the first and only thing from dorman that you can call an upgrade and very much so the only thing dorman makes that is even usable or reliable!
The engine killer
i found Dorman 926-959 for gen 1 3.6 what do you think about it
The oil leaks from the housing trains down the valley and saturates the transmission. At least that’s what mine was doing.
I'm gonna save the oil cooler off the next gen2 pentastar I swap a housing on at work. Then, if I need to put one of these on my gen1, I'll have a cooler for it. The gen1 filter setup sucks anyway. More often than not it seems, those bypass valves are bsuted.
Very clear , informative and concise video. I had this problem on my 2017 wrangler. Had my mechanic replace with the aluminum assembly. Much better quality, fixed the problem and works greats. Thank you.
Can you believe it, I actually bought a counterfeit auto part. I found out the hard way, bought this direct from dorman so hopefully my oil leak is taken care of officially this time
if change to doorman is it still covered under a warranty? or do you have to replace with plastic oem
I get an occasional oil burning smell as if oil is dripping onto An exhaust manifold like a SBC used to do from valve covers gasket leak. I am not low on oil and it not dripping onto the driveway and the oil level remains constant and smells okay. Any ideas?
2 weeks ago I had a P0128 coolant temp code with CEL. I replaced the thermostat a year ago so thought it may be the same issue. Cleared the code. 1 week later I get a P066d code. Oil in the coolant, overflowing in the reservoir, low to no oil on dipstick. Oil in the valley near filter housing but otherwise engine running fine and good oil pressure before I shut it down. How common is it for the oil cooler to fail or is it most likely a head gasket or cracked heat. 2015 jeep GC 3.6L
Sometime Dorman comes up with a good idea.
To me that's just a bad design for an engine. Just as bad as placing a starter on top of the engine under the intake manifold.
Great job on the video ! Well done ,straight to the point , no fluff. Subscribed.
Damn garbage
Anyone ever seen these fail and cause coolant in the oil, upper intake manifold ??
The cooler itself has oil and water.
The plates can leak internally or externaly.