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3.6 Pentastar Oil Filter Adapter / Cooler Assembly Removal and Replacement
ALL TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS ARE LISTED AS – “INCH POUNDS”

Parts Needed:
Oil Filter/Cooler Housing – PN – 68105583AE
Intake Manifold Gasket Set – PN – MS97204
2 Quarts Oil

Tools Suggested:
8mm Socket
10mm Socket
3″, 6″ 12″ extensions
Socket adapters
T20 Torx
T30 Torx
E8 Torx or 1/4″ 12-point Socket
Standard Pliers
Torque Wrench: 50 -120 INCH POUNDS

1. Remove Plastic Engine Cover – Lift and pull forward
2. Remove Air Box Components (10mm and 8mm sockets, 3″ and 6″ extensions)
3. Remove upper intake (8mm capture bolts) Also 2 plastic body clips (on back of the upper intake)
4. Remove the (2) Vent lines on from of the upper intake
5. Remove (3) lines on passenger (right) side of upper intake
6. Remove (4) T20 torx bolts on the bottom of the upper intake
7. Remove foam from behind the upper intake at firewall
8. Remove (2) 10mm nuts on driver side rear of upper intake
9. Unplug the Map Sensor – In front of the Oil Fill Tube.
10. Remove electrical connector on the bottom of the throttle body opening
11. Remove (2) 10mm nuts below the Map Sensor
12. Using a body tool remove wiring clip used to secure the Map Sensor wiring
13. Remove (2) 10mm bolts holding wiring connector on passenger side
14. Remove (2) 10mm heater line mounting nuts
15. Remove Vent hose behind Map Sensor location
16. Remove upper intake – pull towards passenger side and upper intake will lift up and out
17. Remove foam on top of driver side spark plugs
18. Using a T30 Torx driver remove (4) bolts holding fuel rails on the engine
19. Unplug the fuel injectors on the both sides
NOTE:
The injectors and/or the O-Rings may stay in the manifold when removing the fuel rails
20. Carefully remove the fuel rails from the passenger side fuel injectors and then the driver side fuel injectors.
21. Lay both fuel rails to the driver side out of the way.
22. Using a 10mm socket remove the (7) bolts holding the lower intake to the engine

NOTE:
1 bolt is hidden under he previously removed bracket on the passenger side
NOTE:

There is a wiring harness attached to the back of the lower intake with a zip-tie clip.
23. Carefully remove the lower intake, check for additional wiring on the back of the manifold
24. Using a E8 external torx driver or 1/4″ 12-point socket remove the 5 torx bolts holding the oil filter/cooler housing to the engine

NOTE:
Suggest cleaning the gasket surfaces before reassembly and cover the intake ports until reassembly as to not get anything inside the engine. Wide painters take is very effective

25. Maneuver the oil filter/cooler housing up and out, once free of the engine unplug the wiring for the oil pressure sensor and Oil Temperature Sending unit on the back of the housing and the pinch clamp for the cooling line
26. Clean out all old oil from the oil filter/cooler housing mounting valley.
27. Lube the o-rings on the new oil filter/cooler housing for easier assembly
28. Re-install the cooler hose using a standard pliers
NOTE:
Some manipulation of the housing is required to get it back into the mounts
The block side intake manifold openings are very sharp, be careful not to get cut

29. Install new oil filter/cooler housing
30. Oil filter/cooler mounting bolts are torqued to 106 INCH POUNDS in a criss-cross pattern starting from driver side near the electrical connector to the front with the 5 in the very front being torqued last.
32. Reinstall the lower intake manifold using new intake gaskets
NOTE:
Upper Manifold bolts – 89 INCH POUNDS – Sequence (Front #1, Back #2, Middle #3)
Upper to lower intake bolts 106 INCH POUNDS
Lower Manifold bolts – 106 INCH POUNDS

33. Use dielectric or silicone based lubricant on the injector o-rings to more easily install them, plug injectors back in and seat firmly
34. Using the same lubricant lightly lube the fuel rail injector connections
35. Re-install the fuel rails with driver side first then passenger side. The Fuel rail and injector have slots so they fit properly, make sure you line these slots up with each injector so they are seated properly.
36. Torque Fuel Rails to 62 INCH POUNDS
37. Fuel injector wiring harness bracket bolts 89 INCH POUNDS
38. Fuel rail feed hose bracket bolts 89 INCH POUNDS
39. Wiring connector bracket bolts 89 INCH POUNDS