My 2015 Chrysler Town & Country (V6 3.6L) with 105k miles is leaking oil. Trusted mechanic says something on the oil filter housing cracked and needs to be replaced. I remember Scotty mentioning Baxter Performance for non-OEM replacements (here) but they don't appear to have anything to replace the housing. Does anyone know of another outfit that offers a non-plastic oil filter housing?
Thanks Doc! It is out of stock at RA, but I did find it (somewhat) locally.
I called Baxter Performance and spoke to Kevin Baxter, and he also recommended this one as well as Dorman's 926-876 (also out of stock at RA), which is a "bare-bones" option.
|rant:on| I am absolutely done with Chrysler. We have owned several of their C/D minivans since 1989 with varying levels of satisfaction. The best was a 2003 GC that I drove 225k miles before the wife made me get rid of it because of the rust. But this 2015 T&C has been nickel and diming me to death since I bought it five years ago. Leaky transmission cooler line, stuck t-stat, locked rear brake caliper, seat heater fuse short that costs hundreds of $s to replace, door seals that fall off, exterior door appliques that fall off when driving on freeway, rattle from rear seat that dealer "couldn't find" while it was still under warranty, and now this crappy plastic oil filter housing. I'm sure I've forgotten others. |rant:off|
oil filter housing cracked
it was probably overtightened by some 300lb gorilla.
I'm sure the OEM one is fine if not abused. They only need to be snug. There's not that much pressure there.
it was probably overtightened by some 300lb gorilla.
I'm sure the OEM one is fine if not abused. They only need to be snug. There's not that much pressure there.
Since I do all of my own oil changes, I can confirm that there was no brute strength utilized on this. In fact, due to a leak from the filter being too loose a few years ago, I started using a torque wrench loaner to tighten the oil filter.
Due to it being the middle of winter, I had my local, trusted shop install the aforementioned Dorman 926-876. The mechanic told me that they see this issue with Chrysler at least once per week.