Installing the Chrysler 3.2L and 3.6L oil filter o-ring correctly 

Thanks for posting. 35 years in the game and still learning. I missed the alignment of the ring and it caused a leak. Had this car for ten years. Never happened before. Saved a big headache. Almost took it to a shop.

Wow this is Gold dude... My dealership pointed out the oil filter leak but it's most likely the O ring dilemma.... I drive my vehicle like a baby carraige and the owner before me was emaculent with his maintenance..... just got recently told I need a new oil filter housing kit for only a grand.....Lol! only has 122,000 miles or so!

Thanks! I bought a 2014 Durango with 19K miles for my grandson, changed the oil and mucked it up. I was about to get the metal aftermarket part when I saw this video. I had never changed an above engine filter and placed the o ring incorrectly. Problem solved, truly appreciated young man! THANKS AGAIN!

Great and timely info. Saved me 300 dollars and 4 hours labor. Thanks!

Thank you! I was googling this very thing because it wasn’t clear if the o-ring went to the very bottom or not. Much appreciated for taking the time to make this video.

I want to thank you for having this channel. I watched all you're videos about the rocker arm replacement and I just finished replacing all the rocker arms and lifters in the right cylinder head on my 2014 town and country which has 130,000mi+. Everything is fine no engine light. Thank You so much!!!!!!!

I really had this question when I tried to change the oil for my dodge van years ago. OMG you r the first tech who really cares about the details of the real problem.😊 👍

Takes away all the doubt about where the o-ring actually goes! Thumbs up!!

Thanks for the video. Was changing the 2014 Grand Caravan oil, removed the o ring without noticing where it was seated. I would have placed it in the right groove, but the video gave me some peace of mind. Very helpful.

Nice video - changing my Grand Cherokee oil myself for first time today and will make sure I get gasket in the right place !

Thanks man just saved me some money. Very informative and nice presentation with the lighting and using the flat blade to actually point out the proper seating location of the O ring. Be 😎

Well THANK YOU! I have a 2019 Grand Caravan and had changed the oil filter 4 times already (22,000 miles) but never had this problem. Gotta say that you saved me a ton of work and headache!😃

Wish I saw this before I changed the oil filter / O ring . Would’ve saved headaches , stress and a near catastrophic engine oil pressure situation . Thank you for the great information . I almost gave up . !!!! Changed the location of the O ring on the oil filter cap to where you described . Problem solved . Love my truck again .

Almost replaced the oil filter mount due to this problem. Thank God I came across this video. I had the o-ring in the wrong place and now with your information shared it is correctly placed and oil leak is gone. THANK YOU!!!

Just caught this video before replacing the filter housing o ring on my Kia Sedona. Saved my day as this immediately fixed the oil leak. Thank you!

Thank you for this information!! No joke this was so helpful. I just did the Dorman all aluminum oil filter housing swap and everything went great until I did a 10 mile drive test. Yes I did do an idle test and all looked good. Then after the drive, oil everywhere! Oil spitting out of the new cap into engine where I just cleaned! What a mess! Glad I found this video. Life saver. 👊🏼

Thank you so much, just had my oil housing changed due to leaking, I pray it was not just the fact that I placed the oil ring in the wrong location. Oh well, you lose you learn. Thanks again, great video.

Thank You, you are the only one who has pointed out this common mistake. I never have a problem when I do the oil change myself. It is only when I take it to the dealer. Then they wind up changing out the whole oil cooler.

I'm basically my shops Chrysler guy now. And it started by me buying an 07 pt cruiser and using your videos to do my water pump and timing belt. Currently buying a 01 dream cruiser with 30k miles. Runs perfectly. And under 1k price!

Thanks for this video. My 2022 Wrangler is soon due for its first oil change. I will be sure to pay attention when installing the seal on the cap.

Thanks! I had searched for some videos to get an idea of what problems came up during ram 1500 oil change. None where the exact engine/year I had, so I did mine with no problems. Then I walked in the door from finishing and YOUR video just happened to be in the 'next' matrix of videos on my screen...so I selected it: OH FUDGE!!! I did place the oring at the highest groove, didn't pay attention when I took off the previous. I fixed it now before I got into any leak issues.

Thank you very much! The oil leak happened a couple of days after my oil change. I knew it had to be something I did wrong.

Thanks for the video. The first time I changed the oil, I didn't pay attention when taking the old one off. I was looking for this video but it didn't exist. Lucky for me common sense prevailed. Also, don't overtighten the cap, you can crack the housing. When I hear the oring make a little squeak, I know I'm done.

Thanks for the video . When I saw the filter housing on the Jeep I though sort of reminds me of my TDI Jetta that I driven a lot of miles . I just install o ring and run a screw driver around it a couple times to make sure it's not twisted and lubricant the o ring . These things I do probably are not necessary but it takes just a few minutes.

Thanks David for identifying simple O ring mistakes.

Love this dude's videos!

Clear & precise video instruction, doesnt get much better / thanks

Dave, as always you rock. ❤️ your content. 🙏

Penstar Engineers at Chrysler: "Hey i know!! Lets design a component where the oil and the coolant are under pressure and are separated by a then plastic wall and a little gasket and gets wrenched on pretty hard with each oil change... and lets make it out of plastic!.. yeah that's the ticket!"

Iv watched 6 or 7 video about the oil filter housing, it happend to me 3 yrs ago and this time it happened to Walmart, u explained exactly what happened to me twice, once by me and once by walmart, the other videos were non informative, thank u Ernie

Wow I honestly just wow. David I'm speechless the fact that you even have to make a video like this is Wow.

Great video exactly problem I had. So helpful you made a video I could come back to as I continue to change the oil

Another timely tip. Thanks Dave.

Didn't even have to think twice where the oring will go in my 18 JKU, But ty for pointing out for those who are new to the scene and are trying to learn to change their oil.

Hey Dave, Here was my situation. Just bought a 2012 3.6. Went to change the oil and filter. Couldnt get the correct filter. Went to 3 different parts stores. All the filters were wrong. Finally called the previous owner only to find they had the filter housing that leaks was replaced and the dealer put in a newer model part! I looked up the part for 2014 model and sure enough the filter was correct. I dont know if this happened to other owners but i just wanted to point this out! Thanks

Great to see someone not just trash the engine due to operator error. Thanks

Good information. Good to see you, it's been awhile.

You are awesome. Never even thought about this. Thank you

Good Lord.. Now you got me second guessing if I installed it correctly. 🤦 Thanks my friend for your all your knowledge ..

Excellent job on letting people know about the oil filter issues that these vehicles have. I can see how easy it would be to put the o-ring in the wrong spot on the 2013 to the present filter housing, but it takes a good true mechanic to know that and pay attention to a little detail like that. It goes to show you that not just anyone can change oil in these newer vehicles. My step son and his wife are dealing with this issue right now, they had an oil change done on their 2019 Dodge Caravan and it has been leaking oil ever since they had it done. They took it to a place that does oil changes, transmission fluid, filter flushes and changes and they also detail vehicles any way you want, and so on. I won’t mention the name of the company but they are a nationwide franchise like any fast food restaurant. I sent them this video that you made so they would have the information in their back pocket so they can get the service they deserve.

Dave, not long ago my wife took her 2018 Journey (3.6L) to a local repair shop for an oil change. She came right home afterwards. It's about a mile or two away. She then went out to go to the grocery store

Thank you! Did this the Wrong way twice before I figured it out Thanks again

Thank you for pointing this out. I haven't had to yet. But I know that this will be good knowledge when I do

You made my day Dave. Thank you

I just bought a 2018 Durango, and it's leaking oil, I'll check this out for sure. Thank you.

Thank you Dave for your work! I have a 2016 300 with 116000. Just got my oil analysis back from blackstone labs. These engines can last a long time if maintained

Excellent info! Very easily made error. Thanks. Old Ben

Great info as always! Thank you

It’s good to see more videos 👊🏻

Thank you. I haven't done this yet but I took a prtsc and put in my van folder.

Great video, I've been putting Oring in wrong place. thanks for schooling me!

I put this in the wrong spot the first time I changed the oil in my Rubi. Messy and smelly and after a lot of cleaning and a second filter, there's a note in my maintenance book to double check the o-ring placement. Thank you for this video!

Awesome vid.....such a minor oversight that may cause max stress!

Wish I'd seen this video when I did my oil filter housing on my 2014 Cherokee. I put the gasket in the wrong place. But... it worked fine IN THE WRONG PLACE for a couple of weeks, then blew out spraying a quart of oil on top of the engine and under the hood. Luckily, I pulled off the road into the parking lot of a shop here in Phoenix. The manager took pity on me, had me back on the road in half an hour and then wouldn't take any money for the time & materials!

Wow! Great looking intro clip! Great content too for that matter.

Nicely done video, Thanks.

Thanks for the video. Very informative!!

Value money saving information, thank you.

Good tip. Happy Motoring.

Excellent video.!!!

Thank you! I'll be sure to pay attention when I change my oil.

Another Great Video. Thank you

Great video bro

Thanks a ton for putting this up.

I was doing my oil change wrong thanks for the help

Nice work!

Thanks for an excellent explanation. I made that mistake once won’t happen again

I-was about to leave my jeep at service because of a-leak and now i know whyyyy thank you

Yes I check that fuse already

Great quality content.

Thank you David. When I bought my used 16 JKU, the Jeep desler did the oil change as part of the sale. When I did my next oil change, I took a pic of the cap before I swapped the filter and oring. Great video.

Hello Dave, good information on the filter But May I add, when installing the o-ring once the o-ring is in the correct position use a pick and slide it under the o-ring and roll the pick around the cap to make sure it seated properly. Doing this will prevent the o-ring to twist when tightening the cap. Not doing this could cause the o-ring to twist and then it will leak.

Thanks for the tip! I just installed the Dorman aluminum housing on a 3.6 and the owner has had it back for over 1 year. Now he says he has an oil leak. I'll be he misplaced the o-ring when he changed his oil.

Man thanks a lot very informative

Thanks Dave! That may be how a ''stealership'' got oil covering my 'well'!

Good stuff my dude.

yea I did it. Thanks for the video.

Good info! Thanks!

Thanks for the info

Did oil change myself, and after 250 checked engine bay - foun that oil filter cap was sweating. Chechked - yes, it was my fault. Happy that oil level is ok, oil was sweattinh not running. Ordered new filter and got lesson how to change cartrige filter.

U are great mechanic

Thanbk you, I had this problem and you video saved me a heart attack.

Same with the V6 Camaros.... I bought a 2011 Camaro for dirt cheap,,, the seller had the oil changed, the orange was put in the threads, and poof, massive oil leak, and smoke from burning oil... I guessed it was something minor, and made an aggressive offer, the seller took it. I scored a great buy.

I've haven't screwed that up yet, but it's still good to know it happens.

Good stuff. Thanks!

Excellent, many thanks!!!!

Thanks for the info!

Excellent video !!! Tyou

Hey Dave, thanks for your great content. Question a little off topic, do you know if dealerships report deleted diesels if they are brought in for service? The situation: a truck was purchased new with emissions equipment, now it hase been deleted and tuned and brought in for service. Thanks

I arranged for a quick oil change at a local Chrysler dealership. When I started my 2014 Chrysler 300S after the oil change no warning lights stayed on. Drove a mile on a city street before I reached the freeway, where I am then going 70-plus mph. About 2 miles into the freeway drive the dash lights up like a Christmas tree, along with audio warnings. It seemed too dangerous to stop on the freeway. I got off on city streets as soon as possible, probably within a quarter mile. Shut the engine off and popped the hood in a parking lot and found smoke coming off the exhaust manifold and no visible oil on the dipstick. I called the dealership and told then to pay for a tow and to fix the problem at their expense. The next day the dealership told me (1) they found some oil on the dipstick when they checked in the morning and (2) the problem was caused by a faulty gasket on the oil filter cap. The oil must of leaked out of the filter canister, onto the top of the engine, before it dripped down to the exhaust manifold. The dealership paid for the tow, another oil change, and cleaned the engine compartment. The engine noise now seems normal and performs as expected. This could of been due to a defective gasket. It seems more likely the oil change technician misplaced the gasket. All it takes in one person making a mistake.

Thank you!!!

Thanks man, I’m on this leak

Thank you!

Good tip/ info on this...question..What's the best spark plug brand for a 2014 chrysler 300 3.6 engine?

Is there a dorman oil housing in aluminum for 2014 dodge journey rt yet. Thanks great video

Thank k you for this!!!!

Just changed my oil yesterday... while driving at work today my "Low oil pressure" warning came on... went about 3 miles before finally pulling over and checking the oil level.. bone dry. Looked underneath to see if the oil drain plug fell out... nope, but oil was dripping from everywhere under the truck.. Looked up top,... it was the oil filter... took it off... yep, I had the O-ring all the way up top. Just glad i found it when i did, hoping i didn't do any permanent damage to the engine.

Thanks a lot. I have been doing my oil change for 7 years for my Wrangler and Chrysler 300, and I've been placing the O ring in the wrong slot for the past 7 years. No wonder sometimes I found the car was missing 1 quart of oil in oil change and sometimes didn't.

Thank you

Dave great videos as always. I’ve got a problem with a 2016 cherokee 3.2 pentastar trans is a 948te service transmission is displayed it has po708 code for the range sensor stored but not active intermittent for 6 months Range sensor is behind the valve body have you seen this before no other codes in all modules poss flash update?