Regarding all the horror stories on the plastic oil filter housing, is it inevitable that it will fail or can you just be careful everytime you do an oil change? Eg. It's technically the o-ring on the housing that does the sealing, not the threads. So IMO you don't need to be tightening the cap snug everytime, can leave half a rotation off.
3.6 liter Chrysler V6
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This is true, but it should be torqued to just snug.
The housing can leak from underneath resulting with oil running out the valley. The Dorman part fixes all of that. Last I checked they were on backorder. I was going to get one to just have on hand, and maybe replace before the OE failed. There are Chinese cast aluminum ones on the market, but some YouTube investigation shows they are of dubious quality.
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No - it’s a sedan - engine was shared with Caddy I think …
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Nothing wrong with pushrod engines - love my new generation SBC’s …
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So far I’m liking that 10 speed you guys sent from the assembly plant …
(well, need a little time for the push/pull buttons
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The Aura got the 3.6 as well.
The oil filter housing is fine if you dont use a 1/2” drive ratchet and crank on it. 150K on mine, I’m the only one who touches it. And I’ve never used a torque wrench on it.
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I have seen the debris field from a high speed chase - gotta wonder …
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Aura XR … the motor was 1st used in the CTS …
I tighten until the ridge on the cap just barely touches the housing.
LOL! Thank you - I was put off by those buttons at first myself - kinda of an unnatural process to pull a button to shift a transmission. Atleast Park you just push it.So far I’m liking that 10 speed you guys sent from the assembly plant …
(well, need a little time for the push/pull buttons
I go till it just stops, no extra torque at all. So far that’s been working great for me.
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10-4 … I use a small T handle drive - minimum side forces
The Asian OEs, especially Toyota like to defer what should be a recall until a majority of those vehicles are past basic and powertrain warranties and calls it a “customer satisfaction” campaign. Unless NHTSA gets after them.
Not sure about the American OEs but I assume it’s more of a customer goodwill thing to some repairs outside of warranty if there’s some kind of relationship with the dealer and owner.
I believe Ford and Chrysler’s OHC efforts were all in-house except for the Duratec/4.0 OHC Cologne V6 which were Ford Europe or Mazda. GM’s OHC designs I think involved Opel/Daewoo/Holden or a outside engineering company like Cosworth. Wasn’t the OHC 350 designed by Cosworth and built by Mercury Marine or Evinrude?
I had a 15or 16 Journey with the 3.6 as a company car that about 30k the rocker assembly started disintegrating. It was in the shop for weeks because Chrysler did not want to cover it under warranty. My large global company had switched from Ford To Chrysler for their 100k power train warranty. They had taken a hit with the Ford transmission failures. I didn’t care because I had nice rentals. The mechanic showed me the rocker assembly. It looked like there was not enough metal in the metal. Oil was changed every 3-4k.
