For those of you with a Chrysler vehicle, I just got what I think is a pretty good deal from the Mopar store (received an email with promo pricing but no code or coupon) - 12 oil filters for a little less than $10 each with the shipping. That’s for a Ram half ton with the 5.7. Decent deal for good quality with the price of everything today.
Mopar Oil Filters
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Do you have a definite website?
A couple of "moparstore" tries got me nothing but GoDaddy lists.
Did they have filters for the 3.6 too?
A couple of "moparstore" tries got me nothing but GoDaddy lists.
Did they have filters for the 3.6 too?
BrendanC
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it’s the Mopar e-store: www.mopar.com
I am not sure about the 3.6. You would have to check. But hopefully it’s a good deal for you too.
There is not a store convenient to my travels.
As far as the original equipment filter goes, my truck is under a factory warranty so the original parts raise less questions if there is ever an issue. Plus if it is is good enough to be original equipment it is good enough for me. Have a good day.
BrendanC
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The world is an imperfect place. There is what should be, and then there is reality and how people behave. Have a good day.
BrendanC
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it is quite literally illegal. they would have to be able to prove that an aftermarket oil filter caused damage to your engine. the factory mopar filters (M+H) is more likely to cause damage to your motor currently. they cannot use the correct amount of glue leading to pieces free floating or having the potential to break off. not worried about what you do to your truck, just don’t want other people reading this to believe the stealership can deny your warranty for using an aftermarket filter. Quick lubes wouldn’t exist if that were the case.
While I understand and agree with your perspective, the hell I got from a Chrysler dealer about our Jeep 2.0T not having OE oil and filter during a warranty repair situation was ridiculous. They literally had to change out brand new oil/filter so they knew that it had Pennzoil and a Mopar filter after doing a warranty repair.
I have never used OE filters, until this Wrangler, and that's only until the warranty is up.
All true. But if a dealer decides to not honor the Magnuson Moss Act, what are you going to do? Hire a lawyer and spend God knows how much on billable hours? I can see the point that it may be easier under warranty to just use what raises no issues.
This debate has been beaten to death before. And the poster above with the Jeep is why I do what I do. Respectfully, I also posted about a good deal on Mopar filters. This is now a complete aside. If you believe the manufacturer is too incompetent to specify an appropriate quality oil filters, why would you buy the vehicle? The filter is sub par but then the engine is fine? Or the brakes? Electronics? It’s not a logical view with all respect. Not saying the carquest is not a good option btw if there is one nearby.
I am at an age where I try to avoid aggravation if I can do so. For $10 bucks a filter with shipping, this is an easy one for me.
I am an attorney by training. The key phrases in the above quote are “unrelated to the consumers use” and “was caused by.” These phrases invite argument as to what caused the damage. As Boomer posts, who do you pay, or how much of your time do you want to waste, to debate those phrases if you are dealing with a bad faith counter party?
Have a good day fellas. Hopefully the pricing is good for others.
Arbitration is free and heavily weighted in the consumers favor. I worked for a GM dealer for 12 years and represented the dealer as the diagnosing tech at 2 hearings during that time. We lost both even though it was obvious customer abuse failures. The point of arbitration is to equal the playing field for the consumer against the OEM. No lawyers are present. Just need to file and take a day off work. It’s all in the warranty booklet.
@RBT
To keep in the spirit of the thread....
Check out Rock Auto for Mopar parts. Get your part number from Mopar, paste it in the search box, do not search by vehicle and see what it says.
For the Wrangler/Ram filter: $7.84 each, case of 12 is $104 shipped.
While I suspect you're good on filters for a bit, check out any other Mopar part you may need. Sometimes it's $10, sometimes it's significant.
To keep in the spirit of the thread....
Check out Rock Auto for Mopar parts. Get your part number from Mopar, paste it in the search box, do not search by vehicle and see what it says.
For the Wrangler/Ram filter: $7.84 each, case of 12 is $104 shipped.
While I suspect you're good on filters for a bit, check out any other Mopar part you may need. Sometimes it's $10, sometimes it's significant.
$104 shipped is a good deal - mine was just under 120 with shipping. Will keep that in mind for the other cars. Thank you.
Helpful experience but not dispositive and i would not want to take a day off from work to do that. And how many people simply go away once the dealer initially objects? Again not a dispositive answer although certainly relevant anecdotally. For sake of sanity I put an hourly dollar value on my personal time and then ask if I want to still do a given task based on how much time it could take. My wife is an experienced litigator and based on the stories she tells arbitrations can be a pig in a poke, like most litigation.
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I know it’s not for everyone. I would never tell someone to do something they are not comfortable with. In those cases I recommend doing all services at your selling dealer on time and do not deny any upsells. It is unfortunate 99% of people believe every word the dealer tells them.
A few months ago I called the FTC to see if Jeep had applied for a waiver on the ZF transmission fluid. They did not and I switched all my driveline fluids to Amsoil. They were very helpful. You can also file complaints online.
