Oil Filter Retrofit Kit

[WXman]

Can somebody here with more EcoDiesel experience give your honest thoughts on this? Seems like a fantastic idea, but not if the retrofit would affect engine oiling capability.

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[Moparian]

Can somebody here with more EcoDiesel experience give your honest thoughts on this? Seems like a fantastic idea, but not if the retrofit would affect engine oiling capability.

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Why would it affect anything, it just replaces the new cap with integrated filter to the old style cap that allows you to replace the filter.

 

[WXman]

Why would it affect anything, it just replaces the new cap with integrated filter to the old style cap that allows you to replace the filter.

I understand what it is. But there was some chatter in another thread about how the oil flow pathway through the new filter is much different than the old one, so I just want to make sure altering the oil flow pathway to the old style isn't going to be detrimental to this engine design.

 

[The_Dude]

I would not try any mods like that while in warranty.

 

[Aseras]

There's not much to oil filters besides the o rings, filter element and valve. You'd need to saw each in half and take a look. I doubt it's drastically different with such a similar engine, the pressures will be similar as would the flow and viscosity, its all related. Cheap filters are glued, have no anti flow back valve and the media is crap. The design is still the same. They cheap out on surface area and the valve.

This type of filter is more like a VW TDi cartridge filter, there's not a valve, it is it's own resevoir with the casing holding the oil. Diesel engine oil lasts nearly forever anyways, the main reason for a change is fuel dilution and soot accumulation. The oil is still "good". Only way to know when that is is to send oil out to a lab like blackstone.

 

[1JK]

what filter cartridge would you use, the Gen 2 PN Mopar 68229402AA Engine Oil Filter ???