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I f you read the third volume of the OE FIX Guide, you might remember the introduction of our replacement upgraded aluminum oil filter housing for Pentastar engines found in plenty of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram cars and trucks. Demand was rather overwhelming. One of the comments we heard most often was, “When will you make one to fit my vehicle?” That comment came largely from owners of the very earliest Pentastar engines. Our first upgrade kit (P/N 926-876) was designed to fit MY2014- and-up vehicles. The upgrade kit included all the pieces needed to install the keystone part, a die-cast aluminum housing that is far more capable of dealing with heat, oil, coolant, and vigorous application of torque from overzealous technicians. Gabriel Kovacs, Product Manager for Dorman’s Innovation team (who also worked a parts counter for a Chrysler dealer), understood some of the passion behind the question. “When one of these vehicles comes into a shop, techs who know this engine instinctively check for an oil leak from the engine valley regardless of customer complaint or request,” he said. He’s correct, of course. Mechanics sensitive to the high number of replacements this engine can generate usually make it a point to look the vehicle over thoroughly. It was no surprise that response to that first kit was immediate and positive—we knew we had a winner on our hands. However, owners of the very first generation of that motor (MY2011- 2013) were unable to use it. In that
release of the second housing kit, knowing he’s done his best to stem the combination of OEM housing failures and supply chain snafus that have plagued CDJR vehicles for a considerable period of time. “Believe it or not, because we also worked on making this kit fit very recent applications, we picked up a number of new vehicle fitments, too. Many of the new owners have no idea this part is likely to fail, but now this will be just a minor problem to solve should it occur during their ownership,” he said.
cruel plot twist, the vehicle owners most likely to need relief from the constant replacement cycle were unable to avail themselves of our new housing. We knew that and were working overtime to develop a kit for these earlier engines concurrently. Our team found the parts needed to comprehensively bring those older vehicles up to the latest Pentastar specifications so our improved housing could be used on those early engines in one convenient package: our new 926- 959 oil filter adapter kit. “This next iteration immediately provided a viable, permanent solution to this oil leak issue for an additional 1.7M vehicle owners in the USA,” Kovacs stated. He’s sleeping a few more hours every night since the
PROBLEM The factory oil filter adapter on certain vehicles leaks when its plastic material warps over time. FIX Our oil filter housing is made entirely of aluminum for a more durable replacement.
OIL FILTER ADAPTER 926-959: Chrysler & Volkswagen 2011-2021
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