Oil filter on the 2014 1500 is PIA!!!

GreyRaven · Sep 1, 2014

1st oil change today at 1200 miles. Went 5w30 full synthetic. Holy cow is that oil filter a PIA!!! I went from the bottom and dropped it twice and it got hung up on the wiring and it dumped at least a quart of oil on me...

Next time I'm going to try to come at it from the front over the cross member. Maybe I can get a peach can over it that way to catch some of the oil.

I'm seriously considering a relocation kit... but there's nothing to mount it too! All the fenders and flat surfaces are thinner than Tupperware and made out of the same plastic...

How much are those Tundras again? :trash:

MikeHTally · Sep 1, 2014

Wow, have they moved it? Mine are nowhere near that bad.

GreyRaven · Sep 1, 2014

I think it's the switch to the electric power steering unit. It's really just not easy to get out or to cover up with anything to catch all the oil spilling from it. I ordered a transdapt 1113 relocation kit. We'll see how that goes next time around, if it fits at all...

MikeHTally · Sep 1, 2014

Hmmm. Another reason to keep my 124 kilo-mile, paid-for, twelve-year-old model.

5SpeedHemi · Sep 1, 2014

MikeHTally said:
Hmmm. Another reason to keep my 124 kilo-mile, paid-for, twelve-year-old model.

:thumb:

HemiFun05 · Sep 2, 2014

MikeHTally said:
Hmmm. Another reason to keep my 124 kilo-mile, paid-for, twelve-year-old model.

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My old clunker's looking better all the time :dance:.

GreyRaven · Sep 2, 2014

Well it does get 26MPG on the highway and 20MPG's around town... So far the oil filter change is my only complaint.

If I can relocate the filter to a more convenient location, then all is well.

MikeHTally · Sep 2, 2014

GreyRaven said:
Well it does get 26MPG on the highway and 20MPG's around town...

And if I believe that, you have some ocean-front property in Wyoming I can get cheap?

GreyRaven · Sep 2, 2014

MikeHTally said:
And if I believe that, you have some ocean-front property in Wyoming I can get cheap?

You can believe whatever you like...

I drive like grandma and use only non-ethanol 92 octane. The catch can may help a bit, too. If I put my foot in it once, the mileage drops to 23 highway, 18 around town instantly... Lol

I actually expect it to go up a bit after switching out to synthetic oil.

charged392 · Sep 2, 2014

The new trucks do get better miles 2014 got a little more strict on EPA crap

GreyRaven · Sep 3, 2014

charged392 said:
The new trucks do get better miles 2014 got a little more strict on EPA crap

Not sure it's got anything to do with the EPA...

It's got louvers behind the grill that close down above 45mph, an electric power steering unit to reduce engine drag, a disconnect on the front axle for 4x4, (they may all have already had that) and the 8 speed auto tranny among other things.

They are using the principle that if you do 10 things that each add up to a 2% MPG gain, that's a 20% increase in MPG.

I'm pretty surprised it's so good actually because I have the 3.92 gears.

Mopar Bob · Dec 10, 2014

If I go 70-72 with cruise on I get 21 mpg 2014 1500 Hemi 8 speed 4x2 I am under 1k miles so will probably get better after it loosens up a little

Oil filter on the 2014 1500 is PIA!!!

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