So I was changing my oil the other day and had an old challenger oil filter laying around that I compared to the ram filter. The challenger filter was a lot larger and I can not think of why FCA would do that for the same engine. Anyone know of a benefit or downside to using it? It will physically fit and oil pressure shouldn't be and issue.
Challenger oil filter on truck
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I've used the larger ("regular" size) filters on my truck before. Many run them without issues.
They downsized to a smaller filter for the Rams around the 2013 model year because of the electric power steering, or so the story goes. Its easier to get the smaller filter in there. I don't have issues with getting either size filter in there, but after using the larger size for a few oil changes, I have gone back to the smaller (factory recommended) size just in case there are other reasons why they did it.
They downsized to a smaller filter for the Rams around the 2013 model year because of the electric power steering, or so the story goes. Its easier to get the smaller filter in there. I don't have issues with getting either size filter in there, but after using the larger size for a few oil changes, I have gone back to the smaller (factory recommended) size just in case there are other reasons why they did it.
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