I agree with you most certainly except one thing the SRT filter (Big Filter) will fit the threads to screw on to the motor on the Ram okay, but I cannot get the big filter past the power steering unit so how are getting past the power steering unit if I may ask? I hate using the small dinky filter. No disrespect intended.
No problem. I think I posted before how I install it, but I'll go over it again. I prime it with oil until the media is soaked (that's important), but the oil in the middle is only half full. I lay on my back with my chest under the front axle so I can kind of see where I install it. I'm slightly sideways so I can also see up in front of the axle, behind the radiator. I start from the front and turn the filter more than 45 degrees on its side and work it in between the tight AC lines. It's really tight. Once I get it past them there is barely room to turn the filter back to a vertical position and thread it in. Once it's threaded I don't bother to hand tighten it. I take a torque wrench and torque it to 10 ft-lb. That's kind of the universal value for "don't lose the filter while driving." So I go in with the filter from the front, above the axle, and electronic power steering. Even if the Devil himself designed this engine, he wouldn't have thought of such a terrible placement for the oil filter. Does that make sense?
