OEM Dodge Caravan Oil Filter

Dodge Caravan Oil Filter Parts and Q&A

• Oil Filter
  4105409AE
  Q: How to Change Engine Oil and Oil Filter Safely on Dodge Caravan?

  A:

  Oil the engine at the recommended mileage and time, avoiding too many direct contacts with the oil, since internal combustion contaminants in engine oil could irritate or endanger your health. Always clean any visible part of your body with soap and water and don't employ gasoline, diesel fuel, thinner or solvents for this purpose. Ask your local dealer or check with the government for places where you can responsibly toss used engine oil. Run the engine to normal temperature, park the car on a level surface, then switch off the engine. Take out the oil fill cap and raise the car on safety stands before starting anything else. Situate a drain pan underneath the crankcase drain, take out the drain plug and watch as the oil drains out into the pan while you look for problems on the drain plug threads. Unscrew the oil filter, attach again and tighten the drain plug in the crankcase afterward. Put in a new oil filter, drop the vehicle, pour the right kind and amount of oil into the crankcase and then screw on the new oil fill cap. Run the engine and look for any leaks and after switch the engine off to measure the oil level.
• Oil Filter
  5281090AB
  Q: How to Properly Service and Repair an Oil Filter on Dodge Caravan?

  A:

  First, get the car onto a hoist and set an oil collecting container beneath the oil filter. During servicing, keep the filter can from deforming by ensuring the remove/install tool band strap touches the base lock seam under the base plate at the bottom. Before removing the filter, put a wrench on the filter and turn it counterclockwise. Prior to installing, make sure the area where the filter will be mounted is clean, flat and has no trash or gasket fragments. Apply a little clean engine oil to the filter gasket and screw the filter on until the gasket touches the base. Then tighten it to 12 Nm (105 in. lbs.).