Edmunds.com | Inside Line | Auto Observer Your Account | Help | Directory
You are here:
![[F]](http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/townhall/webxicons/site.gif){kind=small}
Forums
SUVs Jeep Cherokee and Jeep Grand Cherokee Jeep Cherokee
2529 messages, Last post on Nov 25, 2009 at 7:57 PM
You are in the Jeep Cherokee and Jeep Grand Cherokee Forum. Your Hosts are steve_ & tidester
Just bought jeep cherokee, is there a secret to changing oil filter-looks a nightmare. Any suggestions would be wonderful, cheers..
|
|
|
Replying to: kendo77 (Sep 23, 2009 11:13 am) There should be plenty of room in there to get at it. Let us know what year and engine and we can answer your question.
|
|
|
Replying to: paule (Sep 23, 2009 6:16 pm)
|
|
|
Replying to: kendo77 (Sep 24, 2009 3:25 am) I never even knew Jeep offered a 2.5 diesel until today so I don't think I'll be able to help you with this one! Good luck with it. |
|
|
Replying to: kendo77 (Sep 24, 2009 3:25 am) --make shure you have the right replacement filter,as being stuck-if this is your only ride,it'll be a long walk back to the parts shop..wet the rubber "O" ring with a dab of oil before you install the new one-kind of like THE DIRECTIONS SAY?..sorry,but get a lot of people asking things that are printed on the box.. never overfill the engine..it's better to run it 1/2 quart low-than over,as the extra oil puts extra pressure,and can damage sealsand more fun things like that..after adding oil,and running engine-to fill the filter,check for leaks,DON'T over-torque the filter,as that will make getting it off the next timeextra difficult..that "extra" twist-just to make shure it's tight-COULD crush the filter's seal,and make it leak..spin it down till it contacts the seat,then3/4 of a turn(use the labels on the filter to judge),and it should be fine.. ----- --your 1 inch clearence should be just enough to get the old one out,and the new one on.. good luck-and let us know ifin it worked or not..
|
|
|
Replying to: loosenut (Sep 24, 2009 11:13 pm) 
|
|
|
Replying to: kendo77 (Sep 25, 2009 3:54 am) -they make a 2/3 sized filter for those tight applications..the simple way i'd find it would be to look up dodge filters,(phram's numbers are prefixed with a "ph"..the big one was a ph8a,the small one was-ph16a,or something like that,but check with your parts place-or,are you having to order and ship? -but give that a whack..ok? 
|
|
|
Replying to: loosenut (Sep 25, 2009 6:13 pm) 
|
|
|
Replying to: kendo77 (Sep 26, 2009 4:14 am) -my grand cherokee laredo has the 5.2-v8 in it,witch-being a chrystler 318(basically-with the fuel injection upgrade,but still-internally,the same engine they've beeen making since the -70's)-normally used a-ph8a-,.. ph-being phram's prefix,other manufactures use their own prefix,but usually keep the same model number acrost product lines.. -with all the junk,and tight header configuration-they recomend the -ph16a- ..that's the 1/2 sized one-but still fits on the block using the same thread size-gasket placement..it's just shorter in stature (height) than the regular-full sized one.--get the model number off of the old filter-then that will help them find the 1/2 size you need.. good luck! 
|
|
|
Replying to: loosenut (Sep 26, 2009 1:31 pm) 
|
|
You are here:
Forums
SUVs Jeep Cherokee and Jeep Grand Cherokee Jeep Cherokee
New? Join Now!
Forum Tools
Search Forums
Browse by Vehicle
2001 Jeep Cherokee
Browse by Board
Browse by Topic
Today's Chats
