John/Horace Posted December 22, 2021 Report Share Posted December 22, 2021 Looks nice, more solid unit. The stainless steel plate heat exchanger and sensors all move over I guess. Use t-tape or pipe dope on sensor threads before reinstalling from your old plastic cooler. Thanks for the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agm2112 Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 Item replaced. By the cleanness of my airgun you can imagine the situation. The wiring of the knock sensors was also filled with oil. aviator79, 2late4u, 5rebel9 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5rebel9 Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 Looking good on the progress as pictured! Yes, it's a pretty involving job to do along with cleaning out all that leaked oil. IF still not fully assembled, I'd try some spray electrical cleaner for the wiring and sockets to clear out oil. Have heard of oil in them causing problems. NICE WORK! agm2112 and John/Horace 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agm2112 Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 Yes, I spent an entire can of "electric contact cleaner" on the wiring, contacts, knock sensors and oil pressure and temperature sensors. The heat shield of the knock sensors were destroyed by the oil, I made a "fix" with aluminium foil. 5rebel9 and aviator79 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviator79 Posted March 1, 2022 Report Share Posted March 1, 2022 Seems these are all OOS. Hopefully more will come in stock soon as you can see replies on YouTube but idk could be weeks/months. Also worry about a couple people that had leaks after would like to know why...saw one where nipples on bottom just below filter cracked. I found this on ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/165359684985 Assume comes with cooler and sensors and cap but also says only for 2017-2018 and $300... Anyways I'm going to have to fix mine soon. Loosing too much oil too fast. Maybe just o-rings will fix for now but if need new housing guess going to have to get a plastic one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John/Horace Posted March 9, 2022 Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 Same engine topic on Ram forum. It was a new aluminum housing that leaked, but it wasn’t a Dorman unit. It odd that it seems 90% of leaks are from 2014, the year the new cooler design came out. Buried on the Ram forum is a comment a dealer service department made that one of the oem suppliers was bad; root cause basically. Cant really be confirmed of course. https://www.ramforumz.com/threads/2014-pentastar-3-6-oil-leak.187951/page-4#post-2305118 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviator79 Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 (edited) I got an in-stock notification from rockauto but when clicked link or search on RA part does not exist. However searched out found ebay seller has some for $150 and Amazon had some for $141 so ordered one. Just noticed now $187 on amazon. One left on ebay for $150...well there may be more from others sellers idk didn't search just figured post for those looking to get one. Edit now shows 4 on ebay. Edited March 20, 2022 by aviator79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agm2112 Posted November 17, 2022 Report Share Posted November 17, 2022 Found this here in Brazil: https://produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-2914959318-trocador-de-calor-dodge-journey-cherokee-36-v6-aluminio-_JM Almost half the price I paid here on the Dorman, and includes oil cooler and sensors. Probably made in China (seems unbranded). 5rebel9 and John/Horace 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5rebel9 Posted November 17, 2022 Report Share Posted November 17, 2022 Yes, a very nice upgrade/repair part. I had one of those (all aluminium including cooler) installed to the motor of our recently bought 2014 which is working very nicely for us. Actually working nicely for the WIFE (her car)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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