onecrazyfoo4u Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Getting ready to do my spark plug change and realized I need new intake manifold gaskets...I believe there's 12 total (6 upper and 6 lower). Is this correct? Does anyone have the part numbers? I see rockauto has Mopar 5184331AC, but I believe that's only for one section (upper or lower). What are both part numbers...I think they're different? dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Just take a drive to your local parts store and ask. They probably have them in stock. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onecrazyfoo4u Posted December 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) Thanks bama, just what I needed! Just for kicks I called the dealer to ask for pricing. It was 40% more to get the parts through them, than to order online with free shipping. That just confirms why I never buy parts at the dealer...huge markups! Granted it's only a few bucks difference here, but gets costly for other major parts. Edited December 8, 2015 by onecrazyfoo4u dhh3 and jkeaton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) true they are higher priced BUT on a lot of the parts they are a better quality then you get down the street,my dad found that out with an alternator for his van yrs ago, the after market ones didnt hold up and he finally used a mopar alternator and never had any more problems with it Edited December 8, 2015 by 2late4u dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Little known fact... Some parts groups will budge on pricing. As you stated, the markup is high and they have room to move. My old man works in parts for Nissan and I have witnessed him bartering with a parts guy at Ford and end up with a SIGNIFICANT savings. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onecrazyfoo4u Posted December 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Lol, never would have thought to barter with the dealer parts department. 2late4u, I was talking for the same oem mopar parts. The prices are drastically cheaper online, for the exact same parts you'd get at the dealer. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 My Dealer will match any price I bring in to them. They draw the line at Free Shipping. They will match the price but add the shipping unless it is something small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onecrazyfoo4u Posted February 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 So I finally got around to changing my spark plugs at 100,500 miles. The job was much easier than anticipated, 2 hours methodically taking my time since I hadn't done it on this vehicle before. The plugs were definitely in need of replacement, couple of them had a decent amount of buildup around the electrodes. I'm sure I'll pick up a couple mpg's hopefully! There was quite a bit of oil in the intake manifold running around. I cleaned it out the best I could. Should I be concerned about so much oil there? Does that mean there's a problem? FYI, you only need the 6 upper intake manifold gaskets (the square ones). You don't pull the lower intake manifold off, so no need to replace the lower intake gaskets (roundish ones). aukfan33 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 No write up?? onecrazyfoo4u 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onecrazyfoo4u Posted February 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Freak, it was too cold to take pics and do a writeup. Maybe if I had done it in the summer! jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milous Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 My Dealer will match any price I bring in to them. They draw the line at Free Shipping. They will match the price but add the shipping unless it is something small. Add shipping? More profit for them, they get free shipping from Chrysler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onecrazyfoo4u Posted February 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) I'm used to seeing a small oil coating in the intake from the PCV. But not so much as to have oil running/dripping down the intake runners. I was just worried my PCV was in need of replacement. Edited June 20, 2016 by jkeaton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfurth Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 My dealership will match the total price, if it can be confirmed to be a genuine OEM part. If they list the part at $200, but I find the exact same part through a site reputable enough (either listed as another dealership through Amazon, or something similar) for a combined part + shipping price that is ANYTHING less than what they sell (realistically, a price 15-20% lower is what I tend to find for OEM parts), they'll give me the same net price I would have paid. I call that fair - either way, I get a lower price than they originally quoted me, while still getting OEM parts. jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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