Andy-
You're correct on all counts. That access door MIGHT help, but as
you said, it's about 1 cylinder toward the rear of the truck from the
opening. It's positioned just far enough back that it looks like it's
going to drain all over that plastic shield... (IIRC - I'm not under
the truck at the moment).
None of the parts stores around here have the part # for the filter
in their books/computers, so I went on Fram's site, and it lists a
different filter for the 3.7L from the 4.7L (PH3600 instead of PH16 for
instance). That makes me curious as to whether a relocation kit for
the 4.7 would work for my 3.7.
Korey
> Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 00:08:43 -0500
> From: andy levy <andy-dml@levyclan.us>
> Subject: Re: DML: First oil change on 3.7L 4x4
>
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> On 3/1/2004 11:13 PM, Korey Atterberry wrote:
>
> | Hey guys-
> |
> | I'm about due for my first oil change on my new 4x4 3.7L club
> cab. I
> | crawled underneath to see where the filter was, and I see it's up
> near
> | the front, and there's that access port (labeled "4.7L only", but
> it
> | seems like it would be helpful for mine.
>
> I'd be surprised if that port helped you much. That label is a
> carryover from earlier years where the 4.7L's filter was up there,
> but
> the rest of the engines had it elsewhere. Given that you're missing
> 2
> cylinders, you'll have about 3 more inches to reach as compared to a
> 4.7L. I wonder if you can get at the filter from above.
>
> | It seems to me like as soon as I take that filter off I'm going
> to
> | have a mess (much more difficult than my 3.9 was).
>
> Yep. Plastic bag or a cut-off 2L soda bottle may help.
>
> | Have any of you
> | guys gone with a relocation kit? Is it helpful?
>
> Thinking about it.
>
> | There don't seem to
> | be many 3.7's out there- is the 4.7L set up similarly?
>
> Well, the 3.7 just came available in '04 on Daks, so it'll be some
> time.
> ~ I assume your filter is hanging off the front of the block
> towards
> the driver's side?
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> - - -andy
>
> http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota - andy-dml@levyclan.us
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