[BlueBabySound]

I've had a slight leak in my oil cooler housing but was holding off for the new Dorman metal housing. Got an email from Rock Auto last week that the part was in stock so I ordered one along with a new Mopar assembly so all the parts would be new.
I used the Mopar oil cap/filter, cooler (and screws) and sensors. The Dorman unit came with new gaskets and mounting screws.

I'll do my best to follow up as I put some miles on the unit. I suspect the real test will be if we have an unusually cold winter, which killed the coolers this year on our '14 and '18.

 

[BlueBabySound]

nice, hope it works out for u. kicking myself in the butt for not replacing my 12 one with a newer style when i did my sprintex

Interesting. Had mine fail on my '12 just before the extended warranty ran out. We'll see how OEM replacement holds up. Thanks for posting this!

FWIW this will work on '12/'13 models but will require a new 14+ Mopar housing to go with it since they're a different design. Different cap, filter and oil cooler.

 

[BlueBabySound]

hello, curious how it’s going? I need to replace mine in a 15’ Wrangler. Would love some thoughts on how it’s holding up so far. Thanks in advance.

No issues so far.

 

[BlueBabySound]

Is this something that us with a 2018 JK should worry about? I thought the oil housing was fixed in 2015?

Our '18 JK failed at 60,000 miles.

 

[BlueBabySound]

Was it covered under warranty?

Nope

 

[BlueBabySound]

Any leak with the aluminum housing? Have you noticed any leaks around the filter cover? Is there a torque spec with the new oil filter housing?

No leaks, so far it's been good.
I haven't seen a torque spec for the cap, I posted the instructions above and it doesn't list one.

Welcome to the forum!

 

[BlueBabySound]

The torque spec for oil filters/housings is always "hand tight".

Never ever use any kind of tool to tighten them.

For the JK it's well known that you tighten until it cracks then back off a 1/4 turn

Factory spec is 18 ft pounds, the Dorman unit doesn't call out a different spec, but like you I hand tighten until snug.
Out of our 4 JKs I've replaced 3 oil coilers, they haven't been cracked, they've leaked from the O rings like stated in Post #9. All started leaking in periods of extreme temperature changes.

 

[BlueBabySound]

Yes, but will require a new '14-'16 Mopar housing to go with it since they're a different design. Different cap, filter and oil cooler.
You could order the individual parts but they haven't been available for a while (last I checked), so in that case an entire housing is your best bet.

 

[BlueBabySound]

As luck would have it the latest cold snap did in the cooler for our 2018.
I have the Dorman on order.

 

[BlueBabySound]

There were no coolers available when our '18 went out the first time, so I put a china plastic in. It did not last very long.
I know, apples and oranges