Oil Filter Recommendations

Bill W

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I've always used the OEM Viper oil filter (5037836AB) but I've been having difficulty finding them. When I do, they're running around $25 shipped, which seems overly expensive to me. Can someone recommend an alternate oil filter for Gen ll Vipers?
 

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I've used the Mobil 1 filter multiple times. Rock Auto has them for around $9 each

I wouldn't be too concerned with any high quality filter, Wix, Bosch, K&N.

Agree, avoid Fram for sure, I even avoid their "top tier" filters.
 

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Bill, here is a post from the "SRT Engineers" on this Forum:

"The SRT oil filter for all the past engines and the new 22mm inlet SRT filter for the Gen 4 and beyond engines share the same characteristics.
We worked with many of the filter suppliers to get the best features. Some fell out for various performance reasons but we ended up developing the current SRT filters with one of the mainstream manufacturers (it is different than their commercial offerings - or at least was when we developed it). The high flow oil pumps in our large engines (Viper is the biggest) can overpower the internal relief valve. When this valve opens it allows some of the high pressure dirty oil to bypass the filter element in order to keep the filter from being damaged. The SRT filters do indeed have a higher differential bypass valve to make sure all the oil delivered to your powerplant is clean. The housing is slightly thicker than many of the brands out there to handle the pressure but is not the thickest. The real thick ones failed our development testing (fractured at the crimped flange). The media used was one of the latest synthetics that allowed very fine filtration, more debris capacity, and much lower restriction than our standard Mopar filter (and just about every other filter out there). The final result was clean oil to your Snake, all the time, with more pressure to the internals where it is needed. I would fully recommend using this filter in your beast, I do in mine. Hope this info helps. KCC"
 

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Buy it from a Dodge dealership?

I think I pay like $20 artic pesos for mine from a dealership, so that's like $14USD


Any good oil filter will work, K&N to WIX. Just avoid the Frams at all cost.
No they won't - they don't say 'Viper' on them so they're all a ************* compared to the mopar one.
 

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No, not at all Bill. The filter that you referenced is the same concept but it will only fit Gen Iv and V Vipers.

The special, similar concept filter for for Gen I, II. and Gen III Vipers is part number 05037836AB.

NEVER use the earliest form of this Gen I, II, III filter marked 05037836AA
 

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Hands down… Mobil 1 oil filters, especially since your running synthetic. They give you 20,000 miles per filter, so putting 3-7000 miles is nothing for those filters.
 

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Buy it from a Dodge dealership?

I think I pay like $20 artic pesos for mine from a dealership, so that's like $14USD



No they won't - they don't say 'Viper' on them so they're all a ************* compared to the mopar one.
i still use the OEM "viper" ones, but that doesnt mean the others won't work or might be even better lol
 

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Just bought a 97 GTS last week and found a “Parts Plus” oil filter on her. Replaced it with the 5037836AB Viper filter. Haven’t had a hard time buying this filter. I use it on my 04 Ram SRT-10 and now my Gen 2. You can buy them on Amazon, eBay and a handful of other sites for $20-30. Fill them both up with Mobil-1 0W-40. Makes it easy.
 

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The earlier Viper oil filter 5037836AB has SAE threads while the later SRT filter 5038041AA has metric threads. The SRT filter is spec'ed for all Chrysler performance vehicles of the era so it's much easier to get.

The 2 are not interchangeable.
 
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