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Originally Posted by mthomas58
I ran across a YouTube video a few weeks ago featuring the Baxter filter adapter and was intrigued with the concept but somewhat put off by the price not understanding how critical the problem of 3-4 seconds of no oil at startup is.
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i researched the dry starts extensively and it in combination with the rocker failures prevalent in the 3.6 350 bucks seemed like a good investment. For the 1st year or so i used another method discussed in many forums was to bury the gas pedal to the floor and turn over the starter for 3-4 seconds. this will prevent the motor from firing getting oil up top before a start at a lower RPM with the starter getting the oil pump & filter housing primed..
if you have someone start it while the hood is open and the plastic motor cover off you can hear the valve train tick for a few seconds until oil makes its way to where it should be. if the ticking does not go away you have a problem signaling you have rocker issues. it's more common than one may think and there is at least one class action suit against Crysler due to the failures going on. The "tick" can seldom be heard from the cabin and while driving. YRMV.