Big storm coming in, decided to change the oil and filter because my 01 Ram is going to get a workout hauling me up to the mountains. I've used Napa Gold oil filters and have to get them really tight or they leak. Today putting the new filter on it felt funny. Pulled it off and the threads were messed up. Went and bought a Bosch filter so I didn't have to tighten it so tight, felt OK. Started the truck, zero oil pressure. Shut it off and my drain bucket was full. So I'm pretty sure I stripped the oil filter adaptor...the tube the oil filter screws on to. How in the world do you remove that? What's the official name for that part...I asked the rocket scientists at Autozone and they only could find oil filters.

Go to the FAQ/DIY section and download the factory service manual. I have not looked on a Ram, but I have never seen a filter adapter that would not unbolt and take out.

There is a parts manual ther also. You can look at parts list and give AZ a Dodge part number to cross referenece. AZ ,most likely willn ot have in stock, but neither will anyone else.


This is from parts manual. Oil filter plate is #53021053 but is on nest page.

Are you sure its stripped and not double gasket-ed?

There is the part number, a huge thank you!! I'm downloading the service manual so I can figure out how that puppy comes out.

Definitely not double gasketed, I triple checked that.

Thanks guys!

I think it is probably a 1/2" pipe nipple if I recall. If you can pull it out (unscrew it) and compare it to a pipe fitting...

Also make sure the adapter plate (part number referenced in test in previous post) isnot loose and allow oil to leak above it.

Can you see the threads to confirm they are stripped? Or at least feel them to confirm? I wouldn't pull that off unless I was sure. Shouldn't the filter be made of softer metal than the threads so that doesn't happen?

I would think so

I've tried three different oil filters, pretty sure I screwed up the threads on the oil filter connector. Looks like the connector just unbolts and is only like $6. Now the trick is to find one on a Sunday.

My Ram is back in action! I did mess up the threads on the oil filter connector. Good news is it is a $7 part and easy to replace. A 1" deep socket and it came right off. Thanks for the help.