{"id":914,"date":"2019-04-18T11:08:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T11:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/envothemes.com\/envo-ecommerce\/product\/import-placeholder-for-39\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T11:16:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T11:16:26","slug":"dodge-journey-3-6-oil-cooler","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/tlcventures.co.za\/index.php\/product\/dodge-journey-3-6-oil-cooler\/","title":{"rendered":"DODGE JOURNEY 3.6 OIL COOLER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"1\"><span class=\"\">The oil cooler system in the Dodge Journey&#8217;s 3.<\/span><span class=\"\">6L Pentastar V6 engine is a crucial,<\/span><span class=\"\"> single-unit assembly that <\/span><b class=\"\">integrates the engine oil filter housing and the oil cooler (heat exchanger)<\/b><span class=\"\">.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-92 citation-end-92\">It is one of the most well-known components of this engine platform due to its common failure mode.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\">1. Function and Location<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"3\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"><b><span class=\"citation-91\">Function:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-91\"> The oil cooler&#8217;s purpose is to <\/span><b><span class=\"citation-91\">regulate the temperature of the engine oil<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-91 citation-end-91\">.<\/span> It uses the vehicle&#8217;s engine <b>coolant<\/b><span class=\"\"> to stabilize the oil temperature.<\/span><span class=\"\"> Hot engine oil flows through one set of internal passages (the heat exchanger),<\/span><span class=\"\"> while cooler engine coolant flows through separate adjacent passages.<\/span><span class=\"\"> Heat is transferred from the oil to the coolant,<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> which is then managed by the main radiator system.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\"><b class=\"\">Location:<\/b><span class=\"\"> This assembly is strategically placed <\/span><b class=\"\">on top of the engine block<\/b><span class=\"\"> in the valley between the two cylinder banks,<\/span><span class=\"\"> underneath the intake manifold.<\/span><span class=\"\"> This location makes it difficult to access for repairs.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\"><b><span class=\"citation-90\">Integration:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-90\"> The entire assembly also serves as the <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3>Physical Description (OEM\/Original Part)<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"5\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\"><b><span class=\"citation-96\">Material:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-96\"> The original equipment manufacturer (OEM) assembly on many early Journey 3.6L models (and other Pentastar V6 vehicles) was constructed primarily from <\/span><b><span class=\"citation-96\">composite plastic<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-96 citation-end-96\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\"><b>Design:<\/b> It is a complex housing unit featuring multiple internal passages and numerous sealing points (gaskets and O-rings) to keep oil, coolant, and the outside environment completely separate.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[24],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-914","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-dodge","first","instock","sale","featured","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlcventures.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlcventures.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlcventures.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlcventures.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=914"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlcventures.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlcventures.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlcventures.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=914"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlcventures.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=914"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlcventures.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}