2021 Dodge Charger SXT AWD 3.6 Oil Change

[@SimpleMindReviews]

Viewers, please read this comment! I want to correct a miscommunication I have made in this video. During the oil filter reinstall step, I said to only tighten it finger tight. I misspoke. Finger tight won’t be enough. You want to finger tighten it as much as you can and THEN use a 24mm socket/ratchet and tighten the last little bit. Only tighten it until the threads fully seat and that O Ring engages. You don’t want to tighten it past that point. Overtightenjng it may crack the plastic housing. However, you will almost certainly need to use a socket/ratchet to fully seat it. Just go by feel and make sure it’s threaded 100% but don’t go past that. It doesn’t take much force at all. Thank you for watching!

[@lawless3035]

Best comprehensive video on this by far. Thank you for your knowledge and for posting. Hope you know you are truly helping people out there!!

[@SimpleMindReviews]

I appreciate that!

[@spockistheman]

Thank you so much for posting this. I’m going to change the oil in a 23 Charger 3.6 tomorrow. I now have all the know how I need. Thanks again!

[@SimpleMindReviews]

Good luck!

[@jasonwiesenbach7457]

Awesome video. Followed your tips and did my first change on my 23 SXT AWD today. I marked my oil filter cap with chalk and put it back exactly as the factory had it, and thankfully I did because I could not tighten it down by hand no matter how many times I seated it. Dodge also changed the interval to 10k, but I did mine at 7k. Thanks!

[@SimpleMindReviews]

Glad the video was of some help! It’s rewarding to produce content that directly helps others. Thank you for the comment about the oil filter cap. That seems to be the hardest part about the 3.6 Pentastar engine to do properly as they are known for leaking issues.

[@tony9741]

I like the doubled up drain pan for the reduced chance of a spill!! Thanks for the video!

[@SimpleMindReviews]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dylsciple]

Very helpful video. Thank you

[@SimpleMindReviews]

I’m glad I could help!

[@cmscms123456]

I cut a hole/slot in the belly pan cover, so I never have to take it off again, the hole, slot is open enough to get to the drain plug,

[@SimpleMindReviews]

Not a bad idea, on a lot of cars they add an access door that is a much smaller piece to remove

[@arguy3297]

​@@SimpleMindReviews there's aftermarket ones with little windows that pop out with slot grooves for access too so you don't have to open the whole assembly.

[@dmanreddyboyz5601]

I'm sitting in my car right now Dodge 2021 and I cannot drain my oil because the idiot screwed it too tight and now I got to wait for tomorrow a.m. to get an oil change smh got A12 hour drive to bury a love one

[@SimpleMindReviews]

I’m sorry to hear that, best of luck to you. This isn’t my vehicle but I have done several oil changes on it. I have noticed that the oil drain plug seems to really tighten up over an oil change interval. Maybe the design and materials are more sensitive to the hot/cold cycles. But I’ve noticed that we will tighten it with a torque wrench to the proper specification and still it winds up ultra tight the next time it needs changed. This doesn’t happen using the same torque wrench (and similar torque spec) on other vehicles. They’re noticeably easier to loosen at their service interval.

[@greatcornholio5541]

Change your own oil…jacks are cheap in the long run when doing it yourself. Walmart near me always has sales for 5 quarts of premium synthetic oil for like 25 bucks and allows me to recycle my used oil. Just get a Home Depot or Lowe’s 5 gallon bucket and lid and it’s good for a couple oil changes when you need to recycle it.