Journey Dude Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Just like the Title says. Is it just me or do others feel the same? I love the DJ so far and getting ready to do a full tune up, and install a hitch. But to me I like the battery on top, and the oil filter on the bottom. Anybody else feel the same? But guess it just takes some time to get used to, just like not turning a key to start. jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman425 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Access to the battery is indeed a pain in the ass. It's the same way on my 300M - buried in the passenger front fender under the air filter housing. But the oil filter is a neat design. I thought it was so easy to replace and I like the simplicity of it. What I cannot get used to is the oil change reminder coming on at 9500 miles. No way will I let it go that long, even on synthetic oil. Old school for sure! Journey Dude 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to Dodge Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Definitely not just you! I was the same way and it blew my mind the battery was behind the wheel well. But the oil filter is a really nice feature, makes for an easy change without the mess. Journey Dude 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 My Sebring has the battery buried behind the wheel well too. Gotta remove the wheel and front fender liner to get to it...lol...I love the top access oil filter. Many of my cars I've installed remote oil filters so I can change them from the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey Dude Posted January 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 I agree seems like a neat design oil filter on top. But still have to go on the bottom to drain the oil. The battery though, wow. Thank God you don't change it often. and even with synthetic oil, I'm old school I change it every 3k miles. It's not expensive for a piece a mind. Addicted to Dodge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cart7881 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 The location of the battery was the reason that I did a "preemptive" replacement on my wife's 2009. Build date was July 2008, so battery age was pushing 6 years. There was no indication of problems with the battery, but I have no intentions of having to change that, in the pouring rain, in a Target parking lot. I'm not sure if I'm "old school", but the "old" part certainly fits. Addicted to Dodge, jkeaton and rolly 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolly Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Access to the battery is indeed a pain in the ass. It's the same way on my 300M - buried in the passenger front fender under the air filter housing. But the oil filter is a neat design. I thought it was so easy to replace and I like the simplicity of it. What I cannot get used to is the oil change reminder coming on at 9500 miles. No way will I let it go that long, even on synthetic oil. Old school for sure! I can't let myself go by the oil change reminder either. I've always changed my oil every 5,000 kilometres and I get antsy if I'm 200-300 KMs over. I keep reading about how the oils are so much better and engines are built with better specs, but old habits are hard to break. I still catch myself forgetting to shut off the Journey occasionally when I get out, because it's so quiet LOL. Addicted to Dodge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowDuck Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) Okay, so I am very new to the Journey and never even thought to look to find out where the battery is. What do you do if you need to jump start the car? Edit: Oops - nevermind - p 530 in the manual.... Edited February 7, 2014 by YellowDuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisjohn6 Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 I agree on the battery, I have not done anything with my own oil yet, 3 oil changes less than 11,000 miles and 14 months of ownership. It's been really good to me and I am starting to put my touches on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisjohn6 Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Okay, so I am very new to the Journey and never even thought to look to find out where the battery is. What do you do if you need to jump start the car? Edit: Oops - nevermind - p 530 in the manual.... They give you points to jump start it if you need to on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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