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Which Wix filter for 6.4? 57899XP?

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What Wix oil filters are recommended for the 6.4? (2024). I thought one option was the 57899XP (which I bought) but I’ve seen others reference a different part number. Just want to make sure the filter I have is correct before I do the oil change. Thanks.
 
Crusty old shellback said:
I've always used the WIX 57060.
56K miles on the truck.
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That’s the number I’ve seen the most often, guess that’s the “officilal” part no. Someone said the Wix part no for the Hellcat filter was the 57899XP so that’s how I wound up with that one.
 
Crusty old shellback said:
May be, never looked at it.
Is it a bigger filter to hold more oil? Different bypass setting?
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Yes I guess the length is same but diameter is greater. The 899 is 16 psi vs 12 for the 060. My first oil change on a 6.4, maybe the filter is a real tight fit to start with?
 
CPM10V said:
Yes I guess the length is same but diameter is greater. The 899 is 16 psi vs 12 for the 060. My first oil change on a 6.4, maybe the filter is a real tight fit to start with?
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I think there may be room for a slightly larger filter. Let us know if you do go that route.

As far as the first oil change….that factory filter will appear to have been installed with a 1” impact gun. They are notoriously tight. Have a good filter wrench handy.


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CPM10V said:
Yes I guess the length is same but diameter is greater. The 899 is 16 psi vs 12 for the 060. My first oil change on a 6.4, maybe the filter is a real tight fit to start with?
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I'd not change to a filter with a substantially different bypass pressure.

If you want a larger filter, the 57045 is the one to consider.
 
All the higher pressure does is makes more oil go thur the filter before the filter is bypassed.

On a custom blown motor I built, I removed the bypass all together so that all oil HAD to be filtered before it went thru the engine. Never had a issue or loss of any oil pressure
 
I had the dealership change mine at 1000 miles because the truck had sat on the lot for several months....and yeah, the tech had a heckuva time getting the factory filter off.
Big Brutus works in the oil filter installation crew...LOL
I just did an oil/filter change at 5000 miles last week. I used the WIX 57060 and PUP.
FWIW, that WIX 57899XP is the filter I used on my 2011 Challenger SRT8.
Also, if you haven't already done so, you might want to do some reading/YouTube on that oil filter change. RAM put a little catch tray under there, and one has to just barely crack that filter just loose enough to let it drain SLOWLY for a good while, or it will overwhelm the little tray and oil will go everywhere (dont't ask me how I know...LOL). It will drain down on that double-layered center cross-member and will seep little drips for a couple of days regardless of how much ya try to clean it off. Using a piece of heavy tin foil to direct the drainage may help to avoid all that.. .
I also switched the drain plug over to a fumoto drain plug valve to make things a tad easier in the future.
 
I have used the 57899 on my 1500 and 2500. Oil pressure reads the same as the factory mopar filter and as 060. Although I 100% agree with engineers design, something specifically and to use the recommended part number. I don’t know if it’s bone headedness or old way of thinking bigger is better or the fact that I can’t get over the size of the small 060 but my last two oil changes have been with the 899 XP
 
I have been using the xp as well with good results. And AMSoil
 
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