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That's a good point!

Mostly drive the '07. But today I took the '05 into town. Still runs great. I will start the '05 up about every two weeks just to keep it going.

Update No. 2...I got the new filter on by taking a Dremel and grinding away about 1/16-inch of the motor mount bracket. Then it went right on. I guess my motor mount has shifted and blocked the filter. Let me know if this has happened to anyone else. The funny thing is today I was showing my...

Update...by forcing it to turn and scrape along the frame bracket, and then by hitting it with a hammer, it finally cleared the threads and popped out. Now I've got the new filter going (and I noticed that it is a few millimeters shorter or maybe has a shorter "crown") and now it's stuck at the...

I have two. A 2005 with 288 thousand trouble-free miles. And a 2007 4x4 with 191 thousand miles--and a little trouble (valve job and new timing chains at 187K). I love them both.

Has this happened to anyone before? On my 07 4x4 V6, I got the filter loose but it is bumping into a frame bracket and it needs about another 1/8 inch or so to clear the threads and come out. I changed it once before, but then my mechanic changed it when he did some major valve work and such...