Thanks for this tip, Bob – I’m passing it on to the forum.
For all of those who have the 318 V8 with the canister oil filter, you
can change it to a spin on as follows:
Go to you Chrysler or Dodge dealer and purchase the following: Gasket
p/n 3671314, Plate p/n 2402103, adapter p/n 3671602. This will allow you
to use a regular spin on filter such as Mopar #5281090. The nice thing
about the Mopar filter is that it is black so it look the same as the
canister, although it is slightly smaller.Remove your old canister filter and bolt, put it aside.
Place the gasket onto the engine block and hold the plate against it.
screw in the adapter and tighten with a wrench.
Screw on the spin on filter.
If you prefer you can go to a junk yard and take the same parts off a
later model 318, but use a new gasket when you install them.The nice thing about this modification is that it can be easily reversed
if desired since no modifications are necessary to the engine block. I
did this to my 318 years ago and now changing the oil is easy!Hope this helps those frustrated finding the canister oil filters and
changing the canister oil filter.Bob Hinds