I managed to get everything back together in the parking garage last night.
I wouldn't have been possible without the help from here special thanks to the user who posted the belt drive image, I'm still dumfounded this diagram isnt under the hood.
There are many technical responses here with some good information.
While everything went back together fine it wasn't without additional complications for those that like the rest of the story:
- visited Advance Auto Parts Grabbed a new fram and bosch unit off the shelf just to compare the orings. The largest one is definately a smaller material thickness and slightly larger diameter than the fram so as indicated in previous posts we might be on to something regarding sae vs metric. It appears not just a fluke but may affect all the bosch types.
- The off the shelf fram book listed only a non-stock premium filter and no standard option...but their computer listed IIRC ch8481? which is a bit subpar. It is not reinforced and the diameter is much too small. It feels like the housing might break trying to get it on while the bosch requires little effort. The fram also sits about a half inch lower on the shaft due to its height and internal hole diameter. In summary I ended up using the bosch filter with fram oil rings until I can research more options. (chrysler wanted $32.00 for their paper version
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- Picked up a metric serpentine belt toolkit and degreaser
- Spent about an hour looking for the belt diagram via owners manual and online searching (from phone)
- Cleaned/degreased the areas I could get to.
- Back to the parts store again as the metric kit only included 15mm, 16mm, and 18mm Doh! Bought a new 17mm socket and the belt went right on.
- Car was fully charged and started no problem with no battery indicator light. Drove the 25 miles home and so far no leaks.
I will need to do a proper detail on the engine bay but the hard part is done. Once again thanks!