What brand oil filter did you install? That could be the more likely suspect... but
Premium Guard, made in Korea. They are actually pretty good filters for cheap, and I changed them out every 5,000 miles to ensure proper protection. They appear to be the exact same construction and materials as the MOPAR 5086301AA, perhaps they are the manufacturer contracted for them? Once I get through the rest of the batch, though, I am going to switch over to MAHLE/CLEVITE OX153D3ECO, as the images of the filter seem to have better end caps than all of the others. I think I have 7 or 8 filters left in the garage (I ordered them on discount a couple years ago for a batch of 24... something like $70 for all of them, plus freight).
More research has shown me that it [engine failure] was likely just time. The turbo failure was the premonition, although it happened about 60,000 miles ago. I just never really worked the van that hard, as most of the miles I put on it were loaded with 400-1,000 lbs inside (occasionally as high as 2500 lbs), or empty return trips, all highway, never towing. This was loaded by a car hauler and little old 2wd Chevy truck, pushing against that max tow rating of 5,000 lbs, climbing a grade leaving town. I was 90% up the hill when it happened. Perhaps the bearings were already worn to the point that the additional load and heat from climbing were just too much for the tired engine. Its kind of a blessing that it happened when it did, because if it made the trip, the next one would have been towing my 7x16 enclosed with a Harley, furnishings and tools inside (probably around 4,500 lbs) and an Ashley bedroom set with clothes and other goods inside the van itself (another 1,000 lbs) across the country. Had it failed on that trip, I'd be up a creek.