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Dodge 2004 Ram Pickup 1500 User Manual

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Change Engine Oil

CAUTION!

Overfilling or underfilling the crankcase will cause
oil aeration or loss of oil pressure. This could dam-
age your engine.

Road conditions as well as your kind of driving affect the
interval at which your oil should be changed. Check the
following to determine if any apply to you:

• Day or night temperatures are below 32°F (0°C).
• Stop and go driving.
• Extensive engine idling.
• Driving in dusty conditions
• Short trips of less than 10 miles (16.2 km)

• More than 50% of your driving is at sustained high

speeds during hot weather, above 32°C (90°F)

• Trailer towing
• Heavy Loading
• Taxi, Police or delivery service (commercial service)
• Off-road or desert operation
If equipped for and operating with E-85 (ethanol)

fuel.

NOTE:

If ANY of these apply to you then change your

engine oil every 3,000 miles (5 000 km) or 3 months,
whichever comes first and follow schedule “B” of the

ЉMaintenance SchedulesЉ section of this manual.

If none of these apply to you, then change your engine oil
at every interval shown on schedule

ЉAЉ of the ЉMainte-

nance Schedules

Љ section of this manual.

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MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE