Engine Oilfilter - Dodge Dakota 2006 Owner's Manual

Lubricants which do nothave both,the engine oilcerti-
fication mark and the corr ectSAE viscosity grade num-
ber should notbe used.
Synthetic Engine Oils
Ther e ar e a number of engine oils being pr omoted as
either synthetic or semi-synthetic. If you chose to use
such a pr oduct,use onlythose oils thatmeetthe Ameri-
can Petr oleum Institute (API) and SAE viscosity stan-
dar d. Follow the service schedule that describes your
driving type.
Materials Added to Engine Oils
The manufactur e str ongly r ecommendsagainstthe addi-
tion ofany additives (other than leak detection dyes)to
the engine oil.Engine oilis an engineer ed pr oductand
it's performance may be impair ed by supplementalad-
ditives.
MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
Disposing of Used Engine OilAnd OilFilters
Car e should be taken in disposing ofused engine oiland
oil filters fr om your vehicle. Used oil and oil filte
indiscriminately discar ded,can pr esenta pr oblem to th
envir onment. Contact your dealer , service station, or
governmentalagency foradvice on how and wher e used
oiland oilfilters can be safely discar ded in your ar ea

Engine OilFilter

The engine oilfilter should be r eplaced atevery engin
oilchange.
Engine OilFilter Selection
The manufactur er's engines have a full-flow type oi
filter .Use a filterofthistype forr eplacement.The quali
of r eplacement filters varies considerably. Only hig
quality filters should be used to assur e most ef ficie
service.Mopar Engine OilFilters ar e a high quality oil
filter and ar e r ecommended.
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