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FLUID TYPES
DESCRIPTION
PARTS AND LUBRICANT
RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID - NAG1
AXLE FLUID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
BRAKE FLUID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
HOAT COOLANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ENGINE OIL - DIESEL ENGINES
FUEL REQUIREMENTS - DIESEL ENGINE
POWER STEERING FLUID
OPERATION - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FLUID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
FLUID CAPACITIES
SPECIFICATIONS - FLUID CAPACITIES
FLU I D T Y PES
DESCRI PT I ON
PARTS AND LUBRICANT RECOMMENDA TIONS
Lu br ica t in g gr ea se is r a t ed for qu a lit y a n d u sa ge
by t h e NLGI. All a ppr oved pr odu ct s h a ve t h e NLGI
sym bol (F ig. 1) on t h e la bel. At t h e bot t om NLGI
sym bol is t h e u sa ge a n d qu a lit y iden t ifica t ion let t er s.
Wh eel bea r in g lu br ica n t is iden t ified by t h e let t er
"G". Ch a ssis lu br ica n t is iden t ified by t h e la t t er "L".
Th e let t er followin g t h e u sa ge let t er in dica t es t h e
qu a lit y of t h e lu br ica n t . Th e followin g sym bols in di-
ca t e t h e h igh est qu a lit y.
Fig. 1 NLGI Symbol
1 - WHEEL BEARINGS
2 - CHASSIS LUBRICATION
3 - CHASSIS AND WHEEL BEARINGS
Wh en ser vice is r equ ir ed, Da im ler Ch r ysler Cor po-
r a t ion r ecom m en ds t h a t on ly MOPAR
lu br ica n t s a n d ch em ica ls be u sed. MOPAR pr ovides
t h e best en gin eer ed
Da im ler Ch r ysler Cor por a t ion veh icles.
LUBRICATION & MAINTENANCE
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LUBRICA TION & MAINTENANCE 0 - 1
FLUID FILL/CHECK LOCATIONS
INSPECTION - FLUID FILL/CHECK
LOCATIONS
HOISTING
. 1 STANDARD PROCEDURE - HOISTING . . . . . . . . 5
JUMP STARTING
STANDARD PROCEDURE - JUMP STARTING
TOWING
STANDARD PROCEDURE - TOWING
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES
DESCRIPTION
INTERNATIONAL SYMBOLS
DESCRIPTION
AUTOMA TIC TRANSMISSION FLUID - NAG1
NOTE: Refer to Service Procedures in this group for
fluid level checking procedures.
Use ATF a ppr oved t o MB 236.10, MB 236.12, su ch
a s Sh ell ATF 3403/M-115, MOPAR
05127382AA, F u ch s/Sh ell ATF 3353, or equ iva len t .
Au t om a t ic Tr a n sm ission F lu id (ATF ) is r ed in color
wh en n ew. Th e ATF is dyed r ed so it ca n be iden t ified
fr om ot h er flu ids u sed in t h e veh icle su ch a s en gin e
oil or a n t ifr eeze. Th e r ed color is n ot per m a n en t a n d
is n ot a n in dica t or of flu id con dit ion . As t h e veh icle is
dr iven , t h e ATF will begin t o look da r ker in color a n d
m a y even t u a lly becom e br own . Th is is n o rm a l.
FLUID ADDITIVES
Da im ler Ch r ysler st r on gly r ecom m en ds a ga in st t h e
a ddit ion of a n y flu ids t o t h e t r a n sm ission , ot h er t h a n
t h ose a u t om a t ic t r a n sm ission flu ids list ed a bove.
E xcept ion s t o t h is policy a r e t h e u se of specia l dyes
t o a id in det ect in g flu id lea ks.
Va r iou s "specia l" a ddit ives a n d su pplem en t s exist
t h a t cla im t o im pr ove sh ift feel a n d/or qu a lit y. Th ese
a ddit ives a n d ot h er s a lso cla im t o im pr ove con ver t er
clu t ch oper a t ion a n d in h ibit over h ea t in g, oxida t ion ,
va r n ish , a n d slu dge. Th ese cla im s h a ve n ot been su p-
por t ed t o t h e sa t isfa ct ion of Da im ler Ch r ysler a n d
t h ese a ddit ives m u s t n o t be u s e d . Th e u se of t r a n s-
m ission "sea ler s" sh ou ld a lso be a voided, sin ce t h ey
m a y a dver sely a ffect t h e in t egr it y of t r a n sm ission
sea ls.
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