engine DODGE SPRINTER 2008 2.G Owners Manual

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\3 Service products and capacitiesService products are:\4
fuels
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lubricants (e.g. engine oils, transmis-
sion oils, hydraulic fluids, greases)
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antifreeze additives, coolant
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brake fluid
Service products are tested for suitabili-
ty in our assemblies. Approved service
products meet the highest quality stan-
dards and are listed in the
Mercedes-
Benz Specifications for Service Pro-
ducts
. For this reason, only use service
products that have been approved for
your vehicle. This is an important condi-
tion for warranty claims to be upheld. In-formation about approved service
products is available from all authorized
Sprinter Dealers.
You will find details about windshield
washer fluid in the “Operation” section
(
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page 333).
It is neither necessary nor permissible to
mix special additives with approved ser-
vice products (except for approved fuel
additives). Therefore, special additives
must not be mixed with fuels or lubri-
cants. The properties of the service
products could be adversely affected by
special additives and result in damage to
the assemblies.The vehicle operator is responsible at all
times for any use of special additives.
The use of special additives may result in
a limitation or an invalidation of your
warranty entitlement.
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Warning (Continued)
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Change out of clothing soiled with service
products immediately to avoid the risk of
fire and other injuries.Fire, naked flames and smoking are there-
fore prohibited when handling service
products due to their highly flammable
nature.Keep service products out of the reach of
children.You must observe the notes on danger
concerning the risk of poisoning, acid
burns and fire on the service product con-
tainers.
Environmental note
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Dispose of service products in an environ-
mentally responsible manner.Engine oils!
CAUTION
Engine oils are labeled on the contai-
ner with various ACEA (Association
des Constructeurs Européens d’Au-
tomobiles) and/or API (American Pe-
troleum Institute) designations of
quality.
Chrysler Vans LLC recommends the
use of MB approved engine oils listed
in the Mercedes-Benz oil specificati-
on sheets MB 228.51, 229.3,
229.31, 229.5 and 229.51 which
also meet ACEA and/or API classifi-
cations listed on the following chart.
Only engine oils (including synthetic)
with any of the following classificati-
on grades, or combinations thereof,
are approved.
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Valid Mercedes-Benz oil specification
sheets:
Always refer to the following viscosity
chart for the proper viscosity grade
based on ambient temperature. Select
oil viscosity according to the lowest air
temperature expected before the next
oil change. This chart supersedes ALL previously
published viscosity charts.
For further information contact your au-
thorized Sprinter Dealer.Engine
MB sheet
Gasoline
M272
229.3, 229.31
229.5, 229.51
Diesel
OM642
228.51, 229.31,
229.51
The following oils have been
determined to meet the Chrysler Vans
LLC requirements as shown below:MB approved engine
oil
SAE
MB sheet
Castrol Syntec 5W-40
5W-40
229.3
Castrol Syntec 0W-30
European Formula
0W-30
229.5
Chevron Supreme
Synthetic Motor Oil
SAE 5W-40
5W-40
229.31
Fuchs Titan Cargo
Maxx SAE 10W-40
10W-
40
228.51
Fuchs Titan GT1 SAE
5W-30
5W-30
229.51
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Fuchs Titan Supersyn
Longlife SAE 5W-30
5W-30
229.3
229.5
Havoline Ultra S 5W-
30
5W-30
229.31
Havoline Ultra S 5W-
40
5W-40
229.31
High Star
5W-30
229.3
Lotos Economic SL/
CF
5W-30
229.3
Lotos Syntetic Auto
Diesel CF
5W-40
229.3
The following oils have been
determined to meet the Chrysler Vans
LLC requirements as shown below:MB approved engine
oil
SAE
MB sheet
Lotos Syntetic SL/SJ/
CF/CD
5W-40
229.3
Mobil 1 0W-40
0W-40
229.3
229.5
Mobil 1 5W-50
5W-50
229.3
Mobil 1 ESP Formula
MB
5W-40
229.51
Mopar Part No
68001334AA
5W-30
229.51
Pennzoil Platinum
Synthetic Ultra
Diesel
5W-30
229.51
The following oils have been
determined to meet the Chrysler Vans
LLC requirements as shown below:MB approved engine
oil
SAE
MB sheet
Pennzoil European
Formula Ultra
5W-30
229.5
Pennzoil Platinum Eu-
ropean Formula
5W-40
229.3
Pento High Perfor-
mance 5W-30 LA
5W-30
229.31
Pento High Perfor-
mance 5W-40
5W-40
229.3
Pento High Perfor-
mance 5W-40 LA
5W-40
229.31
Pentosin Diesel 10W-
40 LA
10W-
40
228.51
The following oils have been
determined to meet the Chrysler Vans
LLC requirements as shown below:MB approved engine
oil
SAE
MB sheet
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Adding engine oil
Pentospeed
0W-30
229.3
Pentospeed 0W-30
VS*
0W-30
229.3
229.5
Q Diesel Plus
5W-30
229.51
Q European Engine
5W-40
229.3
Q European Engine Ul-
tra
5W-30
229.5
Quaker State Euro
Synthetic Ultra
Diesel
5W-30
229.51
Shell Helix Ultra AX
5W-30
229.51
The following oils have been
determined to meet the Chrysler Vans
LLC requirements as shown below:MB approved engine
oil
SAE
MB sheet
Shell Rimula Signia
10W-
40
228.51
Texaco Havoline Syn-
thetic Motor Oil SAE
5W-40
5W-40
229.31
Valvoline SynPower
MST
5W-30
229.51
The following oils have been
determined to meet the Chrysler Vans
LLC requirements as shown below:MB approved engine
oil
SAE
MB sheet
!
CAUTION
Diesel engine:
Never use any amount of engine oil
for the diesel engine that does not
conform to MB 228.51, 229.31
or 229.51 specifications. Otherwise
the diesel particle filter (DPF) could
be damaged.
If the above specified engine oils are
not available, you may also use engi-
ne oils conforming to MB 228.5,
229.3 and 229.5 specifications. You
should add no more than 1 qt (1 l) of
these engine oils, however.
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Fuels for gasoline engines
Premium unleaded gasoline
FuelsWarning
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Gasoline is highly flammable and poison-
ous. It burns violently and can cause seri-
ous injury. Whenever you are around
gasoline, avoid inhaling fumes and skin
contact, extinguish all smoking materials.
Never allow sparks, flame or smoking ma-
terials near gasoline! Direct skin contact
with fuels and the inhalation of fuel va-
pors are damaging to health.
Switch off the engine before refueling.
!
CAUTION
If you are refueling the vehicle from
drums or canisters, you should filter
the fuel before adding it to the tank.
This will prevent malfunctions in the
fuel system caused by contaminated
fuel.
!
CAUTION
To maintain the engine’s durability
and performance, premium unleaded
gasoline must be used. If premium
unleaded is not available and low oc-
tane fuel is used, follow these pre-
cautions:
Have the fuel tank only partially filled
with unleaded regular and fill up with
premium unleaded as soon as possi-
ble.
Avoid full throttle driving and abrupt
acceleration.
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Fuel requirementsOnly use premium unleaded fuel:\4
The octane number (posted at the
pump) must be 91 min. It is an aver-
age of both the Research (R) octane
number and the Motor (M) octane
number: (R+M) / 2). This is also
known as the ANTI-KNOCK INDEX.
Unleaded gasoline containing oxygen-
ates such as ethanol, IPA, IBA and TBA
can be used provided the ratio of any
one of these oxygenates to gasoline
does not exceed 10%; MTBE not to
exceed 15%.The ratio of methanol to gasoline must
not exceed 3% plus additional cosol-
vents.
Using mixtures of ethanol and methanol
is not allowed. Gasohol, which contains
10% ethanol and 90% unleaded gasoline,
can be used.
These blends must also meet all other
fuel requirements, such as resistance to
spark knock, boiling range, vapor pres-
sure, etc. Do not exceed an engine speed
of 3000 rpm if the vehicle is loaded
with a light load, such as two persons
and no cargo.
Do not exceed
2/3 of maximum ac-
celerator pedal position if the vehicle
is fully loaded or operating in moun-
tainous terrain.
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Fuels for diesel engines Fuel requirements
Only use commercially available vehicu-
lar ULTRA-LOW SULFUR HIGHWAY DIE-
SEL FUEL (15 ppm SULFUR MAXIMUM).
Chrysler Vans LLC USA now approves
the use of B5 bio diesel (standard diesel
with a maximum of up to 5% Bio diesel
content) in the Sprinter vehicle CRD die-
sel engine.
Information on diesel quality can
normally be found on the fuel pump.
!
CAUTION
The following may lead to increased
wear or engine damage:
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Using gasoline that does not
meet the specifications men-
tioned above
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The use of non-approved special
additives
!
CAUTION
Marine diesel fuel, Bio diesel fuel,
heating oil or the like must not be
used.
Do not blend diesel fuel with marine
diesel fuel, Bio diesel fuel or heating
oil. The use of such non-approved fu-
els or blending diesel fuel may result
in malfunction or cause engine dam-
age. Damage or malfunctions result-
ing from poor fuel quality or from
blending specific fuel additives are
not covered by the Sprinter warranty.
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Diesel fuels containing a higher percen-
tage of Bio diesel content will cause da-
mage to your engine and are not
approved.
Damage or malfunctions resulting from
poor fuel quality are not covered by the
Sprinter vehicle Warranty.
!
CAUTION
As bio diesel can be refined from a va-
riety of raw materials resulting in
widely varying properties, the only ap-
proved bio diesel content is one that
meets ASTM D6751 specification. It
must also have the necessary oxida-
tion stability (min. 6h, proved with EN
14112 method) to prevent damages
to the system from deposits and/or
corrosion.
If the B5 Bio diesel blend is not suffi-
ciently labeled to clearly indicate that
it meets the above standards, do not
use it.
!
CAUTION
The exhaust aftertreatment device
(DPF) will be seriously damaged if
you use
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LOW SULFUR HIGHWAY DIESEL
FUEL (500 ppm SULFUR MAXI-
MUM)
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any other diesel fuel with a sulfur
content of above 15 ppm
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any other diesel fuel with a Bio
diesel content of above 5%
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any other diesel fuel with a Bio
diesel content up to 5%, which
does not meet the above men-
tioned standards
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For more information on diesel fuels
contact your authorized Sprinter Dealer. Diesel fuels for use at very low tem-
peratures Only use commercially available vehicu-
lar ULTRA-LOW SULFUR DIESEL FUEL
(15 ppm SULFUR MAXIMUM).To prevent malfunctions, diesel fuel with
improved cold flow characteristics is of-
fered in the winter months. Check with
your fuel retailer.
At very low temperatures the fluidity of
No. 2 diesel fuel may become insuffi-
cient due to paraffin separation. For this
reason the vehicle comes equipped with
a fuel preheater. It permits trouble-free
engine operation to a temperature of ap-
proximately 14 °F (–10 °C).
At temperatures below 14 °F (–10 °C) a
certain quantity of fuel flow improver
may be added. These substances may
only be mixed within the vehicle’s fuel
tank.Engine power may drop according to the
proportion of fuel flow improver. For this
reason, keep the percentage of fuel flow
improver to the minimum necessitated
by the ambient temperature.
Adding kerosene to diesel fuel is not rec-
ommended even at low temperatures.
iCommercially available vehicular
ULTRA-LOW SULFUR HIGHWAY DIE-
SEL FUEL may contain up to 5% bio
diesel. This proportion will not have
an effect on performance and wear.
!
CAUTION
Do not fill the tank with gasoline.
Do not mix diesel fuel with gasoline
or kerosene. The fuel system and en-
gine will otherwise be damaged,
which is not covered by the Sprinter
vehicle warranty.
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