2006 DODGE RAM SRT-10 oil

OIL
STANDARD PROCEDURE - ENGINE OIL SERVICE
The engine oil level indicator is located at the left hand of the engine on the 5.7L engines.
CRANKCASE OIL LEVEL INSPECTION
CAUTION: Do not overfill crankcase with engine oil, pressure loss or oil foaming can result.
Inspect engine oil level approximately every 800 kilometers (500 miles).Unless the engine has exhibited loss of oil
pressure, run the engine for about ten minutes before checking oil level. Checking engine oil level on a cold engine
is not accurate.
To ensure proper lubrication of an engine, the engine oil must be maintained at an acceptable level. The acceptable
levels are indicated between the ADD and SAFE marks on the engine oil dipstick.
1. Position vehicle on level surface.
2. With engine OFF, allow approximately five minutes for oil to settle to bottom of crankcase, remove engine oil
dipstick.
3. Wipe dipstick clean.
4. Install dipstick and verify it is seated in the tube.
5. Remove dipstick, with handle held above the tip, take oil level reading.
6. Add oil only if level is below the ADD mark on dipstick.
ENGINE OIL CHANGE
Change engine oil at mileage and time intervals described in Maintenance Schedules (Refer to LUBRICATION &
MAINTENANCE/MAINTENANCESCHEDULES - DESCRIPTION).
Run engine until achieving normal operating temperature.
1. Position the vehicle on a level surface and turn engine off.
2. Hoist and support vehicle on safety stands.
3. Remove oil fill cap.
4. Place a suitable drain pan under crankcase drain.
5. Remove drain plug from crankcase and allow oil to drain into pan. Inspectdrain plug threads for stretching or
other damage. Replace drain plug if damaged.
6. Install drain plug in crankcase. Torque to 34 Nꞏm ( 25 ft. lbs.).
7. Lower vehicle and fill crankcase with specified type and amount of engine oil described in this section.
8. Install oil fill cap.
9. Start engine and inspect for leaks.
10. Stop engine and inspect oil level.
USED ENGINE OIL DISPOSAL
Care should be exercised when disposing used engine oil after it has been drained from a vehicle engine. Refer to
the WARNING at beginning of this section.

FILTER - ENGINE OIL
REMOVAL
All engines are equipped with a high quality full-flow,
disposable type oil filter. DaimlerChrysler Corporation
recommends a Mopar
or equivalent oil filter be used.
1. Position a drain pan under the oil filter.
2. Using a suitable oil filter wrench loosen filter (3).
3. Rotate the oil filter counterclockwise to remove it
from the cylinder block oil filter boss.
4. When filter separates from cylinder block oil filter
boss, tip gasket end upward to minimize oil spill.
Remove filter from vehicle.
NOTE: Make sure filter gasket was removed with
filter.
5. With a wiping cloth, clean the gasket sealing surface of oil and grime.
INSTALLATION
1. Lightly lubricate oil filter gasket (2) with engine oil.
2. Thread filter (3) onto adapter nipple. When gasket
makes contact with sealing surface, hand tighten
filter one half turn, or 180°,do not over tighten.
3. Add oil, verify crankcase oil level and start engine.
Inspect for oil leaks.

PA N - E N G I N E O I L
REMOVAL
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Install engine support fixture special tool # 8534.Do not raise engine at this time.
3.For 2WD vehicles,Remove both engine mount to frame through bolts.
4.For 4WD vehicles,Loosen both left and right side engine mount bracket to mount bolts, and remove the lower
bolt on each side. The upper hole in the engine bracket is slotted.
5. Remove the structural dust cover (1). (Refer to 9 -
ENGINE/ENGINE BLOCK/STRUCTURAL COVER -
REMOVAL)
6. Drain engine oil.
7. Remove the front crossmember (Refer to 13 -
FRAME & BUMPERS/FRAME/FRONT CROSS-
MEMBER - REMOVAL).
CAUTION: Only raise the engine enough to pro-
vide clearance for oil pan removal. Check for
proper clearance at fan shroud to fan and cowl to
intake manifold.
8. Raise engine using special tool # 8534 to provide
clearance to remove oil pan.
9. Remove the nuts from the transmission mount to
crossmember.
10. Using suitable transmission jack, raise the trans-
mission approximately 3 inches off of the
crossmember.

NOTE:Donotpryonoilpanoroilpangasket.
Gasket is integral to engine windage tray and does
not come out with oil pan.
11. Remove the oil pan mounting bolts using the
sequence above, and remove oil pan.
NOTE: The double ended oil pan studs must be
installed in the same location that they were
removed from.
12. Unbolt oil pump pickup tube and remove tube.
NOTE: When the oil pan is removed, a new oil pan
gasket/windage tray assembly must be installed.
The old gasket cannot be reused.
13. Discard the integral windage tray and gasket and
replace.
INSTALLATION
1. Clean the oil pan gasket mating surface of the block and oil pan.
NOTE: Mopar
Engine RTV must be applied to the 4 T-joints, (area where front cover, rear retainer, block,
and oil pan gasket meet). The bead of RTV should cover the bottom of the gasket. This area is approxi-
mately 4.5 mm x 25 mm in each of the 4 T-joint locations.

2. Apply MoparEngine RTV at the 4 T- joints.
NOTE: When the oil pan is removed, a new inte-
gral windage tray and gasket assembly must be
installed. The old gasket cannot be reused.
3. Install a new integral windage tray and gasket.
4. Reinstall the oil pump pickup tube with new o-ring.
Tighten tube to pump fasteners to 28 Nꞏm (250 in.
lbs.).
NOTE: The double ended oil pan studs must be
installed in the same location that they were
removed from.
5. Position the oil pan and install the mounting bolts
and studs. Tighten the mounting bolts to 12 Nꞏm
(105 in.lbs.), using the sequence above.
6. Lower the transmission onto the crossmember.
Install nuts, and tighten.
7. Lower the engine into mounts using special tool #
8534.
8.For 2WD vehicles,Install both the left and right
side engine mount through bolts. Tighten the nuts
to 68 Nꞏm (50 ft. lbs.).
9.For 4WD vehicles,Install both the left and right side engine mount bracket to mount bolts. Tighten the nuts to
68 Nꞏm (50 ft. lbs.).
10. Remove special tool # 8534.

11. Install the structural dust cover (1). (Refer to 9 -
ENGINE/ENGINE BLOCK/STRUCTURAL COVER
- INSTALLATION).
12. Install the front crossmember (Refer to 13 -
FRAME & BUMPERS/FRAME/FRONT CROSS-
MEMBER - INSTALLATION).
13. Fill engine oil.
14. Reconnect the negative battery cable.
15. Start engine and check for leaks.

PUMP - ENGINE OIL
DESCRIPTION
The lubrication system is a full flow filtration pressure feed type.

REMOVAL
1. Remove the oil pan and pick-up tube (Refer to 9 - ENGINE/LUBRICATION/OILPA N - R E M O VA L ) .
2. Remove the timing chain cover (Refer to 9 - ENGINE/VALVE TIMING/TIMING BELT / CHAIN COVER(S) -
REMOVAL).
3. Remove the four bolts, and the oil pump.
CLEANING
1. Wash all parts in a suitable solvent.