Selection of engine oil for flexible fuel, Vehicles (e-85) and gasoline vehicles – Ram Trucks 2015 Cargo Van Commercial - Owner Manual User Manual

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For best results, avoid fueling patterns alternating
between E-85 and unleaded gasoline.
When switching fuel types:

• Add 5 gallons (19 Liters) or more when refueling.
• Drive the vehicle immediately after refueling for at

least 5 miles (8 km).

Observing these precautions will avoid possible hard

starting and/or driveability problems during warm up.
NOTE:

• Use seasonally adjusted E-85 fuel (ASTM D5798). With

non-seasonally adjusted E-85 fuel, hard starting and

rough idle following start up may be experienced even

if the above recommendations are followed, especially

when the ambient temperature is below 32°F (0°C).

• Some additives used in regular gasoline are not fully

compatible with E-85 and may form deposits in your

engine. To eliminate driveability issues that may be

caused by these deposits, a supplemental gasoline

additive, such as MOPAR® Injector Cleanup or

Techron may be used.

Selection Of Engine Oil For Flexible Fuel Vehicles
(E-85) And Gasoline Vehicles

FFV vehicles operated on E-85 require specially formu-

lated engine oils. These special requirements are included

in MOPAR® engine oils, and in equivalent oils meeting

Chrysler Specification MS-6395. It is recommended that

engine oils that are API Certified and meet the require-

ments of Material Standard MS-6395 be used. MS-6395

contains additional requirements, developed during ex-

tensive fleet testing, to provide additional protection to

Chrysler Group LLC engines.

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