2010 Dodge Ram 1500 Regular Cab Owner Manual - Page 440

438 STARTING AND OPERATING For best results, a refueling pattern that avoids alternat- • Some additives used in regular gasoline are not fully ing between E85 and unleaded gasoline is recomcompatible with E85 and may form deposits in your mended. engine. To eliminate driveability issues that may be caused by these deposits, a supplemental gasoline When you do switch fuel types, it is recommended that: additive, such as MOPAR௡ Injector Cleanup or • you do not add less than 5 gal (19 L) when refueling Techron may be used. • you drive the vehicle immediately after refueling for at Selection Of Engine Oil For Flexible Fuel Vehicles least 5 miles (8 km) (E85) and Gasoline Vehicles FFV vehicles operated on E85 require specially formuObserving these precautions will avoid possible hard lated engine oils. These special requirements are included starting and/or significant deterioration in driveability in MOPAR௡ engine oils, and in equivalent oils meeting during warm up. Chrysler Specification MS-6395. The manufacturer only recommends engine oils that are API Certified and meet NOTE: • Use seasonally adjusted E85 fuel (ASTM D5798). With the requirements of Material Standard MS-6395. MS-6395 non-seasonally adjusted E85 fuel, you may experience contains additional requirements, developed during exhard starting and rough idle following start up even if tensive fleet testing, to provide additional protection to the above recommendations are followed, especially Chrysler Group LLC engines. Use MOPAR௡ or an when the ambient temperature is below 32°F (0°C). equivalent oil meeting the specification MS-6395.