MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
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ChangeEngineOil
• Iffuel.equipped for and operating with E-85 (ethanol)
Road conditions and your kind of driving affects the
intervalatwhichyouroilshouldbechanged.Checkthe
followinglisttodecideifanyapplytoyou.
NOTE: IfANYoftheseapplytoyou,thenchangeyour
engineoilevery3,000miles(5000km)orthreemonths,
whichevercomesfirst,andfollow“MaintenanceSched-
uleB—AllEngines”inSection8ofthismanual.
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Dayandnighttemperaturesarebelow32°F(0°C).
Stopandgodriving.
If none of these apply to you, and your vehicle is
equippedwithaNon-TurbochargedEnginethenchange
yourengineoilateveryintervalshownon“Maintenance
ScheduleA—NonTurbo”inSection8ofthismanual.
Extensiveengineidling.
Drivingindustyconditions.
Shorttripsoflessthan10miles(16km).
If none of these apply to you, and your vehicle is
equippedwithaTurbochargedEnginethenchangeyour
engine oil at every interval shown on “Maintenance
ScheduleA—Turbo”inSection8ofthismanual.
More than 50% of your driving is at sustained high
speedsduringhotweather,above90°F(32°C).
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Trailertowing.
Taxi,Police,ordeliveryservice(commercialservice).
Off-roadordesertoperation.
NOTE: Under no circumstances should oil change in-
tervals exceed 6,000 miles (10 000 km) or six months,
whichevercomesfirst.
| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler PT Cruiser Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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