# Service bulletin 03008

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10001531
- Published by NHTSA: 2003\-06\-05
- Manufacturer's number: 03008
- Manufacturer's date: 2003\-04\-01
- NHTSA component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

## NHTSA's summary

CRANKSHAFT OIL PASSAGE MIS\-MACHINED. \*TT

## The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

## Components

Engine

## Vehicles listed

- 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING
- 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE
- 2003 DODGE STRATUS

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [9003215](/bulletins/10229181.md), 2023-01-09, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Part Description: 5.7L Long Block Issue Description: This 5.7L Long Block Assembly is compatible with both EGR and Non\-EGR applications. An EGR Block\-Off Plate \(53032739AA\) must be ordered when installing this Long Block Assembly in a Non\-EGR application. Unless, the EGR Block\-Off Plate is being transferred from the old engine.
- [68332810](/bulletins/10223854.md), 2022-10-17, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service \- Four Piece Oil Pan Gasket All Cummins Equipped Vehicles ONLY \- The replacement oil pan gasket can be a four piece gasket rather than a single piece gasket. This applies to Cummins 5.9L and 6.7L engines only. Installation: 1. Clean the oil pan T\-joints.\~ 2. Fill the T\-joint between the pan rail/gear housing and pan rail/rear seal retainer with sealant. Use Mopar® Silicone Rubber Adhesive Sealant or equivalent. 3. Apply a 2\-mm \[0.063\-in\] bead of Mopar Engine Sealant RTV Silicone Rubber Adhesive, to the oil pan flange.\~ 4. The four piece gasket will need to be assembled to make a complete oil pan gasket. 5. Lay the oil pan gasket\(s\) onto the oil pan flange.\~ 6. Ensure the oil pan gasket segment joints are properly aligned. 7. Apply a 2\-mm \[0.063\-in\] bead of Mopar Engine Sealant RTV Silicone Rubber Adhesive, to the top of the oil pan gasket.\~ 8. Install the oil pan. Starting from the center and working outward, tighten the oil pan bolts to 28 N·m \[21 ft. lbs.\].
- [9003215](/bulletins/10223602.md), 2022-10-17, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Part Description: 5.7L Long Block Issue Description: This 5.7L Long Block Assembly is compatible with both EGR and Non\-EGR applications. An EGR Block\-Off Plate \(53032739AA\) must be ordered when installing this Long Block Assembly in a Non\-EGR application. Unless, the EGR Block\-Off Plate is being transferred from the old engine.
- [R2118796A](/bulletins/10191460.md), 2021-05-03, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Valve Body. These may cause over drive cycling.
- [0901104](/bulletins/10006892.md), 2004-05-19, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INCORRECT OIL FILTER USAGE. ALSO INCLUDES 2005 SEBRING AND STRATUS. \*TT
- [0900704](/bulletins/10006455.md), 2004-05-03, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. IRREGULAR ENGINE SNAPPING SOUND. \*TT
- [1801103](/bulletins/10002284.md), 2003-08-20, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ERRONEOUS DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE'S \(DTC\) P0116/P0137/P0339. \*TT
- [1801003](/bulletins/10002283.md), 2003-08-20, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ERRONEOUS DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE \(DTC\) P0137 AND/OR P0339. \*TT

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