# Service bulletin 090899

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: 607916
- Published by NHTSA: 1999\-10\-18
- Manufacturer's number: 090899
- Manufacturer's date: 1999\-09\-17
- Replaces: 090598
- NHTSA component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

## NHTSA's summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING MULTI\-LAYER STEEL \(MLS\) HEAD GASKET INSTALLATION PROCEDURES. \*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

- 1995 to 2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS
- 1995 to 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING
- 1996 to 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE
- 1995 to 1999 DODGE AVENGER
- 1995 to 2000 DODGE NEON
- 1995 to 2000 DODGE STRATUS
- 1995 to 1998 EAGLE TALON
- 1999 EAGLE TALON
- 1995 PLYMOUTH BREEZE
- 1996 to 2000 PLYMOUTH BREEZE
- 1995 PLYMOUTH NEON
- 1997 to 2000 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2002128](/recalls/tc/2002128.md), 2002-07-10: Engine
- [1998090](/recalls/tc/1998090.md), 1998-05-05: Engine
- [96V006000](/recalls/nhtsa/96V006000.md), 1996-01-11: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
- [1996009](/recalls/tc/1996009.md), 1996-01-10: Engine

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [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 \[21 ft. lbs.\].
- [R2118796A](/bulletins/10191460.md), 2021-05-03, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Valve Body. These may cause over drive cycling.
- [2500102A](/bulletins/10006129.md), 2004-04-21, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP \(MIL\) ILLUMINATION, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE \(DTC\) P0442, P0455, OR P0456 \- LEAK DETECTION PUMP \(LDP\), LEAK DETECTED. THIS BULLETIN SUPERSEDES 25\-001\-02 DATED FEB 11, 2002. \*TT
- [0703](/bulletins/10003807.md), 2003-10-31, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INCORRECT CYLINDER HEAD COVER TORQUE SPECIFICATION. \*TT
- [29](/bulletins/10001103.md), 2003-04-15, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE \(ECM\) MAY NOT ILLUMINATE THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP DURING AN INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE TEST REQUIRED BY FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA EMISSION REGULATIONS. \*TT
- [0900801](/bulletins/632197.md), 2002-07-11, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SUBJECT REGARDING CAMSHAFT / BEARING SERVICE. \*TT
- [1801701A](/bulletins/628330.md), 2002-03-07, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ENGINE IDLE UNDERSHOOT/PERFORMANCE. \*TT
- [1802001](/bulletins/623153.md), 2001-10-26, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EXHIBITING ROUGH IDLE, HARD START AND START \& STALL.\*CLS
- [1801701](/bulletins/620928.md), 2001-09-04, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. ON SOME VEHICLES, THE ENGINE MAY UNDERSHOOT THE NORMAL IDLE SPEED WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESS AND / OR EXHIBIT ENGINE ROUGHNESS IMMEDIATELY AFTER MANUALLY SWITCHING THE A/C SYSTEM OFF. \*TT
- [1801900](/bulletins/618865.md), 2001-05-03, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HIGH ALTITUDE ENGINE HESITATION FROM A STANDING START, HIGH LOAD BUMP / SURGE, ENGINE BUCK BOBBLE OR BOUNCE AND SHAKE, LIGHT LOAD SURGE AND / OR HEAVY LOAD SURGE. \*TT

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