# Service bulletin 1800302

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: 629146
- Published by NHTSA: 2002\-03\-27
- Manufacturer's number: 1800302
- Manufacturer's date: 2002\-01\-21
- NHTSA component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

## NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ROUGH IDLE AFTER COLD START UP, SAG OR HESITATION AFTER COLD START, WARM IDLE INSTABILITY, AND SPARK KNOCK. \*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

- 2001 DODGE DAKOTA

## 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.
- [1800902A](/bulletins/634123.md), 2002-09-27, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING FLASH: HOT SAG/SPARK KNOCK/TRANSMISSION SHIFT ISSUES. \*SLC
- [1800902](/bulletins/630969.md), 2002-04-30, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING FLASH: HOT SAG/SPARK KNOCK/TRANSMISSION SHIFT ISSUES. \*JG
- [1100201](/bulletins/625608.md), 2001-11-29, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HISSING SOUND WHEN WATER FROM THE EVAPORATOR DRAIN DRIPS ON THE EXHAUST. \*TT
- [0900301](/bulletins/621942.md), 2001-10-05, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. THIS BULLETIN REINFORCES A REQUIREMENT TO CEASE THE CURRENT PRACTICE OF USING SUPPLEMENTAL OIL ADDITIVE TREATMENTS IN ALL DAIMLERCHRYSLER ENGINES. \*TT
- [2500401](/bulletins/620071.md), 2001-07-11, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SUBJECT REGARDING ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES CAUSED BY AN EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM LEAK. \*TT
- [963](/bulletins/618447.md), 2001-04-13, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. EMISSIONS RECALL TO INSTALL AN EVAPORATIVE CANISTER PURGE ORIFICE WHICH WAS INADVERTENTLY OMITTED. \*JB

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