Town & Country Van V6-201 3.3L VIN R SMFI (1990)
Technical Service Bulletin # 466
Date: 891001
Campaign - Engine Valve Spring
No.
466
October, 1989
To:
All Dodge and Chrysler-Plymouth Dealers
Subject:
Customer Satisfaction Notification # 466 -- Engine Valve Spring
Models:
The Following 1990 Models Equipped With the 3.3L V-6 Engine:
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C- & Y-Body Cars -- Chrysler New Yorker, Fifth Avenue and Dodge Dynasty LE
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S-Body Grand Models -- Grand Voyager, Grand Caravan, Grand Caravan CN and Town & Country
Some engine valve springs may break early in vehicle life on the listed model vehicles equipped with the 3.3L engine, due to a supplier heat treat defect.
To prevent such breakage all engine valve springs on involved vehicles in dealer inventory must be replaced before retail delivery.
Use the Vehicle Lists mailed to involved dealers with the letter of October 20, 1989 from R.N. Rossi to identify the involved vehicles. Vehicles already
delivered are not included in this service program at this time.
Sufficient parts packages will be distributed to involved dealers for repair of all affected vehicles. To minimize delay, replacement parts will be
distributed periodically as they are received and packaged. Initial shipments should reach dealers by October 30. Distribution should be completed about
mid-November.
Details of this service action are explained in the following sections. As an additional service aid, a videotape demonstrating the service procedure will
be included in the November, 1989 Master Tech program.
Vehicle and Parts Information
Vehicle List
For each involved dealer, a listing of affected inventory vehicles invoiced to the dealer was enclosed with the above mentioned letter of October 20. The
lists, arranged in Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) sequence, are for dealer reference in servicing involved vehicles.
Each Dodge or Chrysler-Plymouth dealer without a Vehicle List will receive an information copy of this letter by Compak Mail.
Parts
Parts packages, P/N C3940363, are being shipped free of charge to all involved dealers for service of affected vehicles. Each dealer to whom involved
vehicles were invoiced (or the current dealer at the same location) will receive enough parts packages to service 100% of those vehicles, distributed in
several shipments as parts become available. (See parts timing information, page 1.)
Each recall parts package contains the following components:
Quantity
Description
(12)
Valve Spring
(2)
Gasket, Valve Cover
(1)
Gasket, Intake Plenum
(1)
Gasket, EGR (California emissions only)
Also included in each package is an instruction summary for convenient reference by the servicing technician.
Note:
Do not order any additional recall parts packages before you receive the final shipment as described above. Orders placed before that time
will be rejected, to ensure adequate stock for the planned distributions.
Owner Notification and Service Scheduling
No owner notifications will be made at this time.
Service Procedure
VALVE SERVICE 3.3L ENGINE
Valves and Valve Springs
