Daytona L4-135 2.2L SOHC (1984)
Technical Service Bulletin # 438
Date: 890501
Recall - Oxygen Sensor
No. 438
May, 1989
To:
All Dodge and Chrysler-Plymouth Dealers
Subject:
Emissions Recall # 438 -- Oxygen Sensor
Models:
1984 Model Year Cars Equipped With a 2.2L EFI Engine and Federal Emission System:
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Dodge 600 and Daytona
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Chrysler E Class, Laser, LeBaron and New Yorker
The listed model cars may emit carbon monoxide in excess of the Federal Emissions Standards due to a loss or slowing of output from the oxygen sensor
. To ensure compliance to the standards, the oxygen sensor must be replaced.
Details of this service action are explained in the following sections. As an additional service aid, a videotape demonstrating the service procedure is
included in the May, 1989 M.T.S.C. program.
Vehicle List
Each dealer to whom involved cars were invoiced (or the current dealer at the same location) will receive a listing of them with this letter, arranged in
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) sequence. Owners known to Chrysler are also listed. The lists are for dealer reference in arranging for service of
involved cars.
Each Dodge or Chrysler-Plymouth dealer without a Vehicle List will receive an information copy of this letter by Compak Mail.
Parts
Parts packages, PN C3940334, are being shipped at dealer cost to all involved dealers for service of affected cars. Each dealer to whom involved cars
were invoiced (or the current dealer at the same location) will receive enough parts packages to service 25% of those cars.
Each recall parts package contains one oxygen sensor.
Additional parts may be ordered from Parts Depots at dealer cost if required. Order only as needed for scheduled repairs.
Owner Notification and Service Scheduling
All involved car owners known to Chrysler are being notified of the service requirement by first class mail. They are requested to schedule appointments
for the service with their dealers at the earliest possible date. A copy of the owner notification letter is attached.
Enclosed with each owner notification is an Owner Recall Notification Form # 83-295-0019. The involved vehicle and recall are identified on the form
for owner or dealer reference as needed.
Service Procedure, Reports & Reimbursement Information
Service Procedure
1.
Remove the air cleaner for access to the oxygen sensor (located on the left -- driver's -- side of the engine exhaust manifold near the exhaust
pipe attachment flange).
Caution:
Care should be taken in the following steps to avoid contact with a hot exhaust manifold.
2.
Locate and disconnect the in-line connector at the oxygen sensor lead.
3.
Feed a Miller Tool C-4589 over the lead onto the oxygen sensor and remove the sensor from the manifold.
4.
Install the provided oxygen sensor with the tool and torque to 27 N-m. (20 ft lbs).
5.
Reattach the in-line connector to the new oxygen sensor lead, making sure that the connector is snappped securely into place.
6.
Reinstall the air cleaner.
Completion Reporting and Reimbursement
