VIPER FLUIDS (Revised
(SM = Information from 1998 Dodge Viper Service
Manual)
|
Fluid Type |
Fluid Capacity |
Change Frequency |
Fluid Brand(s) to Use |
|
Fuel/Gas |
72.0 L (19 Gal) |
As needed |
Premium Unleaded 91 Octane
Minimum (SM) |
|
Engine Oil |
7.6 L (8 Qts) / 8.0 L (8.5 Qts) with
Filter (10 Qts
for 01s+) |
3k miles / 6 months (SM) |
Mobil 1 10W-30 & Mopar Oil Filter (SM), i.e. M1-204 Oil Filter |
|
Cooling System |
12.0 L (12.8 Qts) |
51k miles / 36 months (SM)
(24 months after 1st change) |
Mopar Antifreeze (SM); Zerex G5
(per 95Viper) either traditional or Dexcool (Ron) |
|
Transmission |
3.8 L (4 Qts) |
21k miles (SM) (12k miles
per Tom Sessions) / months not in SM |
Dexron III (SM) (use Castrol
instead, per many); Castrol Syntorque
LT (Mopar #4874459) (per Jack B) (not for 92/93
Vipers per Ron) |
|
Differential (Rear) Axle |
12k miles / 18 months (SM) |
Mopar High Performance Synthetic Axle Lube SAE 75 W/140
(MS-8985) (Mopar #4874469) (SM) |
|
|
Diff. Axle Additive |
0.1 L (4 Oz.) |
12k miles / 18 months (SM) |
Mopar Gear Additive (Mopar
#4318060AB) (SM) |
|
Power Steering |
0.7 L (21 Oz.) |
Not in SM (same as
transmission per Ron) |
Mopar Power Steering Fluid (SM) (Mopar
#4883077); Redline (per many); Mopar PSF "All
Climate" (#5010304AA) (per Tom, fluid deity) |
|
Brake Fluid |
0.3 L (7.5 Oz) |
Miles not in SM / 24 months
(SM) |
DOT 4 conforming (SM),
e.g., Mopar DOT 4 Brake/Clutch Fluid #4549625; Motul 600, Castrol SRF (not for
more than 18 months else corrodes, per many sources), or AP600 (per many
sources for each); Valvoline synthetic (per Ron) |
|
Windshield Washer |
1.0 L (1 Qt) |
As needed |
Any |
|
Clutch Fluid |
Not in SM (12 Oz (per Chuck
Tator)) |
Miles not in SM / 24 months
(SM) |
Same as brake fluid, but
not AP600 (per AP website) |