Safety Warning
DIY auto repair can cause serious injury, fire, or vehicle damage. These guides are for informational purposes only. Always follow OEM torque specs, wear PPE, and consult a certified mechanic if you are unsure. You are solely responsible for your safety.
1996 DodgeFACTORY OEM SERVICE PROCEDURE
Dodge and Ram: 1996
- 1500 4x2 Pickup
- 1500 4x4 Pickup
- 2500 4x2 Pickup
- 2500 4x4 Pickup
- 3500 4x2 Pickup
- 3500 4x4 Pickup
- Avenger
- Caravan
- Dakota 2WD
- Dakota 4WD
- Grand Caravan
- Intrepid
- Neon
- RAM 1500 Van
- RAM 2500 Van
- RAM 3500 Van
- Stealth V6-2972cc 3.0L SOHC
- Stealth R/T V6-2972cc 3.0L DOHC
- Stealth R/T Turbo V6-2972cc 3.0L DOHC Turbo
- Stratus
- Viper V10-488 8.0L
- Avenger
- Cab & Chassis
- R2500, 5.9 C, 4WD, Automatic
- R2500, 5.9 C, 4WD, Standard
- R2500, 5.9 C, RWD, Automatic
- R2500, 5.9 C, RWD, Standard
- R2500, 5.9 Z, 4WD, Automatic
- R2500, 5.9 Z, 4WD, Standard
- R2500, 5.9 Z, RWD, Automatic
- R2500, 5.9 Z, RWD, Standard
- R2500, 8.0 W, 4WD, Automatic
- R2500, 8.0 W, 4WD, Standard
- R2500, 8.0 W, RWD, Automatic
- R2500, 8.0 W, RWD, Standard
- R3500, 5.9 5, 4WD, Automatic, 42RE
- R3500, 5.9 5, 4WD, Automatic, 46RE
- R3500, 5.9 5, 4WD, Standard
- R3500, 5.9 5, RWD, Automatic, 42RE
- R3500, 5.9 5, RWD, Automatic, 46RE
- R3500, 5.9 5, RWD, Standard
- R3500, 5.9 C, 4WD, Automatic, 46RE
- R3500, 5.9 C, 4WD, Automatic, 47RE
- R3500, 5.9 C, 4WD, Standard
- R3500, 5.9 C, RWD, Automatic, 46RE
- R3500, 5.9 C, RWD, Automatic, 47RE
- R3500, 5.9 C, RWD, Standard
- R3500, 8.0 W, 4WD, Automatic, 46RE
- R3500, 8.0 W, 4WD, Automatic, 47RE
- R3500, 8.0 W, 4WD, Standard
- R3500, 8.0 W, RWD, Automatic, 46RE
- R3500, 8.0 W, RWD, Automatic, 47RE
- R3500, 8.0 W, RWD, Standard
- Caravan
- Dakota
- 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 3.9 X, 4WD, Automatic
- 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 3.9 X, 4WD, Standard
- 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 3.9 X, RWD, Automatic
- 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 3.9 X, RWD, Standard
- 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.2 T, 4WD, Automatic
- 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.2 T, 4WD, Standard
- 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.2 T, RWD, Automatic
- 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.2 T, RWD, Standard
- 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.2 Y, 4WD, Automatic
- 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.2 Y, 4WD, Standard
- 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.2 Y, RWD, Automatic
- 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.2 Y, RWD, Standard
- 2D Pickup, 2.5 P
- 2D Pickup, 3.9 X, 4WD, Automatic
- 2D Pickup, 3.9 X, 4WD, Standard
- 2D Pickup, 3.9 X, RWD, Automatic
- 2D Pickup, 3.9 X, RWD, Standard
- 2D Pickup, 5.2 T, 4WD, Automatic, 44RE
- 2D Pickup, 5.2 T, 4WD, Automatic, 46RE
- 2D Pickup, 5.2 T, 4WD, Standard
- 2D Pickup, 5.2 T, RWD, Automatic
- 2D Pickup, 5.2 T, RWD, Standard
- 2D Pickup, 5.2 Y, 4WD, Automatic, 44RE
- 2D Pickup, 5.2 Y, 4WD, Automatic, 46RE
- 2D Pickup, 5.2 Y, 4WD, Standard
- 2D Pickup, 5.2 Y, RWD, Automatic
- 2D Pickup, 5.2 Y, RWD, Standard
- Grand Caravan
- Intrepid
- Neon
- Base, 2D Coupe, 2.0 C, Automatic
- Base, 2D Coupe, 2.0 C, Standard, A578
- Base, 2D Coupe, 2.0 C, Standard, T350
- Base, 2D Coupe, 2.0 Y, Automatic
- Base, 2D Coupe, 2.0 Y, Standard, A578
- Base, 2D Coupe, 2.0 Y, Standard, T350
- Base, 4D Sedan, 2.0 C, Automatic
- Base, 4D Sedan, 2.0 C, Standard, A578
- Base, 4D Sedan, 2.0 C, Standard, T350
- Base, 4D Sedan, 2.0 Y, Automatic
- Base, 4D Sedan, 2.0 Y, Standard, A578
- Base, 4D Sedan, 2.0 Y, Standard, T350
- High Line, 2D Coupe, 2.0 C, Automatic
- High Line, 2D Coupe, 2.0 C, Standard
- High Line, 2D Coupe, 2.0 Y, Automatic
- High Line, 2D Coupe, 2.0 Y, Standard
- High Line, 4D Sedan, 2.0 C, Automatic
- High Line, 4D Sedan, 2.0 C, Standard
- High Line, 4D Sedan, 2.0 Y, Automatic
- High Line, 4D Sedan, 2.0 Y, Standard
- Sport, 2D Coupe, 2.0 C, Automatic
- Sport, 2D Coupe, 2.0 C, Standard, A578
- Sport, 2D Coupe, 2.0 C, Standard, T350
- Sport, 2D Coupe, 2.0 Y, Automatic
- Sport, 2D Coupe, 2.0 Y, Standard, A578
- Sport, 2D Coupe, 2.0 Y, Standard, T350
- Sport, 4D Sedan, 2.0 C, Automatic
- Sport, 4D Sedan, 2.0 C, Standard, A578
- Sport, 4D Sedan, 2.0 C, Standard, T350
- Sport, 4D Sedan, 2.0 Y, Automatic
- Sport, 4D Sedan, 2.0 Y, Standard, A578
- Sport, 4D Sedan, 2.0 Y, Standard, T350
- Pickup
- R1500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.2 T, 4WD, Automatic
- R1500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.2 T, 4WD, Standard
- R1500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.2 T, RWD, Automatic
- R1500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.2 T, RWD, Standard
- R1500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.2 Y, 4WD, Automatic
- R1500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.2 Y, 4WD, Standard
- R1500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.2 Y, RWD, Automatic
- R1500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.2 Y, RWD, Standard
- R1500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 Z, 4WD
- R1500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 Z, RWD
- R1500, 2D Pickup, 3.9 X, Automatic, 42RE
- R1500, 2D Pickup, 3.9 X, Automatic, 46RE
- R1500, 2D Pickup, 3.9 X, Standard
- R1500, 2D Pickup, 5.2 T, 4WD, Automatic
- R1500, 2D Pickup, 5.2 T, 4WD, Standard
- R1500, 2D Pickup, 5.2 T, RWD, Automatic
- R1500, 2D Pickup, 5.2 T, RWD, Standard
- R1500, 2D Pickup, 5.2 Y, 4WD, Automatic
- R1500, 2D Pickup, 5.2 Y, 4WD, Standard
- R1500, 2D Pickup, 5.2 Y, RWD, Automatic
- R1500, 2D Pickup, 5.2 Y, RWD, Standard
- R1500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 Z, 4WD
- R1500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 Z, RWD
- R2500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 5, 4WD, Automatic
- R2500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 5, 4WD, Standard
- R2500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 5, RWD, Automatic
- R2500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 5, RWD, Standard
- R2500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 C, 4WD, Automatic
- R2500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 C, 4WD, Standard
- R2500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 C, RWD, Automatic
- R2500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 C, RWD, Standard
- R2500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 Z, 4WD, Automatic
- R2500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 Z, 4WD, Standard
- R2500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 Z, RWD, Automatic
- R2500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 Z, RWD, Standard
- R2500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 8.0 W, 4WD, Automatic
- R2500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 8.0 W, 4WD, Standard
- R2500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 8.0 W, RWD, Automatic
- R2500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 8.0 W, RWD, Standard
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 5.2 T, 4WD, Automatic
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 5.2 T, 4WD, Standard
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 5.2 T, RWD, Automatic
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 5.2 T, RWD, Standard
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 5.2 Y, 4WD, Automatic
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 5.2 Y, 4WD, Standard
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 5.2 Y, RWD, Automatic
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 5.2 Y, RWD, Standard
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 5, 4WD, Automatic
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 5, 4WD, Standard
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 5, RWD, Automatic
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 5, RWD, Standard
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 C, 4WD, Automatic
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 C, 4WD, Standard
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 C, RWD, Automatic
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 C, RWD, Standard
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 Z, 4WD, Automatic
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 Z, 4WD, Standard
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 Z, RWD, Automatic
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 Z, RWD, Standard
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 8.0 W, 4WD, Automatic
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 8.0 W, 4WD, Standard
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 8.0 W, RWD, Automatic
- R2500, 2D Pickup, 8.0 W, RWD, Standard
- R3500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 5, 4WD, Automatic
- R3500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 5, 4WD, Standard
- R3500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 5, RWD, Automatic
- R3500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 5, RWD, Standard
- R3500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 C, 4WD, Automatic
- R3500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 C, 4WD, Standard
- R3500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 C, RWD, Automatic
- R3500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 C, RWD, Standard
- R3500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 Z, 4WD, Automatic
- R3500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 Z, 4WD, Standard
- R3500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 Z, RWD, Automatic
- R3500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 5.9 Z, RWD, Standard
- R3500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 8.0 W, 4WD, Automatic
- R3500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 8.0 W, 4WD, Standard
- R3500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 8.0 W, RWD, Automatic
- R3500, 2D Pickup Extra Cab, 8.0 W, RWD, Standard
- R3500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 5, 4WD, Automatic
- R3500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 5, 4WD, Standard
- R3500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 5, RWD, Automatic
- R3500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 5, RWD, Standard
- R3500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 C, 4WD, Automatic
- R3500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 C, 4WD, Standard
- R3500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 C, RWD, Automatic
- R3500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 C, RWD, Standard
- R3500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 Z, 4WD, Automatic
- R3500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 Z, 4WD, Standard
- R3500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 Z, RWD, Automatic
- R3500, 2D Pickup, 5.9 Z, RWD, Standard
- R3500, 2D Pickup, 8.0 W, 4WD, Automatic
- R3500, 2D Pickup, 8.0 W, 4WD, Standard
- R3500, 2D Pickup, 8.0 W, RWD, Automatic
- R3500, 2D Pickup, 8.0 W, RWD, Standard
- Ram Van
- B1500, 3.9 X
- B1500, 5.2 Y, 36RH
- B1500, 5.2 Y, 46RE
- B2500, Van Cargo Extended, 3.9 X
- B2500, Van Cargo Extended, 5.2 T
- B2500, Van Cargo Extended, 5.2 Y, 36RH
- B2500, Van Cargo Extended, 5.2 Y, 46RE
- B2500, Van Cargo Extended, 5.9 Z
- B2500, Van Cargo, 3.9 X
- B2500, Van Cargo, 5.2 T
- B2500, Van Cargo, 5.2 Y, 36RH
- B2500, Van Cargo, 5.2 Y, 46RE
- B2500, Van Cargo, 5.9 Z
- B3500, Van Cargo Extended, 5.2 T
- B3500, Van Cargo Extended, 5.2 Y
- B3500, Van Cargo Extended, 5.9 Z
- B3500, Van Cargo, 5.2 T
- B3500, Van Cargo, 5.2 Y
- B3500, Van Cargo, 5.9 Z
- Ram Wagon
- Stealth
- Stratus
- Viper
Factory Service Tools
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When to See a Mechanic
Stop DIY work and contact a certified mechanic immediately if any of the following apply:
- • You smell fuel, burning insulation, or see smoke.
- • Brakes feel soft, pull hard to one side, or make grinding noises.
- • The engine overheats, stalls repeatedly, or misfires under load.
- • You are missing required tools, torque specs, or safe lifting equipment.
- • You are not confident in the next step or safety outcome.