Maintenance and Specifications
containsmoremetallicadditivesthanregularfuel.Werecommendusing
regulargradefuel.InCanada,manyfuelscontainmetallicadditives,but
fuelsfreeofsuchadditivesmaybeavailable;checkwithyourlocalfuel
dealer.
Donotusefuelcontainingmethanol.Itcandamagecriticalfuelsystem
components.
Repairstocorrecttheeffectsofusingafuelforwhichyourvehiclewas
notdesignedmaynotbecoveredbyyourwarranty.
Octane recommendations
Yourvehicleisdesignedtouse
87
“
Regular”unleadedgasolinewith
pump(R+M)/2octaneratingof87.
Wedonotrecommendtheuseof
gasolineslabeledas“Regular”that
(R+M)/2 METHOD
aresoldwithoctaneratingsof86orlowerinhighaltitudeareas.
Donotbeconcernedifyourenginesometimesknockslightly.However,if
itknocksheavilyundermostdrivingconditionswhileyouareusingfuel
withtherecommendedoctanerating,seeyourdealeroraqualified
servicetechniciantopreventanyenginedamage.
Fuel quality
Ifyouareexperiencingstarting,roughidleorhesitationdriveability
problems,tryadifferentbrandofunleadedgasoline.“Premium”
unleadedgasolineisnotrecommendedforvehiclesdesignedtouse
“
becomemorepronounced.Iftheproblemspersist,seeyourdealerora
qualifiedservicetechnician.
Regular”unleadedgasolinebecauseitmaycausetheseproblemsto
Itshouldnotbenecessarytoaddanyaftermarketproductstoyourfuel
tankifyoucontinuetousehighqualityfueloftherecommendedoctane
rating.Aftermarketproductscouldcausedamagetothefuelsystem.
Repairstocorrecttheeffectsofusinganaftermarketproductinyour
fuelmaynotbecoveredbyyourwarranty.
Manyoftheworld’sautomakersapprovedtheWorld-wideFuelCharter
thatrecommendsgasolinespecificationstoprovideimproved
performanceandemissioncontrolsystemprotectionforyourvehicle.
GasolinesthatmeettheWorld-wideFuelChartershouldbeusedwhen
available.Askyourfuelsupplieraboutgasolinesthatmeetthe
World-wideFuelCharter.
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F250/350/450/550(f23)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
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