Maintenance and care
Yourvehiclewasnotdesignedto
usefuelorfueladditiveswith
metalliccompounds,including
manganese-basedcompounds
containingMMT.
VehiclescertifiedtoCalifornia
emissionstandards(indicatedon
theunderhoodVehicleEmissions
ControlInformationlabel)are
designedtooperateonCalifornia
reformulatedgasolines.If
Californiareformulatedgasolineis
notavailablewhenyourefuel,your
vehiclecanbeoperatedon
non-Californiafuels.However,even
thoughyourenginewillperform
adequatelyonothergasolines,the
performanceoftheemission
controldevicesandsystemsmay
beadverselyaffected.
Repairofdamagecausedbyusing
afuelthatyourvehiclewasnot
designedformaynotbecovered
byyourwarranty.
Octane recommendations
Yourvehicleisdesignedtouse
regularunleadedwithan(R+M)/2
octaneratingof87.Wedonot
recommendgasolineslabeledas
“regular”inhighaltitudeareasthat
aresoldwithoctaneratingsof86
orevenless.
87
Donotbeconcernedifyour
vehiclesometimesknockslightly.
However,ifitknocksheavilyunder
mostdrivingconditionsonfuel
withtherecommendedoctane,see
yourdealeroraqualifiedservice
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Product Specification
Categories | Ford Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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Document Type | Free Auto PDF Manual Download |
Model Year | 1998 |
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Publisher | ford.com |
Wikipedia's Page | Ford Escort |
Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |