Maintenance and care
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Iffuelissplashedintheeyes,removecontactlenses,flushwithwater
for15minutesandseekmedicalattention.
Beparticularlycarefulifyouaretaking‘‘Antabuse’’orotherformsof
disulfiramforthetreatmentofalcoholism.Breathinggasolinevapors
orskincontactcouldcauseanadversereaction.Consultaphysician
immediately.
Choosing the right fuel
UseonlyUNLEADEDFUEL.Theuseofleadedfuelisprohibitedbylaw
andcoulddamageyourvehicle.
Yourvehiclewasnotdesignedtousefuelorfueladditiveswithmetallic
compounds,includingmanganese-basedcompoundscontainingMMT.
VehiclescertifiedtoCaliforniaemissionstandards(indicatedonthe
underhoodVehicleEmissionsControlInformationlabel)aredesignedto
operateonCaliforniareformulatedgasolines.IfCaliforniareformulated
gasolineisnotavailablewhenyourefuel,yourvehiclecanbeoperated
onnon-Californiafuels.However,eventhoughyourenginewillperform
adequatelyonothergasolines,theperformanceoftheemissioncontrol
devicesandsystemsmaybeadverselyaffected.
Repairofdamagecausedbyusingafuelthatyourvehiclewasnot
designedformaynotbecoveredbyyourwarranty.
Octane recommendations
Yourvehicleisdesignedtouse
‘‘Regular’’
unleadedwithan(R+M)/2
octaneratingof87.Wedonot
recommendgasolineslabeledas
87
‘‘Regular’’
inhighaltitudeareasthat
aresoldwithoctaneratingsof86or
evenless.
Donotbeconcernedifyourvehiclesometimesknockslightly.However,
ifitknocksheavilyundermostdrivingconditionsonfuelwiththe
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| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Manual Download |
| Model Year | 1998 |
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