Maintenance and care
recommendedoctane,seeyourdealeroraqualifiedservicetechnicianto
preventanyenginedamage.
Fuel quality
Ifyouareexperiencingstarting,roughidleorhesitationdriveability
problemsduringacoldstart,tryadifferentbrandof‘‘Regular’’gasoline.
‘‘Premium’’
gasolineisnotrecommended(particularlyintheUnited
States)becauseitmaycausetheseproblemstobecomemore
pronounced.Iftheproblemspersist,seeyourdealeroraqualified
servicetechnician.
TheAmericanAutomobileManufacturersAssociation(AAMA)issueda
gasolinespecificationtoprovideinformationonhighqualityfuelsthat
optimizetheperformanceofyourvehicle.Werecommendtheuseof
gasolinesthatmeettheAAMAspecificationiftheyareavailable.
Itshouldnotbenecessarytoaddanyaftermarketproductstoyourfuel
tankifyoucontinuetouseahigh-qualityfuel.
Cleaner air
Fordapprovestheuseofgasolinestoimproveairquality,including
reformulatedgasolinesthatcontainoxygenatesupto10%ethanolor
15%
MTBE.
Donotusegasolinescontainingmethanol,whichcandamagecriticalfuel
systemcomponents.Damageresultingfromtheuseofmethanolmaynot
becoveredbyyourwarranty.
Calculating fuel economy
Toaccuratelycalculateyourvehicle’sfueleconomy:
1.
2.
Fillthetankcompletelyandrecordtheinitialodometerreading.
Eachtimeyoufillthetank,recordtheamountoffueladded(inliters
orgallons).
Afteratleastthreetofivefueltankfill-ups,fillthefueltankand
recordthecurrentmileagereading.
Useoneofthefollowingequationstocalculatefueleconomy.
3.
4.
Litersusedx100ϬTotalkilometerstraveled
TotalmilestraveledϬTotalgallonsused
Keeparecordforatleastonemonth.Thiswillprovideanaccurate
estimateofthevehicle’sfueleconomy.
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| Model Year | 1998 |
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