Maintenance and care
Yourvehiclewasnotdesignedtousefuelorfueladditiveswithmetallic
compounds,includingmanganese-basedcompoundscontainingMMT.
Repairstocorrecttheeffectsofusingafuelforwhichyourvehiclewas
notdesignedmaynotbecoveredbyyourwarranty.
Octane recommendations
Yourvehicleisdesignedtouse
87
“Regular”unleadedgasolinewithan
(R+M)/2octaneratingof87.Wedo
notrecommendtheuseofgasolines
(R+M)/2 METHOD
labeledas“Regular”thataresold
withoctaneratingsof86orlowerinhighaltitudeareas.
Donotbeconcernedifyourenginesometimesknockslightly.However,if
itknocksheavilyundermostdrivingconditionswhileyouareusingfuel
withtherecommendedoctanerating,seeyourdealeroraqualified
servicetechniciantopreventanyenginedamage.
Fuel quality
Ifyouareexperiencingstarting,roughidleorhesitationdriveability
problemsduringacoldstart,tryadifferentbrandof“Regular”unleaded
gasoline.“Premium”unleadedgasolineisnotrecommended(particularly
intheUnitedStates)becauseitmaycausetheseproblemstobecome
morepronounced.Iftheproblemspersist,seeyourdealeroraqualified
servicetechnician.
Itshouldnotbenecessarytoaddanyaftermarketproductstoyourfuel
tankifyoucontinuetouseahighqualityfuel.
Cleaner air
Fordapprovestheuseofgasolinestoimproveairquality,including
reformulatedgasolinesthatcontainoxygenatesupto10%ethanolor
15%
MTBE.
Running out of fuel
Avoidrunningoutfuelbecausethissituationmayhaveanadverseaffect
onpowertraincomponents.
Ifyouhaverunoutoffuel:
•
Youmayneedtocranktheengineseveraltimesafterrefuelingbefore
thesystemstartstopumpthefuelfromthetanktotheengine.
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| Categories | Ford Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Manual Download |
| Model Year | 1999 |
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| Publisher | ford.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | Ford Escort |
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