2000 Ford Escort Owners Manual

Maintenance and care
withtherecommendedoctanerating,seeyourdealeroraqualified
servicetechniciantopreventanyenginedamage.
Fuel quality
Ifyouareexperiencingstarting,roughidleorhesitationdriveability
problemsduringacoldstart,tryadifferentbrandof“Regular”unleaded
gasoline.“Premium”unleadedgasolineisnotrecommended(particularly
intheUnitedStates)becauseitmaycausetheseproblemstobecome
morepronounced.Iftheproblemspersist,seeyourdealeroraqualified
servicetechnician.
Itshouldnotbenecessarytoaddanyaftermarketproductstoyourfuel
tankifyoucontinuetousehighqualityfueloftherecommendedoctane
rating.Aftermarketproductscouldcausedamagetothefuelsystem.
Repairstocorrecttheeffectsofusinganaftermarketproductinyour
fuelmaynotbecoveredbyyourwarranty.
Manyoftheworld’sautomakersissuedtheWorld-wideFuelCharterthat
recommendsgasolinespecificationstoprovideimprovedperformance
andemissioncontrolsystemprotectionforyourvehicle.Gasolinesthat
meettheWorld-wideFuelChartershouldbeusedwhenavailable.Ask
yourfuelsupplieraboutgasolinesthatmeettheWorld-wideFuel
Charter.
Cleaner air
Fordapprovestheuseofreformulated“cleaner-burning”gasolinesto
improveairquality.Thesegasolinesmaycontainoxygenatesupto10%
ethanolor15%MTBE.
Running out of fuel
Avoidrunningoutoffuelbecausethissituationmayhaveanadverse
affectonpowertraincomponents.
Ifyouhaverunoutoffuel:
YoumayneedtocycletheignitionfromOFFtoONseveraltimesafter
refueling,toallowthefuelsystemtopumpthefuelfromthetankto
theengine.
Your“ServiceEngineSoon”indicatormaycomeon.Formore
informationonthe“ServiceEngineSoon”indicator,refertothe
Instrumentationchapter.
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Product Specification
CategoriesFord Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals
Document TypeUser and Operator's Vehicle Manual Guide. Free Auto PDF Manual Download
Model Year2000
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