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.
157
| Categories | Ford Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals |
|---|---|
| Document Type | User and Operator's Vehicle Manual Guide. Free Auto PDF Manual Download |
| Model Year | 2000 |
| Download File |
|
| Document File Type | |
| Publisher | ford.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | Ford Escort |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
(0 votes, average: 0 out of 5)