2000 Ford Escort Owners Manual

Maintenance and care
Fuel Filter
Forfuelfilterreplacement,seeyourdealeroraqualifiedservice
technician.RefertotheScheduledMaintenanceGuideforthe
appropriateintervalsforchangingthefuelfilter.
ReplacethefuelfilterwithanauthorizedMotorcraftpart.The
customerwarrantymaybevoidforanydamagetothefuelsystem
ifanauthorizedMotorcraftfuelfilterisnotused.
ESSENTIALS OF GOOD FUEL ECONOMY
Measuring techniques
Yourbestsourceofinformationaboutactualfueleconomyisyou,the
driver.Youmustgatherinformationasaccuratelyandconsistentlyas
possible.Fuelexpense,frequencyoffillupsorfuelgaugereadingsare
NOTaccurateasameasureoffueleconomy.Wedonotrecommend
takingfueleconomymeasurementsduringthefirst1600km(1000
miles)ofdriving(enginebreak-inperiod).Youwillgetamoreaccurate
measurementafter3000km–5000km(2000miles-3000miles).
Filling the tank
Theadvertisedfuelcapacityofthefueltankonyourvehicleisequalto
theratedrefillcapacityofthefueltankaslistedintheRefillCapacities
sectionoftheCapacitiesandspecificationschapter.
Theadvertisedcapacityistheamountoftheindicatedcapacityandthe
emptyreservecombined.Indicatedcapacityisthedifferenceinthe
amountoffuelinafulltankandatankwhenthefuelgaugeindicates
empty.Emptyreserveisthesmallamountofusablefuelremaininginthe
fueltankafterthefuelgaugeindicatesempty.
Theamountofemptyreservevariesandshouldnotberelied
upontoincreasedrivingrange.Whenrefuelingyourvehicleafter
thefuelgaugeindicatesempty,youmightnotbeabletorefuel
thefullamountoftheadvertisedcapacityofthefueltankdueto
theemptyreservestillpresentinthetank.
Forconsistentresultswhenfillingthefueltank:
Usethesamefillingratesetting(low—medium—high)eachtime
thetankisfilled.
Allowthreeautomaticclick-offswhenfilling.
Alwaysusefuelwiththerecommendedoctanerating.
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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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