Maintenance and care
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’sautomakers
issuedtheWorld-wideFuelCharter
thatrecommendsgasoline
specificationstoprovideimproved
performanceandemissioncontrol
systemprotectionforyourvehicle.
GasolinesthatmeettheWorld-wide
FuelChartershouldbeusedwhen
available.Askyourfuelsupplier
aboutgasolinesthatmeetthe
World-wideFuelCharter.InCanada,
lookforfuelsthatdisplaytheAutoMakers’Choicelogo.
Cleaner air
Fordendorsestheuseofreformulated“cleaner-burning”gasolinesto
improveairquality.
Running out of fuel
Avoidrunningoutoffuelbecausethissituationmayhaveanadverse
affectonpowertraincomponents.
Ifyouhaverunoutoffuel:
•
YoumayneedtocycletheignitionfromOFFtoONseveraltimesafter
refueling,toallowthefuelsystemtopumpthefuelfromthetankto
theengine.
•
The
indicatormaycomeon.Formoreinformationonthe“Check
Engine”indicator,refertotheInstrumentationchapter.
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| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2001 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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