2001 Ford Taurus Owners Manual

Maintenance and care

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FFVfueltanksmaycontainzeroto85percentethanol.Anyfuel

blendscontaininggasolineandethanolshouldbetreatedthesameas

“FuelEthanol(E85)”.ToidentifyifyourvehicleisanFFV,checkyour

VINorthelabelontheinsideofyourfuelfillerdoor.Whenchecking

theVINlookfortheenginetypeidentifier(8thcharacter).Ifyour

vheicleisanFFV,thenthecharacterwillbelabeledasa“K.”

Pureethanolisthealcoholwhichistheintoxicatingagentinliquor,beer

andwine.Itisdistilledfromthefermentationofplantssuchasfieldcorn

andsugarcane.Whenethanolisusedinthemakingofmotorfuels,a

smallamountofabadtastingchemicalisaddedtodiscouragebeverage

use.TheresultingfueliscalledE 100meaning100%pureethanol

dilutedby2%to5%gasolineasthe“denaturant.”

Fuelethanol(E85)_disthenmadebyadding15%moreunleaded

gasoline.Theresultingfuelalsohasahigheroctaneratingthanunleaded

regulargasolineandotherpropertieswhichallowenginedesignswith

greaterefficiencyandpower.

Winterblendsmaycontainupto30%(E70)unleadedgasoline(25%plus

thedenaturant)toenhancecoldenginestarts.Severelycoldweather

mayrequireadditionalmeasuresforreliablestarting.RefertoCold

WeatherStartingintheStartingchapter.

Ethanolismorechemicallyactivethangasoline.Itcorrodessomemetals

andcausessomeplasticandrubbercomponentstoswell,breakdownor

becomebrittleandcrack,especiallywhenmixedwithgasoline.Special

materialsandprocedureshavebeendevelopedforflexiblefuelvehicles

andthedispensersusedbyethanolfuelproviders.

Flexiblefuelcomponentsandstandardunleadedgasolinefuel

componentsarenotinterchangeable.Ifyourvehicleisnot

servicedinaccordancewithflexiblefuelvehiclesprocedures,damage

mayoccurandyourwarrantymaybeinvalidated.

Whenrefuelingalwaysshuttheengineoffandneverallow

sparksoropenflamesnearthefillerneck.Neversmokewhile

refueling.Fuelvaporisextremelyhazardousundercertainconditions.

Careshouldbetakentoavoidinhalingexcessfumes.

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whitney on Mar 03, 2015. Manual

great product needed this tomn replace the fuse for my cigarette lighter

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