Maintenance and Specifications
clothingandwashskinthoroughlywithsoapandwater.Repeatedor
prolongedskincontactwithfuelliquidorvaporcausesskinirritation.
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Beparticularlycarefulifyouaretaking“Antabuse”orotherformsof
disulfiramforthetreatmentofalcoholism.Breathinggasolineand/or
ethanolvapors,orskincontactcouldcauseanadversereaction.In
sensitiveindividuals,seriouspersonalinjuryorsicknessmayresult.If
fuelissplashedontheskin,promptlywashskinthoroughlywithsoap
andwater.Consultaphysicianimmediatelyifyouexperiencean
adversereaction.
FFVfueltanksmaycontainzeroto85percentethanol.Anyfuel
blendscontaininggasolineandethanolshouldbetreatedthesameas
“
FuelEthanol”.ToidentifyifyourvehicleisanFFV,checkyourVIN
orthelabelontheinsideofyourfuelfillerdoor.Whencheckingthe
VINlookfortheenginetypeidentifier(8thcharacter).Ifyourvehicle
isanFFV,thenthecharacterwillbelabeledasa“K.”
Pureethanolisthealcoholwhichistheintoxicatingagentinliquor,beer
andwine.Itisdistilledfromthefermentationofplantssuchasfieldcorn
andsugarcane.Whenethanolisusedinthemakingofmotorfuels,a
smallamountofabadtastingchemicalisaddedtodiscouragebeverage
use.TheresultingfueliscalledE 100meaning100%pureethanol
d
dilutedby2%to5%gasolineasthe“denaturant.”
Fuelethanol(summerblend )isthenmadebyadding15%more
d
unleadedgasoline.Theresultingfuelalsohasahigheroctaneratingthan
unleadedregulargasolineandotherpropertieswhichallowengine
designswithgreaterefficiencyandpower.
Winterblendsmaycontainupto30%(E70)unleadedgasoline(25%plus
thedenaturant)toenhancecoldenginestarts.Severelycoldweather
mayrequireadditionalmeasuresforreliablestarting.RefertoCold
WeatherStartingintheDrivingchapter.
Ethanolismorechemicallyactivethangasoline.Itcorrodessomemetals
andcausessomeplasticandrubbercomponentstoswell,breakdownor
becomebrittleandcrack,especiallywhenmixedwithgasoline.Special
materialsandprocedureshavebeendevelopedforflexiblefuelvehicles
andthedispensersusedbyethanolfuelproviders.
Flexiblefuelcomponentsandstandardunleadedgasolinefuel
componentsarenotinterchangeable.Ifyourvehicleisnot
servicedinaccordancewithflexiblefuelvehiclesprocedures,damage
mayoccurandyourwarrantymaybeinvalidated.
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| Categories | Ford Manuals, Ford Ranger Manuals |
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| Tags | Ford Ranger 2.3, Ford Ranger 3.0, Ford Ranger 4.0 |
| Model Year | 2002 |
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