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STARTING AND OPERATING
Gasoline/Oxygenate Blends
MMT in Gasoline
Somefuelsuppliersblendunleadedgasolinewithmate-
rials called oxygenates such as 10% ethanol, MTBE and
ETBE. Oxygenates are required in some areas of the
country during the winter months to reduce carbon
monoxide emissions. Fuels blended with these oxygen-
atesmaybeusedinyourvehicle.
MMTisamanganesecontainingmetallicadditivethatis
blendedintosomegasolinetoincreasetheoctanenum-
ber.GasolinesblendedwithMMToffernoperformance
advantagebeyondgasolinesofthesameoctanenumber
withoutMMT.GasolinesblendedwithMMThaveshown
to reduce spark plug life and reduce emission system
performanceinsomevehicles.Themanufacturerrecom-
mends using gasolines without MMT. Since the MMT
content of gasoline may not be indicated on the pump,
you should ask your gasoline retailer whether or not
his/hergasolinecontainsMMT.
CAUTION!
DONOTusegasolinescontainingMethanol.Useof
theseblendsmayresultinstartinganddriveability
problemsandmaydamagecriticalfuelsystemcom-
ponents.
MMTisprohibitedinbothFederalandCaliforniarefor-
mulatedgasolines.
InCanada,MMTcanbeusedatlevelshigherthanthose
allowed in the United States. For this reason, it is even
more important to look for gasolines without MMT in
Canada.
Problems that result from using methanol/gasoline
blendsarenottheresponsibilityofthemanufacturerand
maynotbecoveredbythevehiclewarranty.WhileMTBE
is an oxygenate made from Methanol, it does not have
thenegativeeffectsofMethanol.
| Categories | Chrysler 300 Manuals, Chrysler Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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