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BeforeDrivingYourMazda
FuelandEngineExhaustPrecautions
FuelRequirements
VehicleswithcatalyticconvertersoroxygensensorsmustuseONLYUNLEADEDFUEL,
whichwillreduceexhaustemissionsandkeepsparkplugfoulingtoaminimum.
MX-5/Miata
YourMazdawillperformbestwithfuellistedinthetable.
Fuel
OctaneRating*(Anti-knockindex)
Premiumunleadedfuel
91[(R+M)/2method]orabove(96RONorabove)
*
U.S.federallawrequiresthatoctaneratingsbepostedongasolinestationpumps.
YoumayusearegularunleadedfuelwithanOctaneRatingfrom87to90(91to95RON)
butthiswillslightlyreduceperformance.
Fuelwitharatinglowerthan87octane(91RON)couldcausetheemissioncontrolsystem
toloseeffectiveness.Itcouldalsocauseengineknockingandseriousenginedamage.
MAZDASPEEDMX-5
Fuel
OctaneRating*(Anti-knockindex)
Premiumunleadedfuel
91[(R+M)/2method]orabove(96RONorabove)
*
U.S.federallawrequiresthatoctaneratingsbepostedongasolinestationpumps.
CAUTION
USEONLYUNLEADEDFUEL.
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Leadedfuelisharmfultothecatalyticconverterortheoxygensensor.Theleadwill
accumulateontheoxygensensorandthecatalystinsidetheconverter.Thiswillresult
inamalfunctionoftheemissioncontrolsystem,causingpoorperformance.
Yourvehiclecanonlyuseoxygenatedfuelscontainingnomorethan10%ethanolby
volume.Damagetoyourvehiclemayoccurwhenethanolexceedsthis
recommendation,orifthegasolinecontainsanymethanol.Stopusinggasoholofany
kindifyourvehicleengineisperformingpoorly.
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Neveraddfuelsystemadditives.Neveraddcleaningagentsotherthanthosespecified
byMazda.Othercleaningagentsandadditivesmaydamagethesystem.Consultan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
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Neverusefuelotherthanpremiumunleadedfuelforyourvehicle.Useofotherfuel
couldcausepoorengineperformanceandseriousengineknocking.
Gasolineblendedwithoxygenatessuchasalcoholorethercompoundsaregenerally
referredtoasoxygenatedfuels.Thecommongasolineblendthatcanbeusedwithyour
vehicleisethanolblendedatnomorethan10%.Gasolinecontainingalcohol,suchas
ethanolormethanol,maybemarketedunderthename“Gasohol”.
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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