Maintenance and Specifications
Choosing the right fuel
UseonlyUNLEADEDFUEL.Theuseofleadedfuelisprohibitedbylaw
andcoulddamageyourvehicle.
Yourvehiclewasnotdesignedtousefuelorfueladditiveswithmetallic
compounds,includingmanganese-basedadditives.Studiesindicatethat
theseadditivescancauseyourvehicle’semissioncontrolsystemto
deterioratemorerapidly.InCanada,premiumgradefuelgenerally
containsmoremetallicadditivesthanregularfuel.Werecommendusing
regulargradefuel.InCanada,manyfuelscontainmetallicadditives,but
fuelsfreeofsuchadditivesmaybeavailable;checkwithyourlocalfuel
dealer.
Donotusefuelcontainingmethanol.Itcandamagecriticalfuelsystem
components.
Repairstocorrecttheeffectsofusingafuelforwhichyourvehiclewas
notdesignedmaynotbecoveredbyyourwarranty.
Octane recommendations
Yourvehicleisdesignedtouse
87
“Regular”unleadedgasolinewith
pump(R+M)/2octaneratingof87.
Wedonotrecommendtheuseof
(R+M)/2 METHOD
gasolineslabeledas“Regular”that
aresoldwithoctaneratingsof86orlowerinhighaltitudeareas.
Donotbeconcernedifyourenginesometimesknockslightly.However,if
itknocksheavilyundermostdrivingconditionswhileyouareusingfuel
withtherecommendedoctanerating,seeyourdealeroraqualified
servicetechniciantopreventanyenginedamage.
Fuel quality
Ifyouareexperiencingstarting,roughidleorhesitationdriveability
problems,tryadifferentbrandofunleadedgasoline.“Premium”
unleadedgasolineisnotrecommendedforvehiclesdesignedtouse
“Regular”unleadedgasolinebecauseitmaycausetheseproblemsto
becomemorepronounced.Iftheproblemspersist,seeyourdealerora
qualifiedservicetechnician.
Itshouldnotbenecessarytoaddanyaftermarketproductstoyourfuel
tankifyoucontinuetousehighqualityfueloftherecommendedoctane
rating.Aftermarketproductscouldcausedamagetothefuelsystem.
Repairstocorrecttheeffectsofusinganaftermarketproductinyour
fuelmaynotbecoveredbyyourwarranty.
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2005
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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