Maintenance and Specifications
Octane recommendations
Donotbeconcernedifyourengine
sometimesknockslightly.However,
ifitknocksheavilyundermost
drivingconditionswhileyouare
usingfuelwiththerecommended
87
octanerating,seeyourdealeroraqualifiedservicetechniciantoprevent
anyenginedamage.
(R+M)/2 METHOD
UnleadedGasolineengines
Yourvehicleisdesignedtouse“Regular”unleadedgasolinewithan
(R+M)/2octaneratingof87.Wedonotrecommendtheuseofgasolines
labeledas“Regular”thataresoldwithoctaneratingsof86orlowerin
highaltitudeareas.
FFVengine(ifequipped)
YourvehicleisdesignedtouseFuelEthanol(Ed75–Ed85),“Regular”
unleadedgasolineoranymixtureofthetwofuels.
U.S.governmentregulationsrequirefuelethanoldispensing
pumpstohaveasmall,square,orangeandblacklabelwiththe
commonabbreviationortheappropriatepercentageforthat
region.UseofotherfuelssuchasFuelMethanolmaycause
powertraindamage,alossofvehicleperformance,andyour
warrantymaybeinvalidated.
Fuel quality
Manyoftheworld’sautomakersapprovedtheWorld-wideFuelCharter
thatrecommendsgasolinespecificationstoprovideimproved
performanceandemissioncontrolsystemprotectionforyourvehicle.
GasolinesthatmeettheWorld-wideFuelChartershouldbeusedwhen
available.Askyourfuelsupplieraboutgasolinesthatmeetthe
World-wideFuelCharter.
Itshouldnotbenecessarytoaddanyaftermarketproductstoyourfuel
tankifyoucontinuetousehighqualityfueloftherecommendedoctane
rating.Aftermarketproductscouldcausedamagetothefuelsystem.
Repairstocorrecttheeffectsofusinganaftermarketproductinyour
fuelmaynotbecoveredbyyourwarranty.
UnleadedGasolineengines
Ifyouareexperiencingstarting,roughidleorhesitationdriveability
problemsduringacoldstart,tryadifferentbrandof“Regular”unleaded
gasoline.“Premium”unleadedgasolineisnotrecommended(particularly
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2005
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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