Maintenance and Specifications
WARNING: Ifyoudonotusetheproperfuelfillercap,
excessivepressureorvacuuminthefueltankmaydamagethe
fuelsystemorcausethefuelcaptodisengageinacollision,
whichmayresultinpossiblepersonalinjury.
Choosing the right fuel
Ifyourvehicleisaflexiblefuelvehicle(FFV),useonlyUNLEADED
FUELandFUELETHANOL(Ed75–Ed85)
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
Donotbeconcernedifyourengine
87
sometimesknockslightly.However,
ifitknocksheavilyundermost
drivingconditionswhileyouare
(R+M)/2 METHOD
usingfuelwiththerecommended
octanerating,seeyourauthorizedMazdadealershiptopreventany
enginedamage.
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
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REVIEWCOPY
2005
MazdaBSeries(mbs),OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)(own2002),
Market: USA_English(fus)
| Categories | Mazda B-Series Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Tags | Mazda B4000 |
| Model Year | 2005 |
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