BeforeDrivingYourMazda
FuelandEngineExhaustPrecautions
FuelRequirements
VehicleswithcatalyticconvertersoroxygensensorsmustuseONLYUNLEADEDFUEL,
whichwillreduceexhaustemissionsandkeepsparkplugfoulingtoaminimum.
YourMazdawillperformbestwithfuellistedinthetable.
Fuel
OctaneRating*(Anti-knockindex)
Premiumunleadedfuel
91[(R+M)/2method]orabove(96RONorabove)
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U.S.federallawrequiresthatoctaneratingsbepostedongasolinestationpumps.
Thisvehicleisdesignedtouse91[(R+M)/2method](96RON)orhighergasolineforbest
performance.If91[(R+M)/2method](96RON)isnotavailable,gasolinefrom87to90[(R
+M)/2method](91to95RON)canbeusedtemporarilyforemergencypurposes,butthis
willslightlyreduceperformance.Fuelwithgasolinefrom87to90[(R+M)/2method](91
to95RON),drivinginhightemperatureorlowhumidityconditionscouldcauseengine
knocking.
Fuelwitharatinglowerthan87[(R+M)/2method](lowerthan91RON)couldcausethe
emissioncontrolsystemtoloseeffectiveness.Itcouldalsocauseengineknockingand
seriousenginedamage.
CAUTION
ØUSEONLYUNLEADEDFUEL.
Leadedfuelisharmfultothecatalyticconverterandoxygensensorsandwilllead
todeteriorationoftheemissioncontrolsystemandorfailures.
ØYourvehiclecanonlyuseoxygenatedfuelscontainingnomorethan10%ethanol
byvolume.Damagetoyourvehiclemayoccurwhenethanolexceedsthis
recommendation,orifthegasolinecontainsanymethanol.Stopusinggasoholof
anykindifyourvehicleengineisperformingpoorly.
ØNeveraddfuelsystemadditives.Neveraddcleaningagentsotherthanthose
specifiedbyMazda.Othercleaningagentsandadditivesmaydamagethesystem.
ConsultanAuthorizedMazdaDealer.
Gasolineblendedwithoxygenatessuchasalcoholorethercompoundsaregenerally
referredtoasoxygenatedfuels.Thecommongasolineblendthatcanbeusedwithyour
vehicleisethanolblendedatnomorethan10%.Gasolinecontainingalcohol,suchas
ethanolormethanol,maybemarketedunderthename“Gasohol”.
Vehicledamageanddrivabilityproblemsresultingfromtheuseofthefollowingmaynot
becoveredbytheMazdawarranty.
Gasoholcontainingmorethan10%ethanol.
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Gasolineorgasoholcontainingmethanol.
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Leadedfuelorleadedgasohol.
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Product Specification
Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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Model Year | 2008 |
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