Maintenance and Specifications
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,seeyourauthorizeddealerto
preventanyenginedamage.
Fuel quality
Ifyouareexperiencingstarting,roughidleorhesitationdriveability
problems,tryadifferentbrandofunleadedgasoline.“Premium”
unleadedgasolineisnotrecommendedforvehiclesdesignedtouse
“Regular”unleadedgasolinebecauseitmaycausetheseproblemsto
becomemorepronounced.Iftheproblemspersist,seeyourauthorized
dealer.
Donotaddaftermarketfueladditiveproductstoyourfueltank.It
shouldnotbenecessarytoaddanyaftermarketproductstoyourfuel
tankifyoucontinuetousehighqualityfueloftherecommendedoctane
rating.Theseproductshavenotbeenapprovedforyourengineand
couldcausedamagetothefuelsystem.Repairstocorrecttheeffectsof
usinganaftermarketproductinyourfuelmaynotbecoveredbyyour
warranty.
Manyoftheworld’sautomakersapprovedtheWorld-WideFuelCharter
thatrecommendsgasolinespecificationstoprovideimproved
performanceandemissioncontrolsystemprotectionforyourvehicle.
GasolinesthatmeettheWorld-WideFuelChartershouldbeusedwhen
available.Askyourfuelsupplieraboutgasolinesthatmeetthe
World-WideFuelCharter.
Cleaner air
Mazdaendorsestheuseofreformulated“cleaner-burning”gasolinesto
improveairquality,pertherecommendationsintheChoosingtheRight
Fuelsection.
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2008
Tribute(j14)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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Model Year | 2008 |
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