2010 Mazda RX 8 Owners Manual

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BeforeDrivingYourMazda
FuelandEngineExhaustPrecautions
FuelRequirements
VehicleswithcatalyticconvertersoroxygensensorsmustuseONLYUNLEADEDFUEL,
whichwillreduceexhaustemissionsandkeepsparkplugfoulingtoaminimum.
YourMazdawillperformbestwithfuellistedinthetable.
Fuel
OctaneRating*(Anti-knockindex)
Premiumunleadedfuel
91[(R   M)/2method]orabove(96RONorabove)
*
U.S.federallawrequiresthatoctaneratingsbepostedongasolinestationpumps.
Thisvehicleisdesignedtouse91[(R     M)/2method](96RON)orhighergasolineforbest
performance.If91[(R   M)/2method](96RON)isnotavailable,gasolinefrom87to90[
(R
M)/2method](91to95RON)canbeusedtemporarilyforemergencypurposes,but
thiswillslightlyreduceperformance.Fuelwithgasolinefrom87to90[(R       M)/2method]
to95RON),drivinginhightemperatureorlowhumidityconditionscouldcauseengine
(91
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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FormNo.8AT5-EA-09E
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CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals
Model Year2010
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