Maintenance and Specifications
Octane recommendations
Yourvehicleisdesignedtouse
Regular”unleadedgasolinewith
87
“
pump(R+M)/2octaneratingof87.
Wedonotrecommendtheuseof
gasolineslabeledas“Regular”that
(R+M)/2 METHOD
aresoldwithoctaneratingsof86orlowerinhighaltitudeareas.
Donotbeconcernedifyourenginesometimesknockslightly.However,if
itknocksheavilyundermostdrivingconditionswhileyouareusingfuel
withtherecommendedoctanerating,seeyourdealeroraqualified
servicetechniciantopreventanyenginedamage.
Fuel quality
Ifyouareexperiencingstarting,roughidleorhesitationdriveability
problemsduringacoldstart,tryadifferentbrandof“Regular”unleaded
gasoline.“Premium”unleadedgasolineisnotrecommended(particularly
intheUnitedStates)becauseitmaycausetheseproblemstobecome
morepronounced.Iftheproblemspersist,seeyourdealeroraqualified
servicetechnician.
Itshouldnotbenecessarytoaddanyaftermarketproductstoyourfuel
tankifyoucontinuetousehighqualityfueloftherecommendedoctane
rating.Aftermarketproductscouldcausedamagetothefuelsystem.
Repairstocorrecttheeffectsofusinganaftermarketproductinyour
fuelmaynotbecoveredbyyourwarranty.
Manyoftheworld’ sautomakers
issuedtheWorld-wideFuelCharter
thatrecommendsgasoline
specificationstoprovideimproved
performanceandemissioncontrol
systemprotectionforyourvehicle.
GasolinesthatmeettheWorld-wide
FuelChartershouldbeusedwhen
available.Askyourfuelsupplier
aboutgasolinesthatmeetthe
World-wideFuelCharter.InCanada,
lookforfuelsthatdisplaytheAuto
Makers’Choicelogo.
Cleaner air
Fordendorsestheuseofreformulated“cleaner-burning”gasolinesto
improveairquality.
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| Model Year | 2003 |
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