Mazda Protege 2001 - Fuel Requirements

Protecting Your Mazda
Fuel Requirements
Vebicles with
catalyiic converte$ mus!
use
ONLY UNLEADED
FLEL, which
will
reduce exhaust emissions and keep
spark
plug
fouling
to a minimum.
Your Mazda wiil
perform
best
wirll
regular unleaded fuel havinS
an octane
rating
(antiknock
index) ofat least 87
[(R+M)/2
method].
Fuel with alower rating could cause ihe
emission conirol
system
to lose
effectiveness.It
could
also cause engine
knocking and serious engine damage.
U.S. federal
law requires thatoctane
ratings be
posted
on
gasoline
station
Gasoline blended
wlth oxygenaies such
as alcobol or ether
compounds are
generally
referred to ai oxygenated fuels.
The common
gasoline
blend that can be
used
with yourvehicle is
ethanol blended
al no more than 109,.
Casoline
containing alcohol, such as
etbanol or methanol,
may be morkeled
under
the name "Gasohol".
AclurroN
NEVER USE LEADED FUEL
It is harmful to the cataiytic convener
The lead
will
accumulate on the
oxygen sensor and the catalyst inside
This will result
in a malfunction of
ihe emission control
system,
causing
Ac.turroN
Yofi vehicle can only use oxygenated
fuels containing no more than 1090
ethanol by volume. Damage to
your
vehicle may occur when ethanol
exceeds this recommendation, or
if
the
gasoline
conlains any methanol.
Stop using
gasohol
of any kind ifyour
vehicle engine
js
perfonning poody.
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