Specifications

LUBRICATION AND MAINTENANCE
TSB Revision
GENERAL
00-34
For further details, refer to "LUBRICANTS SELEC-
TION."
LUBRICANTS AND GREASES
Semi-solid lubricants bear the NLGI designation and
are further classified as grades 0, 1, 2, 3, etc.
Whenever "Chassis Lubricant" is specified, Multipur-
pose Grease, NLGI grade Number 2, should be
used.
FUEL USAGE STATEMENT
CAUTION
Using leaded gasoline in this car will damage the
catalytic converters and heated oxygen sensors,
and affect the warranty coverage validity.
This vehicle must use unleaded gasoline only.
This vehicle has a fuel filler tube which is especially
designed to accept only the smaller-diameter
unleaded gasoline dispensing nozzle.
The 2.4L model is designed to operate on unleaded
gasoline having a minimum octane rating of 87
[(MON + RON)/2], or 91 RON.
NOTE: .
• MON: Motor Octane Number
• RON: Research Octane Number
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GASOLINE CONTAINING ALCOHOL
Some gasoline sold at service stations contain alco-
hol although they may not be so identified.
Using fuels containing alcohol is not recommended
unless the nature of the blend can be determined as
being satisfactory.
Gasohol: A mixture of 10% ethanol (grain alcohol)
and 90% unleaded gasoline may be used in your
vehicle. If driveability problems are experienced as a
result of using gasohol, it is recommended that the
vehicle be operated on gasoline.
Methanol: Do not use gasoline containing metha-
nol (wood alcohol). Using this type of alcohol can
result in vehicle performance deterioration and dam
-
age critical parts in the fuel system components. Fuel
system damage and performance problems resulting
from the use of gasoline containing methanol may
not be covered by the new vehicle warranty.
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GASOLINE CONTAINING METHYL
TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER (MTBE)
Unleaded gasoline containing 15% or less MTBE
may be used in your vehicle. (Fuel containing MTBE
over 15% in volume may cause reduced engine per
-
formance and produce vapor lock or hard starting.
MATERIALS ADDED TO FUEL
Indiscriminate use of fuel system cleaning agents
should be avoided. Many of these materials intended
for gum and varnish removal may contain highly
active solvents or similar ingredients that can be
harmful to gasket and diaphragm materials used in
fuel system component parts.