Nissan 350Z Fairlady Z owners manual page 262

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FUEL RECOMMENDATION gests that you use reformulated gasoline when Under no circumstances should aavailable. Use unleaded premium gasoline with an octaneleaded gasoline be used, becauseGasoline containing oxygenates rating of at least 91 AKI (Anti-Knock Index)this will damage the three-way cata- number (Research octane number 96).lyst. Some fuel suppliers sell gasoline containing If premium gasoline is not available, unleaded Do not use E-85 fuel in your vehicle.oxygenates such as ethanol, MTBE and metha- regular gasoline with an octane rating of 87 AKIYour vehicle is not designed to runnol with or without advertising their presence. number (Research octane number 91) may beon E-85 fuel. Using E-85 fuel canNISSANdoesnotrecommendtheuseoffuelsof temporarily used, but only under the following which the oxygenate content and the fuel com- precautions: damagethefuelsystemcomponentspatibility for your NISSAN cannot be readily and is not covered by the NISSANdetermined. If in doubt, ask your service station Have the fuel tank filled only partially withvehicle limited warranty.manager. unleaded regular gasoline, and fill up with If you use oxygenate-blend gasoline, please take unleaded premium gasoline as soon as pos-Gasoline specificationsthe following precautions as the usage of such sible. fuels may cause vehicle performance problems Avoidfullthrottle driving and abrupt accelera-NISSANrecommendsusinggasolinethatmeetsand/or fuel system damage. tion. the World-Wide Fuel Charter (WWFC) specifi- The fuel should be unleaded and have However, for maximum vehicle perfor-cations where it is available. Many of the auto-an octane rating no lower than that mance,theuseofunleadedpremiumgaso-mobile manufacturers developed this specifica-recommended for unleaded gasoline. line is recommended. tion to improve emission control system and If an oxygenate-blend, excepting a vehicle performance. Ask your service stationmethanol blend, is used, it should con- CAUTION manager if the gasoline meets the WWFCtain no more than 10% oxygenate. specifications. (MTBE may, however, be added up to UsingafuelotherthanthatspecifiedReformulated gasoline 15%.) could adversely affect the emissionSomefuelsuppliersarenowproducingreformu- If a methanol blend is used, it should control system, and may also affectlated gasolines. These gasolines are speciallycontainnomorethan5%methanol(me- the warranty coverage. designed to reduce vehicle emissions. NISSANthyl alcohol, wood alcohol). It should supports efforts towards cleaner air and sug-also contain a suitable amount of ap- propriate cosolvents and corrosion in- Technical and consumer information 9-3 05.10.18/Z33-D/V5.0

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