RECOMMENDED LUBRICANTS AND LUBRICANT CAPACITIES TABLE
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GENERAL <BODY AND CHASSIS>
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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 your car will damage
the catalytic converters and heated oxygen sen-
sors, and affect the warranty coverage validity.
This vehicle must use unleaded gasoline only.
Premium fuel is recommended.
This vehicle has a fuel filler tube which is especially
designed to accept only the smaller-diameter
unleaded gasoline dispensing nozzle.
Your car is designed to operate on premium grade
unleaded gasoline having a minimum octane rating
of 91 [(MON + RON)/2], or 95 RON. If premium
grade unleaded gasoline is not available, unleaded
gasoline having an octane rating of 87 [(MON +
RON)/2], or 91 RON may be used. However, the per-
formance level may be reduced.
MON: Motor Octane Number
RON: Research Octane Number
.
GASOLINES CONTAINING ALCOHOL
Some gasolines 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 gasolines containing meth-
anol (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 gasolines containing methanol may
not be covered by the new vehicle warranty.
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GASOLINES CONTAINING METHY 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.
RECOMMENDED LUBRICANTS AND LUBRICANT
CAPACITIES TABLE
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RECOMMENDED LUBRICANTS
PART
SPECIFICATION
REMARK
Engine oil
Engine oil displaying ILSAC
certification mark or conforming to
the API classification SL, SL/CF
For further details, refer to
"LUBRICANTS SELECTION"
section.
Automatic transmission
MITSUBISHI genuine ATF SP-III
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Transfer
API classification GL-4
SAE grade number: SAE 75W-90
or 75W/85W
Front axle, Rear axle
API classification GL-5 or higher
For further details, refer to
"Lubricants Selection" section.