1997 Ford Taurus Flex Fuel Vehicle Supplement 1st Printing - Page 17

Servicing your vehicle See Precautionary Information for more fuel information. Use of other fuels may cause powertrain damage as well as loss of vehicle performance. It will also invalidate your extended service agreement. Do not operate the engine while refueling. Do not smoke while refueling. Do not modify the fuel system configuration or components, or replace components with parts not especially designed for use with fuel methanol or fuel ethanol. Ford Motor Company has speically designed the materials, components and system configuration for methanol- or ethanol-fueled vehicles and each particular system is precisely calibrated for efficient operation. The use of different parts or materials could produce an untested configuration that could result in fire, personal injury, or could cause engine damage. ADDING ENGINE OIL Use an engine oil which is formulated specifically for vehicle which are capable of using fuel methanol. Do not use or mix other types of engine oil. Ford recommends using Motorcraft Oil (XO-10W30-FFV or CXO-10W30-FFV [available only in Canada]) for methanol/gasoline and ethanol/gasoline flexible fuel vehicles or an equivalent oil that meets Ford specification WSE-M2C909-A2. Use of a specific oil is mandatory for proper operation of flexible fueled engines throughout the warranty period and for validation of the extended service agreement. When a Taurus FFV is being operated in an area where methanol/ethanol are not available or using only unleaded gasoline with 10% or less alcohol, the use of Ford specified synthetic engine oil (part number XO-10W30-FFV or equivalent) is not 17