Originally posted by projectSHO89:
Common sense would be to read the Owner's Manual, already quoted above.
It is the result of much engineering design and testing. If the engineers who designed the system had believed that a higher octane was mandatory, they would have specified that it as the only grade of fuel to be used.
Almost all Ford vehicles are designed to run just fine on regular pump grade fuel. There are only a few vehicles for which premium only is required and the Contour SVT certainly isn't one of them.
Steve
How can you be so sure Steve, especially since you do not own a SVT Contour? The SVT supplement to my Contour manual states Premium Fuel Only, with a 91 octane stated as minimum. There is also a sticker on my fuel filler door that states it as well. I am also pretty certain under the fuel gauge it also states the same.
Chris
NJ
98.5 SVT Silver Frost
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