1995 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 238

Gasolines for Cleaner Air Fuels in Foreign Countries Your use ofgasoline with deposit control additives will If you planon driving in another country outside the help prevent deposits from forming in your engine and U.S. or Canada, unleadedfuel may be hard to find. Do fuel system. That helps keep your enginetune and in not use leaded gasoline. you useeven one tankful, If your emission control system working properly. It's your emission controls won't work or at all. With well good for your vehicle, and you'll be doing your part for continuous use, spark plugs can get fouled, exhaust the cleaner air. system can corrode, and your engine can deteriorate oil quickly. Your vehicle's oxygen sensor be damaged. will Many gasolines are now blended with oxygenates. be General Motors recommends that you use gasolines with All of that means costly repairs that wouldn't covered these blending materials, such as MTBE and ethanol. By by your warranty. doing so, you can help clean the air, especially in those To check on fuel availability, ask an auto club, or parts of the country that have high carbon monoxide contact a major oil company that does business in the levels. country where you'll be driving. In addition, some gasoline suppliers now producing are You can also write us at following addressfor the reformulated gasolines. These gasolines specially are advice. Just tell us where you're going give your and designed to reduce vehicle emissions. General Motors Vehicle Identification Number(VIN). recommends that you use reformulated gasoline. By General Motors Overseas Distribution Corporation doing so, you can help clean the air, especially in those North AmericanExport Sales (NAES) parts of the country that have high ozone levels. 1908 Colonel Sam Drive You should ask your service station operators their if Oshawa, OntarioL l H 8P7 gasolines contain deposit control additives and oxygenates, and if they have been reformulated to reduce vehicle emissions. 6-5