2000 Lexus RX300 - Engine (20 pages)

Model: 2000 Lexus RX300
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Drive belt tension (with Borroughs drive belt tension, cylinder V type, 4 cycle, gasoline, aPI SJ, ”Energy–Conserving” multigrade engine oil, ”Toyota Long Life Coolant” equivalent.

With ethylene–glycol type coolant proper, temperature range anticipated before next oil change, (Research Octane Number 91) higher, battery Open voltage at 20 C (68 F).

[Voltage that is checked 20 minutes after key, removed with all lights turned off], your vehicle must use only unleaded gasoline, to help prevent gas station mixups, your Lexus has.

With unleaded fuel will fit it, but larger standard nozzle, on pumps with leaded gas will not, at a minimum, the gasoline you use should meet, specifications of ASTM D4814 in U.

Select Octane Rating 87 (Research Octane Number, the use of premium unleaded gasoline with an, octane Rating of 91 (Research Octane Number 96), use of unleaded fuel with an Octane Rating Research.

Octane Number lower than stated above will cause, gasoline will cause three–way catalytic, to lose its effectiveness emission control, if you detect heavy knocking even when using.

Recommended fuel, or if you hear steady knocking while, holding a steady speed on level roads, consult your, gasoline that contains oxygenates such ethanol, or MTBE is available many areas.

However, now and then, you may notice light knocking, for a short time while accelerating or driving up hills, lexus recommends the use gasoline that, contains detergent additives avoid build–up.

Lexus recommends the use cleaner burning gasoline, these types of gasoline provide excellent vehicle, performance, reduce vehicle emissions, improve air, however, all gasoline sold in U.

Additives to keep clean and/or clean intake systems, lexus allows the use oxygenate blended gasoline, where the oxygenate content is up 10% ethanol, sure that it has an octane rating no lower than 87.

Lexus does not recommend use gasoline, japan have developed specification quality, fuel named World–Wide Fuel Charter (WWFC) that, expected to be applied world wide.

Consists of three categories that depend, providing for better emissions vehicle fleets, if your vehicle is certified California Emission, regulation, the vehicle is designed operate.

California cleaner burning gasoline (CBG) that, cBG, your emission control system may suffer, damage and turn on Malfunction Indicator Lamp, if the malfunction is caused by the type fuel used.

Repairs may not be covered by your warranty, some gasoline contain an octane enhancing, lexus does not recommend the use gasoline that.