Tuesday, September 27, 2011

What brand Fuel does FORD require to be used in a 05 Mustang?

On many occasions the fuel gauge does not operate. Too to the dealer and they replaced the sending unit. All work fine for 6 months that problem returned.





Dealer informed problem was caused by cheap gas and not covered under warranty. I used ARCO.





This is the last Ford I will ever own.|||According to this article on Ford's website, Ford recommend BP. Still, I would try to escalate their decision not to cover this under warranty claiming cheap gas. That to me sounds like a crock. Ford may recommend the use of BP, but may not base coverage of warranty issues on that recommendation.





http://media.ford.com/newsroom/feature_d鈥?/a>|||If you always buy from the same station and have the receipts to prove it. Then you can charge the repair costs to the station. Also try buying gas at another station.|||I would have that same dealer show in writing which gas Ford recommends.





HINT: Manufacturers may recommend an octane rating, but NO manufacturer recommends a brand of fuel as their cars are required to run on ANY make of fuel.|||What does the owners manual say. It should recommend an octane rating. As far as where you get it,that's up to you.Try another Ford dealer if you can. No comment on buying a Ford.|||it may be a relay or oxygen sensor, if you use cheap gas


the oxygen air ratio doesnt mix right. run 93 run thru it once a month or use the cheap gas with gas line antifreeze every full tank.


the sending unit, how much of a waranty did you get?|||Sounds like a bullshit excuse to not warranty a faulty part! Gasoline MUST meet minimum standards to be sold. I'd tell that dealer to go screw himself. Dealerships make big bucks selling excuses like that to people like YOU who don't know the difference.





MAKE THEM SHOW YOU THE FINDINGS IN WRITING!!|||there's no way in hell that cheap gas or any gas will effect the operation of the fuel Gage !!!!!! they are feeding you a bunch of s--t . its a wiring or Gage or sending unit on the fuel pump causing the problem . check the owners manual for the octane rating . our 05 with the 4.0 engine says 87 is just fine.take your stang to another dealer ship !!!! i don't know where you live but there has to be more than one. GOOD LUCK !!!!|||ARCO is cheap gasoline, Why do you think its always cheaper in price than any other brand out there. Theres is a TSB that is out for the Explorer (I know you have a Mustang) that has a similar problem that you are having with your car, With the sending unit not reading correctly. It is possible that you using cheap gas is having your sending unit build up with sulfer and not allowing your sending unit function correctly. Fill up with Chevron and buy a bottle or two of "Chevron Techron additive" Its supposed to clean off all that sulfer. You can purchase it at any Chevron gas station, NAPA, or Autozone.... Yes Ford does recomend this additive for its TBS on the Explorer.|||Yep buy a GM... then you can pay to have the sender changed there also too... Actually a lot of them makes are having issues with this.





What it is, is some lower grade brands of gas has too much sulfur and other additives that leads to conductance (read makes a circuit) and causes the issues described.





Ford recommends running a cleaner thru the gas system and changing brands of gas (we usually recommend another name brand).. but it actually depends on the refinery it comes from as my area got hit with sender issues a few years ago due to the refiner using a oil that had too high of a sulphur content in it), and on most fords it was taken care of after a few tanks of gas, Chevys had to replace the sender as it actually ate the contacts up





Ford can't demand a brand, only octane. It has a advertising deal with BP to recommend BP gas. that's it|||There could be a short in the wiring going to the sending unit causing it to fail after time. No way the gas is doing it. I had a 05 stang that kept draining the battery, just whenever. After 10 trips to the dealer ,they finally found a short in a wire going to the sub woofer. I had complained about the stereo many times before, not sounding good . They told me i was nuts. Ford had to buy it back,, %26amp; i got 4 grand. See a lawyer. Helped me. Good Luck|||You need to take it back to the dealer and have it repaired again! I strongly doubt it has anything to do with the brand of fuel. More likely it is a short in the wiring harness. The shop needs to trace it down. This might still be covered under factory warranty depending on when the car was originally purchased. No, you don't have to be the original owner for it to be covered. Don't knock all ponies because of one problem! nor all Fords. Every car, every machine has problems and requires maintenance.|||someone is blowing smoke , ford only requires a certain octane level, unless your gas station has contamination problems with their gas , ask the dealer to tell you what caused the failure|||That is total BS. I'd sue the dealer for the cost of the repairs that were not covered under warranty. All gas needs to meet certain requirements in order to be sold. The difference between cheap gas and the highly touted "Top Tier" gas is next to nothing, furthermore Ford isn't even one of the automakers that recommends Top Tier gas. With the exception of the GT500 and Shelby GT, the Mustang only requires 87 octane. The dealer is either incompetent or a crook. Call a lawyer.|||This is another example of the low quality workmanship that the Amercian public has come to know and enjoy over the past couple decades from our in house manufacturers. First of all that is just a scam. All fuel should work in their cars. Second of all even if that was the case Ford should be ashamed that their vehicles can not process all types of fuel sold in the U.S.


When I say this I know that Mazda is partially owned by Ford however Ford neither owns or manufactures Mazda cars made in Japan. I drive and love my '07 Mazda 3. If you are looking for a muscle car look at the RX8 or the Honda S2000.

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