Catalytic Converter - Yamaha VINO XC50X Owner's Manual

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deteriorate painted surfaces or plas-
tic parts.
Recommended fuel:
UNLEADED GASOLINE ONLY
Fuel tank capacity:
4.5 L (1.19 US gal) (0.98 Imp.gal)
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Use only unleaded gasoline. The use
of leaded gasoline will cause severe
damage to internal engine parts, such
as the valves and piston rings, as well
as to the exhaust system.
Your Yamaha engine has been designed
to use regular unleaded gasoline with a
pump octane number [(R+M)/2] of 86 or
higher, or a research octane number of
91 or higher. If knocking (or pinging) oc-
curs, use a gasoline of a different brand
or premium unleaded fuel. Use of un-
leaded fuel will extend spark plug life
and reduce maintenance costs.
INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Gasohol
There are two types of gasohol: gaso-
hol containing ethanol and that contain-
ing methanol. Gasohol containing etha-
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nol can be used if the ethanol content
does not exceed 10%. Gasohol contain-
ing methanol is not recommended by
Yamaha because it can cause damage
to the fuel system or vehicle perfor-
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mance problems.

Catalytic converter

This model is equipped with a catalytic
converter in the exhaust system.
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The exhaust system is hot after op-
eration. Make sure that the exhaust
system has cooled down before do-
ing any maintenance work.
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The following precautions must be
observed to prevent a fire hazard or
other damages.
8 8 8 8 8 Use only unleaded gasoline. The
8 8 8 8 8 Never park the vehicle near pos-
8 8 8 8 8 Do not allow the engine to idle
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use of leaded gasoline will cause
unrepairable damage to the cata-
lytic converter.
sible fire hazards such as grass
or other materials that easily
burn.
too long.
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