fuel cap HONDA PASSPORT 2001 2.G Owners Manual

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e an d Maintenanc e

Thi s sectio n explain s wh y i t i s
importan t t o kee p you r vehicl e
wel l maintaine d an d t o follo w
basi c maintenanc e safet y
precautions .
Thi s sectio n als o include s
Maintenanc e Schedule s fo r
norma l drivin g an d sever e drivin g
conditions , a Maintenanc e
Record , an d instruction s fo r
simpl e maintenanc e task s yo u
ma y wan t t o tak e care o f yourself .
I f yo u hav e th e skill s an d tool s
require d t o perfor m mor e comple x
maintenanc e tasks o n you r Honda ,
yo u ma y wan t t o purchas e th e
Servic e Manual . See page 25 3 fo r
informatio n o n ho w to obtai n a
copy , o r se e you r Hond a dealer . Servic
e Statio n Informatio n . 19 7
Fue l Fil l Ca p ......... . 19 7
Fue l Recommendatio n . . . 198
Fue l Tan k Capacit y .... . 19 8
Engin e Oi l
Recommendatio n ..... . 19 8
Windshiel d Washe r .... . 19 8
Tir e Inflatio n Pressure s . . 19 8
Batter y .............. . 19 8
Hoo d Releas e ......... . 19 9
Engin e Oi l Dipstic k .... . 200
Fue l Requirement s ....... . 200
Oxygenate d Fuel s ..... . 200
Maintenanc e Safet y ...... . 20 1
Importan t Safet y
Precaution s ......... . 20 2
Maintenanc e Schedul e .... . 20 3
Required Maintenance Record 206
Owne r Safet y Check s ..... . 20 8
Engin e Oi l an d Filte r ..... . 21 1
Prope r Qualit y Oi l ..... . 21 1 Chang
e Interva l ....... . 21 1
Oi l Chang e .......... . 21 2
Oi l Filte r Installatio n . 21 2
Oi l Viscosit y ......... . 21 3
Oi l Leve l Chec k ...... . 21 3
Engin e Oi l Additive s . . . 21 4
Ai r Cleane r Filte r ....... . 21 4
Manua l Transmissio n Flui d 21 5
Automati c Transmissio n
Flui d ................. . 21 6
Fron t (4WD ) an d
Rea r Axle s ............ . 21 6
Engin e Coolin g Syste m . . . 21 7
Othe r Require d Maintenanc e 21 9
Brak e Maste r Cylinde r . . 21 9
Shift-on-the-Fl y Syste m . 22 0
Fron t Whee l Bearing s . . . 22 0
Hoo d Latc h an d Hinge s . 22 1
Ai r Conditionin g ...... . 22 1
Bod y Lubricatio n ..... . 22 1
Car e an d Maintenanc e

Servic
e Statio n Informatio n
Fuel Fil l Ca p

T o remov e th e fue l fil l cap , tur n i t
counterclockwise . T o clos e th e fil l
cap , tur n i t clockwis e unti l yo u
hea r i t clic k a t leas t thre e times .
Pu t th e fue l fil l ca p i n th e ca p
holde r whil e refueling .
I f yo u nee d a replacement , us e onl y
a genuin e Hond a fue l fil l cap . A n
imprope r fue l fil l ca p ca n affec t th e
fue l system , th e emission s system ,
an d allo w fue l spillage .
Car e an d Maintenanc e

Componen
t Location s

CLUTC
H MASTE R
CYLINDE R
RESERVOI R
POWE R
STEERIN G
RESERVOIR .
BRAK E MASTE R
CYLINDE R
RESERVOI R
ENGIN
E OI L
FILLE R CA P
ENGIN E
OI L DIPSTIC K
WINDSHIEL D
WASHE R
RESERVOI R

RADIATO R

RESERV E
TANK
BATTER
Y
RADIATO
R CA P
AIR CLEANE R

maintai
n them . Thi s sectio n
summarize s ho w th e emission s
control s work . Schedule d
maintenanc e is o n pag e 204 .
Crankcas e Emission s
Contro l Syste m
You r vehicl e ha s a Positiv e

Crankcas e Ventilatio n System .

Thi s keep s gasse s tha t buil d u p in
th e engine' s Crankcas e fro m goin g
int o th e atmosphere . Th e Positiv e

Crankcas e Ventilatio n valv e route s

the m fro m th e crankcas e bac k t o
th e intak e manifold . The y ar e the n
draw n int o th e engin e an d burned .
Evaporativ e Emission s
Contro l Syste m
A s gasolin e evaporate s i n th e fue l
tank , a n evaporativ e emissio n
contro l caniste r fille d wit h
charcoa l adsorb s th e vapor . I t i s
store d in thi s caniste r whil e th e engin
e i s off . Afte r th e engin e is
starte d an d warme d up , th e vapo r
i s draw n int o th e engin e an d
burne d durin g driving .
Onboar d Refuelin g Vapo r
Recover y
Th e Onboar d Refuelin g Vapo r
Recover y (ORVR ) syste m capture s
th e fue l vapor s durin g refueling .
Th e vapor s ar e adsorbe d in a
caniste r fille d wit h activate d
carbon . Whil e driving , th e fue l
vapor s ar e draw n int o th e engin e
an d burne d off .
Exhaus t Emission s Control s
Th e exhaus t emissio n control s
includ e fou r systems : Fue l
Injection , Ignitio n Timin g Control ,
Exhaus t Ga s Recirculation , an d
Three-Wa y Catalyti c Converter .
Thes e fou r system s wor k togethe r
t o contro l th e engine' s combustio nan
d minimiz e th e amoun t o f HC ,
CO , an d NO x tha t come s ou t th e
tailpipe . Th e exhaus t emissio n
contro l system s ar e separat e fro m

th e crankcase and evaporativ e

emissio n contro l systems .

Fuel Injection System
Th e Fue l Injectio n Syste m use s
sequentia l multipor t fue l injection .
I t ha s thre e subsystems : Ai r
Intake , Engin e Control , an d Fue l
Control . Th e Engin e Contro l
Modul e (ECM ) use s variou s
sensor s t o determin e ho w muc h
ai r i s goin g int o th e engine . I t the n
control s ho w muc h fue l t o injec t
unde r al l operatin g conditions .
Ignition Timing Control System
Thi s syste m constantl y adjust s th e
ignitio n timing , reducin g th e amoun t
o f HC , C O an d NO x produced .
Owne r Assistanc e