2001 Mazda Tribute Owners Manual

Maintenance and care

Forvehicleswithoverflowcoolantsystemswithanon-pressurizedcap

onthecoolantrecoverysystem,addcoolanttothecoolantrecovery

reservoirwhentheengineiscool.Addthepropermixtureofcoolantand

watertothe“coldfull”level.Forallothervehicles,whichhaveacoolant

degassystemwithapressurizedcap,orifitisnecessarytoremovethe

coolantpressurereliefcapontheradiatorofavehiclewithanoverflow

system,followthesestepstoaddenginecoolant.

WARNING: Toavoidpersonalinjury,makesuretheengineis

coolbeforeunscrewingthecoolantpressurereliefcap.The

coolingsystemisunderpressure;steamandhotliquidcancome

outforcefullywhenthecapisloosenedslightly.

Beforeyoubegin,turntheengineoffandletitcool.

Whentheengineiscool,wrapathickclotharoundthecoolant

pressurereliefcaponthecoolantreservoir(anopaqueplastic

bottle).Slowlyturncapcounterclockwise(left)untilpressurebegins

torelease.

Stepbackwhilethepressurereleases.

Whenyouaresurethatallthepressurehasbeenreleased,usethe

clothtoturnitcounterclockwiseandremovethecap.

Fillthecoolantreservoirslowlywiththepropercoolantmixture(see

above),towithinthe“coldfillrange”orthe“coldfull”levelonthe

reservoir.Ifyouremovedtheradiatorcapinanoverflowsystem,fill

theradiatoruntilthecoolantisvisibleandradiatorisalmostfull.

Replacethecap.Turnuntiltightlyinstalled.(Capmustbetightly

installedtopreventcoolantloss.)

Afteranycoolanthasbeenadded,runtheengineforafewminutesto

mixthecoolant.Checkthecoolantconcentration.Makesuretheengine

isoffandcoolbeforeremovingthecoolantpressurereliefcap(see

precedingstepsoncapremoval).Checktheconcentrationperthe

CheckingEngineCoolantsection.Iftheconcentrationisnot50/50

(protectionto–34°F/–36°C),drainsomecoolantandadjustthe

concentraction.Itmaytakeseveraldrainsandadditionstoobtaina50/50

coolantconcentration.

Whenevercoolanthasbeenadded,thecoolantlevelinthecoolant

reservoirshouldbecheckedthenextfewtimesyoudrivethevehicle.If

necessary,addenough50/50concentrationofenginecoolantand

distilledwatertobringtheliquidleveltotheproperlevel.

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Jamie West on Sep 09, 2016.

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