MX-5Miata_8T72-EA-04G_Edition1Page234
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MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
qChangingCoolant
Tochangecoolant
ChangecoolantaccordingtoScheduled
Maintenance(page8-3).
WARNING
CAUTION
RemovingtheCoolingSystemCap:
Removingthecoolingsystemcap
whiletheengineisrunningorhotis
dangerous.Thismightleadtocooling
systemandenginedamageandcould
resultinseriousinjuryfromescaping
hotcoolantorsteam.Turnoffthe
engineandwaituntilit'scool.Even
then,beverycarefulwhenremoving
thecap.Wrapathickclotharoundthe
capandslowlyturnit
counterclockwisetothefirststop.
Stepbackwhilethepressureescapes.
Whenyou'resureallthepressureis
gone,pressdownonthecap―still
usingacloth―turnthecap,and
removeit.
Useonlysoft(demineralized)water
l
inthecoolantmixture.Waterthat
containsmineralswillcutdownon
thecoolant'seffectiveness.
Don'taddonlywater.Alwaysadda
propercoolantmixture.
l
Theenginehasaluminumpartsand
l
mustbeprotectedbyanethylene-
glycol-basedcoolanttoprevent
corrosionandfreezing.
DONOTUSEalcoholormethanol
l
antifreeze.DONOTMIXalcoholor
methanolwiththecoolant.This
coulddamagethecoolingsystem.
Don'tuseasolutionthatcontains
morethan60%antifreeze.
l
1.
Removethecoolingsystemcap.
Thiswouldreduceeffectiveness.
Tighten
Loosen
Formixturepercentage:
Volume
Protection
Antifreeze
solution
Demineralized
water
Above–16°C(3°F)
Above–26°C(–15°F)
Above–40°C(–40°F)
35%
45%
55%
65%
55%
45%
Tighten
Loosen
2.
3.
Onlywhentheengineiscool,remove
theradiatordrainpluganddrainthe
coolantintoasuitablecontainer.
Properlydisposeoftheusedcoolant.
Flushoutthesystemwithrunning
water.
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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