Maintenance and Specifications
Thecoolingsysteminyourvehicleisfilledwithyellow-coloredMazda
PremiumEngineCoolantmeetingMazdaSpecifications.
Tomaintaintheintegrityofthecoolantandthecoolingsystem
andmaintainthewarrantyonthecoolingsystem:
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AddMazdaPremiumEngineCoolant.
Donotmixdifferentcolorsortypesofcoolant.Verifythetypeof
coolantinyourvehicle.Makesurethecorrectcoolantisused.
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Donotadd/mixanorange-colored,extendedlifecoolantsuch
asMazdaSpecialityOrangeEngineCoolant,meetingMazda
specificationswiththefactory-filledcoolant.MixingMazda
SpecialityOrangeEngineCoolantoranyorange-coloredextendedlife
productwithyourfactoryfilledcoolantcanresultindegraded
corrosionprotection.
Alargeamountofwaterwithoutenginecoolantmaybeadded,incase
ofemergency,toreachavehicleservicelocation.Inthisinstance,the
coolingsystemmustbedrainedandrefilledwitha50/50mixtureof
enginecoolantanddistilledwaterassoonaspossible.Wateralone
(withoutenginecoolant)cancauseenginedamagefromcorrosion,
overheatingorfreezing.
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Donotusealcohol,methanolorbrineoranyenginecoolants
mixedwithalcoholormethanolantifreeze(coolant).Alcohol
andotherliquidscancauseenginedamagefromoverheatingor
freezing.
Donotaddextrainhibitorsoradditivestothecoolant.These
canbeharmfulandcompromisethecorrosionprotectionoftheengine
coolant.
Forvehicleswithoverflowcoolantsystemswithanon-pressurizedcap
onthecoolantrecoverysystem,addcoolanttothecoolantrecovery
reservoirwhentheengineiscool.Addthepropermixtureofcoolantand
watertothe“coldfull”level.Forallothervehicles,whichhaveacoolant
degassystemwithapressurizedcap,orifitisnecessarytoremovethe
coolantpressurereliefcapontheradiatorofavehiclewithanoverflow
system,followthesestepstoaddenginecoolant.
WARNING: Toreducetheriskofpersonalinjury,makesurethe
engineiscoolbeforeunscrewingthecoolantpressurerelief
cap.Thecoolingsystemisunderpressure;steamandhotliquid
cancomeoutforcefullywhenthecapisloosenedslightly.
1.
Beforeyoubegin,turntheengineoffandletitcool.
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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