Maintenance and Specifications
Adding engine coolant
UseonlyMazdaGenuineEngineCoolantorapremiumengine
coolantthatmeetsaMazdaspecification.
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DONOTUSEExtendedLifeEngineCoolant(orangeincolor).
DONOTUSEaDEX-COOLenginecoolantoranequivalent
enginecoolant.
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DONOTUSEalcoholormethanolantifreezeoranyengine
coolantsmixedwithalcoholormethanolantifreeze.
DONOTUSEsupplementalcoolantadditivesinyourvehicle.
Theseadditivesmayharmyourengine’scoolingsystem.
DONOTMIXdifferentcolorsortypesofcoolantinyour
vehicle.Makesurethecorrectcoolantisused.
DONOTMIXrecycledcoolantandconventionalcoolant
togetherinyourvehicle.Mixingofenginecoolantsmayharm
yourengine’scoolingsystem.
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Theuseofanimpropercoolantmayharmengineandcooling
systemcomponentsandmayvoidthewarrantyofyourvehicle’s
enginecoolingsystem.Ifyouareunsurewhichtypeofcoolant
yourvehiclerequires,contactyourlocaldealer.
WARNING: Donotputenginecoolantinthewindshieldwasher
fluidreservoir.Ifenginecoolantissprayedontothewindshield,
itcouldmakeitdifficulttoseethroughthewindshield.
Whentheengineiscool,adda50/50mixtureofenginecoolantand
distilledwatertotheenginecoolantreservoir,untilthecoolantisat
the“FULLCOLD”levelorwithinthe“COLDFILLRANGE”aslistedin
theenginecoolantreservoir(dependinguponapplication).
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NEVERincreasethecoolantconcentrationabove60%.
NEVERdecreasethecoolantconcentrationbelow40%.
Enginecoolantconcentrationsabove60%orbelow40%will
decreasethefreezeprotectioncharacteristicsoftheengine
coolantandmaycauseenginedamage.
Plainwatermaybeaddedinanemergency,butyoumustreplaceitwith
a50/50mixtureofenginecoolantanddistilledwaterassoonaspossible.
Checkthecoolantlevelinthereservoirbeforeyoudriveyourvehiclethe
nextfewtimes(withtheenginecool).Ifnecessary,adda50/50
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2005
MazdaBSeries(mbs),OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)(own2002),
Market: USA_English(fus)
| Categories | Mazda B-Series Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Tags | Mazda B4000 |
| Model Year | 2005 |
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