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MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
Changingengineoil
ChecktheoillevelandfilltotheFmark
ifnecessary.
WARNING
Oilcapacity(Generalreferenceonly,
refertoSpecificationssectionfor
capacities.)
CheckingorChangingEngineOil:
Hotengineoilisdangerous.Ifthe
enginehasbeenrunning,theengine
oilbecomesveryhot.Youcouldbe
seriouslyburned.Don'tcheckor
changetheengineoilwhentheengine
ishot.
NOTE
Theindicatedengineoilcapacities
l
areforgeneralreferencepurposes
only.Whenaddingorchangingoil,
verifytheengineoillevelwiththe
oildipstick.
1.
Warmuptheengineforafewminutes
andturnitoff.Removetheoil-filler
cap.
Useonlyspecifiedengineoil(page
l
10-4).
2.
3.
Removethedrainpluganddrainthe
oilintoasuitablecontainer.
Changingoilfilter
Becauseyouneedaspecialtoolto
retightenthefilter,anAuthorizedMazda
Dealershoulddothework.
Replacethedrainplugwasherafterthe
oilhasthoroughlydrained.
4.
5.
Reinstalltheplugtightly.
FilltheenginewithnewoiltotheF
markonthedipstick.
6.
Securelyreinstalltheoil-fillercap.
Loosen
Tighten
Drain plug
7.
8.
Starttheengineandinspectaroundthe
drainplugforleaks.
Turnitoffandwait5minutesforthe
oiltoreturntotheoilpan.
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Product Specification
Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals |
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Model Year | 2005 |
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