2005 Mazda MX 5 Miata Owners Manual

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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,pressdownonthecapstill
usingaclothturnthecap,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
Above16°C(3°F)
Above26°C(15°F)
Above40°C(40°F)
35%
45%
55%
65%
55%
45%
Tighten
Loosen
2.
3.
Onlywhentheengineiscool,remove
theradiatordrainpluganddrainthe
coolantintoasuitablecontainer.
Properlydisposeoftheusedcoolant.
Flushoutthesystemwithrunning
water.
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FormNo.8T72-EA-04G
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CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals
Model Year2005
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