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MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
1.
Removetheenginecover.
NOTE
Verifythattheenginecoverissecurely
installed.
qChangingEngineOilandFilter
Changeengineoilandfilteraccordingto
ScheduledMaintenance(page8-3).
Pleaseactresponsibly―protectthe
environmentandtakeusedoiltoa
recyclingfacility.Askyourdealerora
servicestationforinformation.
2.
Warmuptheengineforafewminutes
andturnitoff.Removetheoil-filler
cap.
WARNING
3.
4.
Removethedrainpluganddrainthe
oilintoasuitablecontainer.
HandlingUsedEngineOil:
Continuouscontactwithusedengine
oilisdangerous.Itcouldcauseskin
cancer.Alwayswashwithsoapand
waterimmediatelyafterchangingoil
andfilter.
Replacetheplugtightlyaftertheoil
hasthoroughlydrained.
5. FilltheenginewithnewoiltotheF
markonthedipstick.
6.
Securelyreinstalltheoil-fillercap.
Changingengineoil
Loosen
Tighten
WARNING
CheckingorChangingEngineOil:
Hotengineoilisdangerous.Ifthe
enginehasbeenrunning,theengine
oilbecomesveryhot.Youcouldbe
seriouslyburned.Don'tcheckor
changetheengineoilwhentheengine
ishot.
Forward
Drain Plug
7.
8.
Starttheengineandinspectaroundthe
drainplugforleaks.
Turnitoffandwait5minutesforthe
oiltoreturntotheoilpan.
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Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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Model Year | 2005 |
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