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MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
ChecktheoillevelandfilltotheFmark
ifnecessary.
EngineCoolant
qInspectingCoolantLevel
Oilcapacity(Generalreferenceonly,
refertoSpecificationssectionfor
capacities.)
WARNING
NOTE
HotEngine:
Ahotengineisdangerous.Ifthe
enginehasbeenrunning,partsofthe
enginecompartmentcanbecomevery
hot.Youcouldbeburned.Carefully
inspecttheenginecoolantinthe
coolantreservoir,butdonotopenit.
Donotuseamatchorliveflameinthe
enginecompartment.DONOTADD
COOLANTWHENTHEENGINEIS
HOT.
Theindicatedengineoilcapacities
l
areforgeneralreferencepurposes
only.Whenaddingorchangingoil,
verifytheengineoillevelwiththe
oildipstick.
Useonlyspecifiedengineoil(page
10-4).
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Verifythattheenginecoveris
securelyinstalled.
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Changingoilfilter
Becauseyouneedaspecialtoolto
retightenthefilter,anAuthorizedMazda
Dealershoulddothework.
ElectricalFanandEngine
Inspection:
Workingneartheelectricalcooling
fanwhenitisrunningisdangerous.
Youcouldbehitbythefanand
seriouslyinjured.Turnofftheignition
switchandmakesurethefanisnot
runningbeforeattemptingtowork
neartheelectricalcoolingfan.
CoolingSystemCap:
Whentheengineandradiatorarehot,
scaldingcoolantandsteammayshoot
outunderpressureandcauseserious
injury.Don'tremovethecooling
systemcapwhentheengineand
radiatorarehot.
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Product Specification
Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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Model Year | 2005 |
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