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MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
FluidhotscaleA
WARNING
Whenthevehiclehasbeendrivenandthe
fluidisatnormaloperatingtemperature,
about65°C(150°F),thelevelmustbe
betweenFullandLow.
SuddenVehicleMovement:
Shiftingtheshiftleverwithoutfirst
depressingthebrakepedalis
dangerous.Thevehiclecouldmove
suddenlyandcauseanaccident.
Makesurethebrakepedalisapplied
beforeshiftingtheshiftlever.
FluidcoldscaleB
Whentheenginehasnotbeenrunning
andtheoutsidetemperatureisabout20°C
(70°F),
thelevelmustbebetweenFull
andLow.
4.
Removetheenginecover.
CAUTION
Usethecoldscaleonlyasa
reference.
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Ifoutsidetemperatureislowerthan
about20°C(70°F),starttheengine
andinspectthefluidlevelafterthe
enginereachesoperating
temperature.
Ifthevehiclehasbeendrivenforan
extendedperiodathighspeedsorin
citytrafficinhotweather,inspectthe
levelonlyafterstoppingtheengine
andallowingthefluidtocoolfor30
minutes.
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5.
6.
Withtheenginestillidling,pulloutthe
dipstick,wipeitclean,andputitback.
Pullitoutagain.
Theproperfluidlevelismarkedonthe
dipstickasfollows.
Fullyinsertthedipstick.Whenadding
fluid,inspectwiththedipsticktomake
sureitdoesn'tpassfull.
NOTE
Inspectthefluidonbothsidesofthe
dipstickinawelllitareaforan
accuratereading.
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Full
A
Low
Full
B
Verifythattheenginecoveris
securelyinstalled.
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Low
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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