Maintenance and Specifications
WARNING: Donotaddenginecoolantwhentheengineishot.
Steamandscaldingliquidsreleasedfromahotcoolingsystem
canburnyoubadly.Also,youcanbeburnedifyouspillcoolant
onhotengineparts.
WARNING: Donotputenginecoolantinthewindshieldwasher
fluidcontainer.Ifsprayedonthewindshield,enginecoolant
couldmakeitdifficulttoseethroughthewindshield.
Thecoolingsysteminyourvehicleisfilledwithyellow-coloredMazda
PremiumEngineCoolantmeetingMazdaSpecifications.
Tomaintaintheintegrityofthecoolantandthecoolingsystem
andmaintainthewarrantyonthecoolingsystem:
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AddMazdaPremiumEngineCoolant.
Donotmixdifferentcolorsortypesofcoolant.Verifythetypeof
coolantinyourvehicle.Makesurethecorrectcoolantisused.
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Donotadd/mixanorange-colored,extendedlifecoolantsuch
asMazdaSpecialityOrangeEngineCoolant,meetingMazda
specificationswiththefactory-filledcoolant.MixingMazda
SpecialityOrangeEngineCoolantoranyorange-coloredextendedlife
productwithyourfactoryfilledcoolantcanresultindegraded
corrosionprotection.
Alargeamountofwaterwithoutenginecoolantmaybeadded,incase
ofemergency,toreachavehicleservicelocation.Inthisinstance,the
coolingsystemmustbedrainedandrefilledwitha50/50mixtureof
enginecoolantanddistilledwaterassoonaspossible.Wateralone
(withoutenginecoolant)cancauseenginedamagefromcorrosion,
overheatingorfreezing.
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Donotusealcohol,methanolorbrineoranyenginecoolants
mixedwithalcoholormethanolantifreeze(coolant).Alcohol
andotherliquidscancauseenginedamagefromoverheatingor
freezing.
Donotaddextrainhibitorsoradditivestothecoolant.These
canbeharmfulandcompromisethecorrosionprotectionoftheengine
coolant.
Forvehicleswithoverflowcoolantsystemswithanon-pressurizedcap
onthecoolantrecoverysystem,addcoolanttothecoolantrecovery
reservoirwhentheengineiscool.Addthepropermixtureofcoolantand
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2005
MazdaTribute(j14),OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)(own2002),
Market: USA_English(fus)
| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda Tribute Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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