2006 Mazda RX 8 Owners Manual

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MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
ChecktheoillevelandfilltotheFmark
ifnecessary.
EngineCoolant
qInspectingCoolantLevel
Withoilfilterreplacement
Oilcapacity(referenceonly)
WARNING
L(USqt,Impqt)
3.5(3.7,3.1)
Withoutoilfilterreplacement
HotEngine:
Oilcapacity(referenceonly)
Ahotengineisdangerous.Ifthe
enginehasbeenrunning,partsofthe
enginecompartmentcanbecomevery
hot.Youcouldbeburned.Carefully
inspecttheenginecoolantinthe
coolantreservoir,butdonotopenit.
Donotuseamatchorliveflameinthe
enginecompartment.DONOTADD
COOLANTWHENTHEENGINEIS
HOT.
L(USqt,Impqt)
3.3(3.5,2.9)
NOTE
Theindicatedengineoilcapacities
areforgeneralreferencepurposes
only.Whenaddingorchangingoil,
verifytheengineoillevelwiththe
oildipstick.
l
Useonlyspecifiedengineoil(page
10-4).
l
l
Verifythattheenginecoveris
securelyinstalled.
ElectricalFanandEngine
Inspection:
Workingneartheelectricalcooling
fanwhenitisrunningisdangerous.
Youcouldbehitbythefanand
seriouslyinjured.Turnofftheignition
switchandmakesurethefanisnot
runningbeforeattemptingtowork
neartheelectricalcoolingfan.
Changingoilfilter
Becauseyouneedaspecialtoolto
retightenthefilter,anAuthorizedMazda
Dealershoulddothework.
CoolingSystemCap:
Whentheengineandradiatorarehot,
scaldingcoolantandsteammayshoot
outunderpressureandcauseserious
injury.Don'tremovethecooling
systemcapwhentheengineand
radiatorarehot.
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FormNo.8U58-EA-05J
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CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals
Model Year2006
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