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MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
4.
Drainthesystemcompletelyand
retightentheplug.Addasmuch
ethylene-glycol-basedcoolantmixture
andwaterasnecessarytoprovide
freezingandcorrosionprotection.
Brake/ClutchFluid
qInspectingBrake/ClutchFluidLevel
Thebrakesandclutchdrawfluidfromthe
samereservoir.
Inspectthefluidlevelinthereservoir
regularly.ItshouldbekeptatMAX.
Thelevelnormallydropswith
5.
Inextremelycoldclimates,addthe
mixturepercentagerecommendedin
thecoolantmixturepercentagetable.
6.
7.
Reinstallthecoolingsystemcap.
accumulateddistance,acondition
associatedwithwearofbrakeandclutch
linings.Ifitisexcessivelylow,havethe
brake/clutchsysteminspectedbyan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
Runtheengineatidleforabout10
minutes,thenturnitoff.Ifthecoolant
levelwarninglightcomesonduring
thistime,turntheengineoff.
Afterturningofftheengine,inspectthe
drainplugandthewaterhosesfor
leaks.
8.
Aftertheenginehascooled,remove
thecoolingsystemcapandinspectthe
coolantlevel.Ifit'slow,repeatsteps5
to7.
NOTE
Becausethisprocedurerequires
technicalexpertise,werecommendthat
itbedonebyanAuthorizedMazda
Dealer.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2006 |
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