Mazda3_8V66-EA-06F_Edition2Page294
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MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
EngineCoolant
NOTE
Changingthecoolantshouldbedone
byanAuthorizedMazdaDealer.
qInspectingCoolantLevel
WARNING
Inspecttheantifreezeprotectionand
coolantlevelinthecoolantreservoirat
leastonceayear―atthebeginningofthe
winterseason―andbeforetraveling
wheretemperaturesmaydropbelow
freezing.
Donotuseamatchorliveflameinthe
enginecompartment.DONOTADD
COOLANTWHENTHEENGINEIS
HOT:
Ahotengineisdangerous.Ifthe
enginehasbeenrunning,partsofthe
enginecompartmentcanbecomevery
hot.Youcouldbeburned.Carefully
inspecttheenginecoolantinthe
coolantreservoir,butdonotopenit.
Inspecttheconditionandconnectionsof
allcoolingsystemandheaterhoses.
Replaceanythatareswollenor
deteriorated.
Thecoolantshouldbeatfullinthe
radiatorandbetweentheMAXorFand
MINorLmarksonthecoolantreservoir
whentheengineiscool.
Turnofftheignitionswitchand
makesurethefanisnotrunning
beforeattemptingtoworknearthe
coolingfan:
Without turbocharger
Workingnearthecoolingfanwhenit
isrunningisdangerous.Thefan
couldcontinuerunningindefinitely
eveniftheenginehasstoppedandthe
enginecompartmenttemperatureis
high.Youcouldbehitbythefanand
seriouslyinjured.
Donotremovethecooling
systemcapwhentheengineand
radiatorarehot:
Whentheengineandradiatorarehot,
scaldingcoolantandsteammayshoot
outunderpressureandcauseserious
injury.
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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