RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1Page297
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MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
Ifit'satornearL,addenoughcoolantto
thecoolantreservoirtoprovidefreezing
andcorrosionprotectionandtobringthe
leveltoF.
NOTE
Oncetheenginecoolantexceedsa
presettemperature,anelectricalcooling
fanturnson.Itwillcontinuerunning
forabout10minutesaftertheignition
switchisturnedtooff.
CAUTION
Radiatorcoolantwilldamagepaint.
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Rinseitoffquicklyifspilled.
NOTE
Useonlysoft(demineralized)water
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Changingthecoolantshouldbedone
byanAuthorizedMazdaDealer.
inthecoolantmixture.Waterthat
containsmineralswillcutdownon
thecoolant'seffectiveness.
Inspecttheantifreezeprotectionand
coolantlevelinthecoolantreservoirat
leastonceayear―atthebeginningofthe
winterseason―andbeforetraveling
wheretemperaturesmaydropbelow
freezing.
Don'taddonlywater.Alwaysadda
propercoolantmixture.
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Theenginehasaluminumpartsand
mustbeprotectedbyanethylene-
glycol-basedcoolanttoprevent
corrosionandfreezing.
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Inspecttheconditionandconnectionsof
allcoolingsystemandheaterhoses.
Replaceanythatareswollenor
deteriorated.
DONOTUSEcoolantsContaining
Alcohol,methanol,Borateor
Silicate.
Thesecoolantscoulddamagethe
coolingsystem.
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Thecoolantshouldbeatfullinthe
radiatorandbetweentheFandLmarks
onthecoolantreservoirwhentheengine
iscool.
DONOTMIXalcoholormethanol
withthecoolant.Thiscoulddamage
thecoolingsystem.
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Don'tuseasolutionthatcontains
morethan60%antifreeze.
Thiswouldreduceeffectiveness.
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