2008 Mazda 3 Owners Manual

MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
Inspecttheantifreezeprotectionand
coolantlevelinthecoolantreservoirat
leastonceayearatthebeginningofthe
winterseasonandbeforetraveling
wheretemperaturesmaydropbelow
freezing.
EngineCoolant
qInspectingCoolantLevel
WARNING
Donotuseamatchorliveflameinthe
enginecompartment.DONOTADD
COOLANTWHENTHEENGINEISHOT:
Ahotengineisdangerous.Ifthe
enginehasbeenrunning,partsofthe
enginecompartmentcanbecome
veryhot.Youcouldbeburned.
Carefullyinspecttheenginecoolant
inthecoolantreservoir,butdonot
openit.
Inspecttheconditionandconnectionsof
allcoolingsystemandheaterhoses.
Replaceanythatareswollenor
deteriorated.
Thecoolantshouldbeatfullinthe
radiatorandbetweentheMAXorFand
MINorLmarksonthecoolantreservoir
whentheengineiscool.
Without turbocharger
Turnofftheignitionswitchand
makesurethefanisnotrunningbefore
attemptingtoworknearthecooling
fan:
Workingnearthecoolingfanwhenit
isrunningisdangerous.Thefan
couldcontinuerunningindefinitely
eveniftheenginehasstoppedand
theenginecompartmenttemperature
ishigh.Youcouldbehitbythefan
andseriouslyinjured.
With turbocharger
Donotremovethecooling
systemcapwhentheengineand
radiatorarehot:
Whentheengineandradiatorare
hot,scaldingcoolantandsteammay
shootoutunderpressureandcause
seriousinjury.
NOTE
Changingthecoolantshouldbedonebyan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
Ifit'satornearMINorL,addenough
coolanttothecoolantreservoirtoprovide
freezingandcorrosionprotectionandto
bringtheleveltoMAXorF.
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CategoriesMazda 3 Manuals
Model Year2008
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2008 Mazda 3 Owners Manual SKU UPC Model
Gary BRengle on Feb 22, 2017.

Very good reference. Bought car used with no owners manual