MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
NOTE
CAUTION
ØRadiatorcoolantwilldamage
paint.
Rinseitoffquicklyifspilled.
ØUseonlysoft(demineralized)
waterinthecoolantmixture.
Waterthatcontainsmineralswill
cutdownonthecoolant's
effectiveness.
Oncetheenginecoolantexceedsapreset
temperature,anelectricalcoolingfanturns
on.Itwillcontinuerunningforabout10
minutesaftertheignitionswitchisturnedto
off.
NOTE
Changingthecoolantshouldbedonebyan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
ØDon'taddonlywater.Alwaysadd
apropercoolantmixture.
ØTheenginehasaluminumparts
andmustbeprotectedbyan
ethylene-glycol-basedcoolantto
preventcorrosionandfreezing.
ØDONOTUSEcoolantsContaining
Alcohol,methanol,Borateor
Silicate.
Inspecttheantifreezeprotectionand
coolantlevelinthecoolantreservoirat
leastonceayear―atthebeginningofthe
winterseason―andbeforetraveling
wheretemperaturesmaydropbelow
freezing.
Inspecttheconditionandconnectionsof
allcoolingsystemandheaterhoses.
Replaceanythatareswollenor
deteriorated.
Thesecoolantscoulddamagethe
coolingsystem.
ØDONOTMIXalcoholormethanol
withthecoolant.Thiscould
damagethecoolingsystem.
ØDon'tuseasolutionthatcontains
morethan60%antifreeze.
Thiswouldreduceeffectiveness.
Thecoolantshouldbeatfullinthe
radiatorandbetweentheFandLmarks
onthecoolantreservoirwhentheengine
iscool.
Ifit'satornearL,addenoughcoolantto
thecoolantreservoirtoprovidefreezing
andcorrosionprotectionandtobringthe
leveltoF.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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