2008 Mazda Tribute Owners Manual

MaintenanceandSpecifications
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DONOTMIXrecycledcoolantandconventionalcoolant
togetherinyourvehicle.Mixingofenginecoolantsmayharm
yourengine’scoolingsystem.
Theuseofanimpropercoolantmayharmengineandcooling
systemcomponentsandmayvoidthewarrantyofyourvehicle’s
enginecoolingsystem.Ifyouareunsurewhichtypeofcoolant
yourvehiclerequires,contactyourlocalauthorizeddealer.
WARNING: Donotputenginecoolantinthewindshieldwasher
fluidreservoir.Ifenginecoolantissprayedontothewindshield,
itcouldmakeitdifficulttoseethroughthewindshield.
Whenaddingcoolant,makesureitisa50/50mixtureofenginecoolant
anddistilledwater.Addthemixturetothecoolantreservoir,whenthe
engineiscool,untiltheappropriatefilllevelisobtained.
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NEVERincreasethecoolantconcentrationabove60%.
NEVERdecreasethecoolantconcentrationbelow40%.
Enginecoolantconcentrationsabove60%orbelow40%will
decreasethefreezeprotectioncharacteristicsoftheengine
coolantandmaycauseenginedamage.
Alargeamountofwaterwithoutenginecoolantmaybeadded,incaseof
emergency,toreachavehicleservicelocation.Inthisinstance,the
coolingsystemmustbedrainedandrefilledwitha50/50mixtureof
enginecoolantanddistilledwaterassoonaspossible.Wateralone
(withoutenginecoolant)cancauseenginedamagefromcorrosion,
overheatingorfreezing.
Forvehicleswithoverflowcoolantsystemswithanon-pressurizedcap
onthecoolantrecoverysystem,addcoolanttothecoolantrecovery
reservoirwhentheengineiscool.Addthepropermixtureofcoolantand
watertothe“COLDFILLRANGE”.Forallothervehicles,whichhavea
coolantdegassystemwithapressurizedcap,orifitisnecessaryto
removethecoolantpressurereliefcapontheradiatorofavehiclewith
anoverflowsystem,followthesestepstoaddenginecoolant.
Note:Forthe2.3Lengine,whenaddingmorethan1quart(.95L)of
coolantitisnecessarytousethecoolantbleedvalve.Failuretobleed
thecoolingsystemwhenaddingenginecoolantmaycauseengine
damage.RefertotheCoolingsectionoftheWorkshopManual.
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2008
Tribute(j14)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda Tribute Manuals
Model Year2008
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