Maintenance and Specifications
Adding engine coolant
UseonlyMazdaGenuineEngineCoolantorapremiumengine
coolantthatmeetsaMazdaspecification.
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DONOTUSEExtendedLifeEngineCoolant(orangeincolor).
DONOTUSEaDEX-COOLenginecoolantoranequivalent
enginecoolant.
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DONOTUSEalcoholormethanolantifreezeoranyengine
coolantsmixedwithalcoholormethanolantifreeze.
DONOTUSEsupplementalcoolantadditivesinyourvehicle.
Theseadditivesmayharmyourengine’scoolingsystem.
DONOTMIXdifferentcolorsortypesofcoolantinyour
vehicle.Makesurethecorrectcoolantisused.
DONOTMIXrecycledcoolantandconventionalcoolant
togetherinyourvehicle.Mixingofenginecoolantsmayharm
yourengine’scoolingsystem.
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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%.
Enginecoolantconcentrationsabove68%orbelow40%will
decreasethefreezeprotectioncharacteristicsoftheengine
coolantandmaycauseenginedamage.
Alargeamountofwaterwithoutenginecoolantmaybeadded,incaseof
emergency,toreachavehicleservicelocation.Inthisinstance,the
coolingsystemmustbedrainedandrefilledwitha50/50mixtureof
enginecoolantanddistilledwaterassoonaspossible.Wateralone
(withoutenginecoolant)cancauseenginedamagefromcorrosion,
overheatingorfreezing.
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| Categories | Mazda B-Series Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Tags | Mazda B2300 |
| Model Year | 2009 |
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