MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
Inspecttheantifreezeprotectionand
coolantlevelinthecoolantreservoirat
leastonceayear―atthebeginningofthe
winterseason―andbeforetraveling
wheretemperaturesmaydropbelow
freezing.
CAUTION
ØRadiatorcoolantwilldamage
paint.
Rinseitoffquicklyifspilled.
ØUseonlysoft(demineralized)
waterinthecoolantmixture.
Waterthatcontainsmineralswill
cutdownonthecoolant's
effectiveness.
ØDon'taddonlywater.Alwaysadd
apropercoolantmixture.
ØTheenginehasaluminumparts
andmustbeprotectedbyan
ethylene-glycol-basedcoolantto
preventcorrosionandfreezing.
ØDONOTUSEcoolantsContaining
Alcohol,methanol,Borateor
Silicate.
Inspecttheconditionandconnectionsof
allcoolingsystemandheaterhoses.
Replaceanythatareswollenor
deteriorated.
Thecoolantshouldbeatfullinthe
radiatorandbetweentheFULLandLOW
marksonthecoolantreservoirwhenthe
engineiscool.
Thesecoolantscoulddamagethe
coolingsystem.
ØDONOTMIXalcoholormethanol
withthecoolant.Thiscould
damagethecoolingsystem.
ØDon'tuseasolutionthatcontains
morethan60%antifreeze.
Thiswouldreduceeffectiveness.
Ifit'satornearLOW,addenoughcoolant
tothecoolantreservoirtoprovide
freezingandcorrosionprotectionandto
bringtheleveltoFULL.
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| Categories | Mazda CX-7 Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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