Maintenance
8-26
Never
remove the radiator cap while
the engine is running or hot.
If
you must remove the radiator cap,
follow
these steps to avoid personal
injury
that can be
caused by escap
-
ing steam or engine coolant.
Turn off the engine and wait until
it’s cool. Even then, be very careful
when
r
emovin
g t
h
e c
ap
. W
ra
p a t
hick
cloth around it and slowly turn it
counterclockwise to the first stop.
Step
b
ac
k w
hil
e t
h
e p
ressur
e e
scapes.
When
y
ou’r
e s
ur
e a
l
l t
h
e p
ressur
e i
s
gone, press down on the cap—still
using
a c
loth—tur
n i
t
, a
n
d r
emov
e i
t.
Stand
a
wa
y f
ro
m t
h
e r
adiator
o
pen-
ing. Hot steam may blow out or hot
engine
c
oolan
t m
ay
e
ve
n s
plas
h o
ut.
To Change Coolant
NOTE
Do
n
o
t m
i
x c
onventiona
l g
reen
c
ool-
ant,
o
range coolant
o
r r
ecycle
d c
ool-
ants together in your vehicle. Use
only the type of coolant that your
vehicle was originally equipped
with.
I
f y
o
u a
r
e u
nsur
e w
hic
h t
yp
e o
f
coolant
y
our
v
ehicl
e r
equires
, c
ontact
your authorized Mazda dealer.
1. Shut
of
f the engine
and allow engine
to
cool. Fully depressurize the engine
cooling
system by
covering the radia
-
tor
cap with a thick cloth and turning
it slowly to the first stop. Step back
while the pressure releases.
2. Remove the radiator cap.
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