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DrivingYourMazda
InstrumentClusterandIndicators
qFuelGauge
Iftheengineoilpressuregaugemovesto
L(low)whileyouaredriving,drivetothe
sideoftheroadandparkofftheright-of-
way.Settheparkingbrake.Thenfollow
steps1through3.
Thefuelgaugeshowsapproximatelyhow
muchfuelisinthetank.Werecommend
keepingthetankover1/4full.Whenthe
lowfuelwarninglightilluminatesor
whentheneedleisnearE,refuelassoon
aspossible.
1. Turnofftheengineandinspectthe
engineoillevel(page8-13).Ifit'slow,
addoil.
2.
3.
Starttheengine.
Iftheneedlestilldoesn'tmove,have
yourvehiclecheckedatanAuthorized
MazdaDealer.
CAUTION
Low fuel warning light
Don'truntheengineiftheoilpressure
islow.Itcouldresultinextensive
enginedamage.
qEngineOilPressureGauge
NOTE
TheMazdaRX-8requiresregular
checkingoftheengineoillevel.The
compact,highperformanceRENESIS
rotaryengineinyourvehicleconsumes
asmallamountofengineoilduetoits
structuraldesign.Anoilpump
optimizestheamountofoilinjectedto
lubricatetherotorsealsinthe
combustioncycle.Althoughyour
vehicleisequippedwithanengineoil
levelwarninglightandanengineoil
pressuregauge,itisbesttokeepthe
engineoillevelintherangebetween
fullandlowbycheckingtheoil
dipstickregularly.Mazdarecommends
checkingtheoillevelateverysecond
fuelfilling.Theoilconsumptionofthe
enginedependsonenginespeedand
engineload.Underextremedriving
conditions,oilconsumptioncanbe
higher.
Engineoilpressureisnormalwhenthe
engineoilpressuregaugeneedlepoints
halfwaybetweenLandHwiththeengine
running.
Iftheneedleonthegaugedoesn'tmove
afterstartingtheengine,followsteps1
through3.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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