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MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
qAddingBrake/ClutchFluid
AutomaticTransmission
Fluid(ATF)
WARNING
qInspectingAutomatic
SpilledBrakeFluid:
TransmissionFluidLevel
Spilledbrakefluidisdangerous.Ifit
getsinyoureyes,theycouldbe
seriouslyinjured.Ifthishappens,
immediatelyflushyoureyeswithwater
andgetmedicalattention.Brakefluid
spilledonahotenginecouldcausea
fire.Becarefulnottospillbrakefluid
onyourselforontheengine.
Theautomatictransmissionfluidlevel
shouldbeinspectedregularly.Measureit
asdescribedbelow.
Thevolumeoffluidchangeswiththe
temperature.Fluidmustbecheckedatidle
withoutdrivingatnormaloperating
temperature.
LowBrake/ClutchFluidLevels:
Lowbrake/clutchfluidlevelsare
dangerous.Lowlevelscouldsignal
brakeliningwearorabrakesystem
leak.Yourbrakescouldfailandcause
anaccident.Ifyoufindalowfluid
level,havethebrakesandclutch
inspected.
CAUTION
Lowfluidlevelcausestransmission
l
slippage.Overfillingcancause
foaming,lossoffluid,and
transmissionmalfunction.
Usespecifiedfluid(page10-4).A
l
nonspecifiedfluidcouldresultin
Ifthefluidlevelislow,addfluiduntilit
reachesMAX.
transmissionmalfunctionandfailure.
Beforeaddingfluid,thoroughlycleanthe
areaaroundthecap.
1.
2.
Parkonalevelsurfaceandsetthe
parkingbrakefirmly.
Idletheengineabouttwominutes.
Pushdownonthebrakepedal.
CAUTION
Brakeandclutchfluidwilldamage
3. Movetheshiftleverthroughallranges
andsetitatP.
l
paintedsurfaces.Ifbrakeorclutch
fluiddoesgetonapaintedsurface,
wipeitoffimmediately.
Usingnonspecifiedbrakeandclutch
l
fluids(page10-4)willdamagethe
systems.Mixingdifferentfluidswill
alsodamagethem.
Ifthebrake/clutchsystemfrequently
requiresnewfluid,consultan
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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