Overheating - Mazda MX-6 Manual

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In Case of an Emergency

Overheating

Overheating
If the tem perature gauge indicates
overheating, you experience pow er loss,
o r you hear a loud knocking or pinging
noise, the engine is probably too hot.
If this happens:
1. D rive safely to the side o f the road and
park o ff the right-of-way.
2. Put a vehicle w ith an autom atic
transaxle in park (P), a m anual
transaxle in neutral.
A pply the parking brake.
3. Turn o ff the air conditioner.
& WARNING
Steam fro m O verheated Engine:
Steam fro m an overheated engine is
dangerou s. The escaping steam could
seriously burn y o u . O pen the hood
O N LY a fter steam is no longer
escaping fro m the engine.
7-10
Form No. 8Q50-EA-01G
4. C heck w hether coolant or steam is
escaping from under the hood or from
the engine com partm ent.
I f ste am is c o m in g fro m th e engine
c o m p a rtm e n t: D o n 't go near the front
o f the vehicle. Stop the engine. Then
turn the ignition sw itch to the ON
position w ithout starting the engine.
T he radiator cooling fans w ill start to
cool the engine.
I f n e ith e r c o o la n t n o r ste am is
e sc ap in g : O pen the hood and idle the
engine until it cools. If this d o esn 't
low er the tem perature, stop the engine
and let it cool.
5. C heck the coolant level.
If it's low, look for leaks in the radiator
hoses and connections, heater hoses
and connections, radiator, and w ater
pum p.
If you find a leak or other dam age, or if
coolant is still leaking, stop the engine
and call an A uthorized M azda Dealer.
2.0-liter engine