Mazda 6 2006 Owner's Manual page 266

Maintenance and Care
Owner Maintenance
Changing engine oil
WARNING
Checking or Changing Engine Oil:
Hot engine oil is dangerous. If the
engine has been running, the engine
oil becomes very hot. You could be
seriously burned. Don't check or
change the engine oil when the engine
is hot.
1. Warm up the engine for a few minutes
and turn it off. Remove the oil-filler
cap.
2. Remove the drain plug and drain the
oil into a suitable container.
3. Replace the drain plug washer after the
oil has thoroughly drained.
4. Reinstall the plug tightly.
5. Fill the engine with new oil to the
MAX mark on the dipstick.
6. Securely reinstall the oil-filler cap.
Forward
7. Start the engine and inspect around the
drain plug for leaks.
8. Turn it off and wait 5 minutes for the
oil to return to the oil pan.
8-14
Loosen Tighten
Drain plug
Check the oil level and fill to the MAX
mark if necessary.
With oil filter replacement
Oil capacity (reference only)
L (US qt, Imp qt)
Without oil filter replacement
Oil capacity (reference only)
L (US qt, Imp qt)
NOTE
The indicated engine oil capacities
l
are for general reference purposes
only. When adding or changing oil,
verify the engine oil level with the
oil dipstick.
Use only specified engine oil (page
l
10-3).
Changing oil filter
Because you need a special tool to
retighten the filter, an Authorized Mazda
Dealer should do the work.
5.7 (6.0, 5.0)
5.3 (5.6, 4.7)