Catch this in a container that can hold more than a gallon. Once it’s unscrewed, there’s still a portion of the drain plug preventing fluid from draining, You have to pry at the plug a little and pull it straight out enough so that the fluid drains.Ħ.Ĝold or warm coolant should then be coming out of the radiator drain plug. Locate the black plastic drain plug on the bottom of the radiator, and unscrew it using a short wide flathead screw driver (Or short, wide head Phillips screw driver).ĥ. Unscrewing this cap allows “air” into the system for coolant to drain at the drain plug.Ĥ. If the engine is still slightly warm, you might hear a “hiss” of pressurized gas escape. Unscrew the cap from the pressurized plastic coolant reservoir on the left side of the engine bay. Make sure the engine is COOL so the radiator is not under pressure to avoid burns.ģ. Take off black plastic skid plate that you normally remove when doing an oil change.Ģ. If engine coolant gets on the paint, rinse it off quickly.ġ. Water that contains minerals will cut down the coolant's effectiveness. Use only soft (demineralized) water in the coolant mixture.These coolants could damage the cooling sys. Do not use coolants containing alcohol, methanol, borate or silicate.The engine has aluminum parts and must be protected by an ethelyne-glycol based coolant to prevent corrosion and freezing.Use engine coolant at the concentration that meets the environmental conditions in which the vehicle is driven, otherwise engine damage may occur.When you are sure all the pressure is gone, turn the cap using the cloth, and remove it.Wrap a thick cloth around it and slowly turn it counter clockwise 2.5 turns. Even then, be very careful when removing the cap. Turn off the engine and wait until it is cool.It may also damage the engine and cooling system. Scalding engine coolant and steam may shoot out and cause serious injury. Never remove the cooling system cap or loosen the radiator drain plug while the engine is running, or when the engine and radiator are hot.Here’s how I did the drain and refill, I added notes from the Factory Service Manual, which is by MAZDA: It's a small price to pay compared to fixing damages done by erosion and corrosion. You can pay extra for those extended life coolants, though I would still want to flush the coolant every 2 years or so. Since this coolant appears to be compatible with FL22 (Just like Peak Global Extended Life), I decided to buy it for like $11. The color of this coolant is still green, though a lighter almost yellowish green color. I decided to use ZEREX by Valvoline G-05 coolant – (A Ford and Chrysler coolant). Keep in mind that this method only changes “part” of the total coolant in your car. I decided that I’d drain and refill about a gallon of coolant in my car for good measure.
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