general stuff-

-up on to ramps so the rad cap is the highest point- no air bubbles in the system!
-drain some fluid from the drain valve at bottom of rad to minimize mess
-old towel under hose since there will be some drainage
-swap hose & dbl check clamps, then check the clamps again.....
-top off fluid & run motor for a few with rad cap off to circ air out of system

> Coolant
'06 MS6 Manual - 8.5 us qts (2.25 us gallons)
Type- Mazda FL22
Mazda OEM - part# 0000-77-508E-20

It seems that only mazda has coolant called "FL22"
Whatever, per their own service bulletin-
"FL22 coolant is compatible with current (Green) ethylene glycol coolant."
Bulletin No: 01-033/07
http://www.mazda6wiki.com/w/images/7...3-07-1830b.pdf

 

Thanks bro. Yeah, there's only fluid in the reserve as it is, so hopefully I wont' have to drain too much. My jacks are far away, so I may just park on a steep hill. Are you serious about that coolant business? I was just going to put in some 50/50 mix... sounds like that should work fine as it's regular green coolant.

 

awwwwwwww
the mazda6wiki page died

crap, now I hafta find that bulletin again