spark plugs replace MAZDA MODEL MX-5 RF 2017 Owners Manual (in English)

6–3
Maintenance and Care
Scheduled Maintenance
S c h e d u l e d M a i n t e n a n c e
NOTE
After the prescribed period, continue to follow the described maintenance at the
recommended intervals.
Emission control and related systems
The ignition and fuel systems are highly important to the emission control system and to
ef¿ cient engine operation. Do not tamper with them.
All inspections and adjustments must be made by an expert repairer, we recommend an
Authorised Mazda Repairer.
Europe
Maintenance Interval Number of months or kilometres (miles), whichever comes ¿ rst.
Months 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108
×1000 km 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
×1000 miles 12.5 25 37.5 50 62.5 75 87.5 100
112.5
Spark plugs *1 Replace every 120,000 km (75,000 miles).
Air ¿ lter
*2 R R R
Evaporative system (if installed) I I I
Drive belts
*3 I I I
Engine oil & ¿ lter Flexible
*4 Replace when indicator is ON. (Max interval: 12
months/20,000 km (12,500 miles))
Other than
À exible
*5 R R R R R R R R R
Cooling system I I I I
Engine coolant
*6 Replace at ¿ rst 200,000 km (125,000 miles) or 10 years; after
that, every 100,000 km (62,500 miles) or 5 years.
Fuel lines and hoses I I I I
Battery
*7 I I I I I I I I I
Brake lines, hoses and connections I I I I I I I I I
Brake À uid
*8 R R R R
Parking brake I I I I I I I I I
Disc brakes I I I I I I I I I
Steering operation and linkages I I I I
Manual transmission oil R
Rear differential oil
*9
Front and rear suspension, ball joints and wheel
bearing axial play I I I I
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6–4
Maintenance and Care
Scheduled Maintenance
Maintenance Interval Number of months or kilometres (miles), whichever comes ¿ rst.
Months 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108
×1000 km 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
×1000 miles 12.5 25 37.5 50 62.5 75 87.5 100
112.5
Driveshaft dust boots I I I I
Exhaust system and heat shields Inspect every 80,000 km (50,000 miles) or 5 years.
Bolts and nuts on chassis and body T T T T
Body condition (for rust, corrosion and
perforation) Inspect annually.
Tyres (including spare tyre) (with inÀ ation
pressure adjustment)
*10*11 I I I I I I I I I
Emergency À at tyre repair kit (if installed)
*12 Inspect annually.
Chart symbols:
I : Inspect: Inspect and clean, repair, adjust, ¿ ll up, or replace if necessary.
R : Replace
C : Clean
T : Tighten
D : Drain

Remarks:
*1 In the countries below, inspect the spark plugs at every 10,000 km (6,250 miles) or 12 months before replacing
them at the said interval.
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania,
Serbia, Ukraine
*2 If the vehicle is operated in very dusty or sandy areas, clean and if necessary, replace the air ¿ lter more often
than the recommended intervals.
*3 Also inspect the air conditioner drive belts, if installed.
If the vehicle is operated primarily under any of the following conditions, inspect the drive belts at every
20,000 km (12,500 miles) or 12 months.
a) Driving in dusty conditions
b) Extended periods of idling or low speed operation
c) Driving for long period in cold temperatures or driving regularly at short distance only
d) Driving in extremely hot conditions
e) Driving in mountainous conditions continually
*4 SKYACTIV-G 1.5 and SKYACTIV-G 2.0 vehicles can select À exible setting only some countries in Europe.
Consult an Authorised Mazda Repairer for details. Flexible setting can be set if the vehicle is operated mainly
where none of the following conditions apply.
a) Purpose of vehicle use is police car, taxi or driving school car.
b) Driving in dusty conditions
c) Extended periods of idling or low speed operation
Once the À exible maintenance is selected, the vehicle calculates the remaining oil life based on engine
operating conditions and lets you know when an oil change is due by illuminating the wrench indicator light in
the instrument cluster.
Replace the engine oil and ¿ lter when message/wrench indicator light is ON. And they must be changed at least
once a year or within 20,000 km (12,500 miles) since last engine oil and ¿ lter change.
The system must be reset whenever replacing the engine oil regardless of the message/wrench indicator light
display.
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6–5
Maintenance and Care
Scheduled Maintenance
*5 If the vehicle is operated primarily under any of the following conditions, replace the engine oil and oil ¿ lter at
every 10,000 km (6,250 miles) or shorter.
a) Purpose of vehicle use is police car, taxi or driving school car.
b) Driving in dusty conditions
c) Extended periods of idling or low speed operation
d) Driving for long period in cold temperatures or driving regularly at short distance only
e) Driving in extremely hot conditions
f) Driving in mountainous conditions continually
*6 Use of FL-22 is recommended when replacing engine coolant. Using engine coolant other than FL-22 may
cause serious damage to the engine and cooling system.
*7 Inspect the battery electrolyte level, speci¿ c gravity and outer appearance. The sealed battery only requires an
outer appearance inspection.
*8 If the brakes are used extensively (for example, continuous hard driving or mountain driving) or if the vehicle
is operated in extremely humid climates, replace the brake À uid annually.
*9 If this component has been submerged in water, the oil should be replaced.
*10 Tyre rotation is recommended every 10,000 km (6,250 miles).
*11 The Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) initialization must be performed so that the system operates
normally (if equipped).
*12 Check the tyre repair À uid expiration date every year when performing the periodic maintenance. Replace the
tyre repair À uid bottle with new one before the expiration date.
Except Europe
I s r a e l
Maintenance Interval Number of months or kilometres, whichever comes ¿ rst
Months 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144
×1000 km 15 30 45 60 75 90 105 120 135 150 165 180
Spark plugs Replace every 120,000 km or 6 years.
Fuel ¿ lter Replace every 135,000 km.
Evaporative system (if installed) I I I
Fuel lines and hoses
I I
I
I I
I
Drive belts
*1 I I I I I I I I I I I I
Engine oil & oil ¿ lter *2 R R R R R R R R R R R R
Air ¿ lter *3 C C C R C C C R C C C R
Cooling system I I I I I I
Engine coolant
*4 Replace at ¿ rst 195,000 km or 10 years; after that, every
90,000 km or 5 years.
Battery
*5 I I I I I I I I I I I I
Brake lines, hoses and connections I I I I I I I I I I I I
Brake À uid
*6 I R I R I R I R I R I R
Parking brake I I I I I I I I I I I I
Power brake unit (Brake booster) and hoses I I I I I I I I I I I I
Disc brakes I I I I I I I I I I I I
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6–7
Maintenance and Care
Scheduled Maintenance
*6 If the brakes are used extensively (for example, continuous hard driving or mountain driving) or if the vehicle is
operated in extremely humid climates, replace the brake À uid annually.
*7 If this component has been submerged in water, the oil should be replaced.
*8 The Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) initialization must be performed so that the system operates
normally (if equipped).
*9 Check the tyre repair À uid expiration date every year when performing the periodic maintenance. Replace the
tyre repair À uid bottle with new one before the expiration date.
Except Israel
Maintenance
Interval Number of months or kilometres (miles), whichever comes ¿ rst.
Months 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84 90 96
×1000 km 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
100 110 120 130 140 150 160
×1000 miles 6.25 12.5 18.75 25 31.25 37.5 43.75 50 56.25 62.5 68.75 75 81.25 87.5 93.75 100
Fuel ¿ lter Replace every 60,000 km (37,500 miles).
Spark plugs *1 Replace every 120,000 km (75,000 miles).
Evaporative system (if installed) I I I I I I I I
Drive belts
*2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
Engine oil
*3
Except
below
countries R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Georgia/
Armenia/
Cambodia Replace every 5,000 km (3,125 miles) or 6 months.
Engine oil ¿ lter
*3
Except
below
countries R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Georgia/
Armenia/
Cambodia Replace every 10,000 km (6,250 miles) or 1 year.
Cooling system I I I I I I I I
Engine coolant
*4 Replace at ¿ rst 200,000 km (125,000 miles) or 10 years; after that, every
100,000 km (62,500 miles) or 5 years.
Air ¿ lter
*5
Except
below
countries C C R C C R C C
Georgia/
Armenia C R C R C R C R
Fuel lines and hoses I I I I I I I I
Battery
*6 I I I I I I I I
Brake lines, hoses and connections I I I I I I I I
Brake À uid
*7 I I I R I I I R I I I R I I I R
Parking brake I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
Power brake unit (Brake booster)
and hoses I I I I I I I I
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6–8
Maintenance and Care
Scheduled Maintenance
Maintenance
Interval Number of months or kilometres (miles), whichever comes ¿ rst.
Months 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84 90 96
×1000 km 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
100 110 120 130 140 150 160
×1000 miles 6.25 12.5 18.75 25 31.25 37.5 43.75 50 56.25 62.5 68.75 75 81.25 87.5 93.75 100
Disc brakes I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
Steering operation and linkages I I I I I I I I
Manual transmission oil R
Rear differential oil
*8
Front and rear suspension, ball
joints and wheel bearing axial play I I I I I I I I
Driveshaft dust boots I I I I
Exhaust system and heat shields Inspect every 80,000 km (50,000 miles).
Bolts and nuts on chassis and body T T T T T T T T
Body condition (for rust, corrosion
and perforation) Inspect annually.
Tyres (including spare tyre) (with
inÀ ation pressure adjustment)
*9 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
Tyre rotation
*9 Rotate every 10,000 km (6,250 miles).
Emergency À at tyre repair kit (if
installed)
*10 Inspect annually.
Chart symbols:
I : Inspect: Inspect and clean, repair, adjust, ¿ ll up, or replace if necessary.
R : Replace
C : Clean
T : Tighten
D : Drain
Remarks:
*1 In the countries below, inspect the spark plugs at every 10,000 km (6,250 miles) or 12 months before replacing
them at the said interval.
Armenia, Angola, Bolivia, Burundi, B.Virgin, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, Costa Rica, Curacao, El
Salvador, Gabon, Ghana, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iran, Jordan, Macau, Mongolia,
Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Seychelles, Syria,
Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Zaire, Zimbabwe
*2 Also inspect the air conditioner drive belts, if installed.
If the vehicle is operated primarily under any of the following conditions, inspect the drive belts more often
than the recommended intervals.
a) Driving in dusty conditions
b) Extended periods of idling or low speed operation
c) Driving for long period in cold temperatures or driving regularly at short distance only
d) Driving in extremely hot conditions
e) Driving in mountainous conditions continually
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