Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Repairing Damage to the Finish
Deep scratches or chips on the finish should be repaired promptly. Exposed metal quickly rusts and can lead to major repairs.
CAUTION
If your Mazda is damaged and needs metal parts repaired or replaced, make sure the body shop applies anticorrosion materials to all parts, both repaired and new. This will prevent them from rusting.
Exterior Care
The paintwork on your Mazda represents the latest technical developments in composition
and methods of application.
Environmental hazards, however, can harm the paint's protective properties, if
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Bright-Metal Maintenance
Use tar remover to remove road tar and insects. Never do this with a knife
or similar tool.
To prevent corrosion on brightmetal surfaces, apply wax or chrome preservative
and rub it to a hi ...
Other materials:
Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Throttle position (tp) sensor inspection
Note
Perform the following inspection only when directed.
Resistance Inspection
1. Perform the following test only when directed.
If as specified but TP PID value is out of specification, inspect
resistance of TP sensor.
If not as specified, inspect the following:
- Accelerato ...
Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Engine tune-up
IGNITION TIMING INSPECTION
Note
Ignition timing is not adjustable.
Ignition timing verification requires WDS or equivalent.
1. Turn off the electrical loads.
2. Warm up the engine as follows.
(1) Start the engine.
(2) Maintain the engine speed at approx. 3,000 rpm until the
cooli ...