Water Inlet Pipe Installation Note
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2017 Mazda 3. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
CAUTION:
- Do not apply oil (such as engine oil, ATF) to the O-ring of the water inlet pipe. Otherwise, the O-ring could swell causing a seal malfunction.
- Clean away the sealant adhering to the bolt hole on the cylinder block side of the water inlet pipe stay.
- Apply engine coolant to the O-ring.
- Install the O-ring to the water inlet pipe.
- Insert the water inlet pipe into the water pump being careful not to damage the O-ring.
- Install the water inlet pipe gasket with the gasket projection facing the direction shown in the figure.
- Tighten the bolts in the order shown in the figure.