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PRECAUTIONS
COOLING SYSTEMPRECAUTIONS
WARNING:
• Coolant is poisonous to humans and animals. Use
care when handling coolant, otherwise death or
injury may occur.
• Never loosen or remove the coolant reservoir cap
while the engine cooling system is still hot.
Removing the reservoir cap may allow hot coolant
or steam to escape, causing severe burns.
When working with the engine or the engine coolant
system, observe the following precautions:
• The electric radiator fan, may operate at any time.
Use care when working near the radiator fan.
Disconnect the battery negative (-) cable whenever
possible.
• Always add the recommended brand and mixture
of coolant to the engine cooling system. Using a
mixture or brand other than recommended may
damage the cooling system components. Refer
to “Section 1 - General” in this manual
• Engine coolant is poisonous. Do not ingest or
allow animals to ingest engine coolant. Always
dispose of engine coolant properly to avoid
harming the environment.
CATALYTIC CONVERTER / EXHAUST SYSTEM
PRECAUTIONS
WARNING:
• Engine emits deadly carbon monoxide (CO) gas,
which will cause asphyxiation in enclosed areas.
Always make sure the work area is well ventilated.
• Fire/Burn Hazard–Exhaust system components
become extremely hot. Always allow sufficient
cooling time before working with exhaust
components and never park over flammable
material. Severe burns will occur if skin contact
is made with hot exhaust system components.
• Do not allow large quantities of unburned fuel to
enter the catalytic converter (i.e. from improperly
performed compression test). The catalytic
converter and other emission components are
easily damaged by unused fuel.
• Use only UNLEADED fuel in petrol vehicles.
Damage to the catalytic converter and/or emission
components will occur if the proper fuel is not used
in the vehicle.
• Do not run the vehicle with a low fuel level.
Damage to the catalytic converter may occur if
the engine misfires.