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#5 of 146 What type of oil filter used on Mazda5 by wuster Aug 30, 2005 (3:37 am)
I'm curious to know if the oil filter on the Mazda5 engine is the same as the one on the Mazda3 2.3L engine.   My 04 Mazda3 comes with a cartridge oil filter that fits into a housing on the bottom of the enginer. Which makes DIY a pain the you know what and cartridge filters are hard to find.   I was wondering if Mazda made a change in the 06 Mazda5 to the screw on canister type of oil filter that everyone else uses.   Thanks,   Q Replies to this message: 5thave (Sep 15, 2005 5:07 pm) rcinmd (Sep 16, 2005 3:33 am) wuster (Sep 16, 2005 3:35 am) mazdalvr (Aug 25, 2006 5:01 am)
#6 of 146 clean wheels by baxtersit Sep 15, 2005 (2:51 pm)
I cleaned and waxed my rims a few days ago to protect them from the upcoming salt and was shocked to see how much less brake dust sticks to the surface. Try it out.
#7 of 146 Re: What type of oil filter used on Mazda5 [wuster] by 5thave Sep 15, 2005 (5:07 pm)
Replying to: wuster (Aug 30, 2005 3:37 am) Yes, it has the cartridge system of the Mazda3. I have seen elsewhere on the web a guide to converting to a spin-on oil filter, using the filter housing off another version of the same 2.3L MZR engine. I forget which Mazda model has the spin-on filter, is it the Tribute (I'm not sure) but one of them does. If you replace the oil cartridge housing in the Mazda3/5/6 with the identical piece that is set up for a spin-on filter you can have much easier time with DIY oil changes. This is an easy change, and is just a matter of sourcing the new oil filter mount piece thingy.   I did a Google search on the words "mazda oil cartridge spin filter" and found an article that details how to make the change, including Mazda part numbers for the new items you'll need. Easy as pie. Replies to this message: rcinmd (Sep 16, 2005 3:33 am) wuster (Sep 16, 2005 3:35 am)
#8 of 146 Re: What type of oil filter used on Mazda5 [5thave] by rcinmd Sep 16, 2005 (3:33 am)
Replying to: 5thave (Sep 15, 2005 5:07 pm) My '05 Tribute with the 2.3L engine does have the spin-on filter. It hangs vertically, which will allow me to fill the new filter before installing it.   As an aside, my local dealer had a bare bones 5 speed Mazda5 a couple weeks ago. That one had my name on it, but I am not quite ready to replace the Tribute just yet. I am waiting for the remaining '05s to sell off. Hopefully there will be another frill-free 5 coming this way when I am ready.
#9 of 146 Re: What type of oil filter used on Mazda5 [5thave] by wuster Sep 16, 2005 (3:35 am)
Replying to: 5thave (Sep 15, 2005 5:07 pm) Thanks!   I've seen the step by step conversion on one of the Mazda3 forums.   So far, I haven't made the conversion to the 3, since the dealership is changing the oil for free for the first 24k miles.
#10 of 146 Oil filter access by yaris Nov 19, 2005 (8:35 am)
I just picked up the special oil filter cartridge removal tool and was quite surprised when I crawled under my 5 and discovered that the hole in the lower air dam/splash shield does not line up with the cartridge. So now I have to remove the whole shield, which is not difficult but seems to me to be an unnecessary pain. I was wondering if you other 5 owners had noticed this or knew why it was made this way. Or maybe there was a production change and all of your filter housings line up properly with the shield. Any help or comments would be appreciated! Replies to this message: wuster (Dec 28, 2005 4:23 am) wreinecke (Dec 28, 2005 4:34 am) nym5 (Dec 28, 2005 6:05 am) drbond (Jul 10, 2006 1:35 pm) deirdref (Apr 28, 2007 8:15 am) maltb (Apr 30, 2007 3:44 pm)
#11 of 146 Service manual by wreinecke Dec 27, 2005 (12:42 pm)
Has anyone bought the factory service manual? Is it any good? How much is it? Thanks!
#12 of 146 Radio removal by wreinecke Dec 27, 2005 (12:44 pm)
How does one remove the radio? Thanks!
#13 of 146 Re: Oil filter access [yaris] by wuster Dec 28, 2005 (4:23 am)
Replying to: yaris (Nov 19, 2005 8:35 am) It's the same thing with the Mazda3's.   I initially didn't worry about it with the Mazda3 because the dealer gave me free oil changes for the first two years. But now that we've traded in the Mazda3 for the Mazda5, I think I may need to revisit the issue.
#14 of 146 Re: Oil filter access [yaris] by wreinecke Dec 28, 2005 (4:34 am)
Replying to: yaris (Nov 19, 2005 8:35 am) What is the part number for the tool? How much does it cost? Thanks! Replies to this message: nym5 (Dec 28, 2005 6:05 am)

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