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Oil filter access
by yaris
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Nov 19, 2005 (8:35 am)
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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!
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Service manual
by wreinecke
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Dec 27, 2005 (12:42 pm)
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Has anyone bought the factory service manual? Is it any good? How much is it? Thanks!
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Radio removal
by wreinecke
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Dec 27, 2005 (12:44 pm)
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How does one remove the radio? Thanks!
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Re: Oil filter access [yaris]
by wuster
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Dec 28, 2005 (4:23 am)
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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.
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Re: Oil filter access [yaris]
by wreinecke
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Dec 28, 2005 (4:34 am)
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Replying to: yaris (Nov 19, 2005 8:35 am)
What is the part number for the tool? How much does it cost? Thanks!
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Re: Oil filter access [wreinecke]
by nym5
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Dec 28, 2005 (6:05 am)
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Replying to: wreinecke (Dec 28, 2005 4:34 am)
http://www.mazdastuff.com/product.cfm?ProductID=2236 
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Oil filter access
by dragonbug
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Jan 01, 2006 (6:23 pm)
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Found this:
link title
Ordered step-plate, cargo-cover and other things there, quick response...
good dealer, good prices
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Re: Oil filter
by evped
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Jan 14, 2006 (4:23 am)
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Replying to: dragonbug (Jan 01, 2006 6:23 pm)
I'm considering buying a Mazda5 and have always changed my own oil, but this cartridge thing scares me. Could anyone explain the difference between this and changing the oil in my Accord? Also, what is the maintanence interval for a major tune-up. I couldn't find it on the website. Thanks.
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Re: Oil filter [evped]
by yaris
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Jan 14, 2006 (1:00 pm)
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Replying to: evped (Jan 14, 2006 4:23 am)
Just changed the oil in my Mazda5. The cartridge thing turns out to be not really a big deal. In the middle of the cartridge is a 6mm allen plug to neatly drain the oil out of the cartridge. Then the cartridge is removed using the special tool. (See earlier posts to purchase, although I found one at pepboys) The tool snaps onto the end of a 3/8 drive socket wrench and works quite well.Just spin off the housing like a regular oil filter. Inside the cartridge is the filter-just lift it out and pop the new one in. My replacement filter (Purolator L15505) also came with 2 o-rings-one for the housing drain plug and one for the housing itself. Swap o-rings, spin the housing and filter back on, and you're done. I did notice that the Purolator had fewer paper "fins" than the oem one, making me think it might not be as good. However, I'm not an engineer. Just an observation. The real pain of the job is the fact that the hole in the splash shield does not line up with the cartridge housing, requiring that the splash shield be removed (or at least lowered-it's sort of hinged) for access. That was about seven 10mm head bolts and 2 snap fasteners. Not hard, but an unnecessary pain, unless I'm missing something.(See my post above, #10 I think) The oil drains and fills otherwise quite normally (I've never changed the oil in an Accord, however) Finally, the owner's manual doesn't list a specific tune-up interval, but lists when to inspect or change diferent parts such as oil&filter (5k) sparkplugs (75k) etc.
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Re: Oil filter [yaris]
by evped
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Jan 14, 2006 (8:25 pm)
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Replying to: yaris (Jan 14, 2006 1:00 pm)
Thanks for the useful information.
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