Wow what was Mazda thinking. This looks tricky but you handled it like a pro.

@BigAlRepairs

Жыл бұрын

I hope the video helped! Thanks for the nice comment! Good luck with future projects!

This was a tricky project but thanks to your video was able to knock it out. Thanks for the helpful content.

@BigAlRepairs

Жыл бұрын

I hope the video helped! Thanks for the nice comment! Good luck with future projects!

I bought my Mazda3 used, and I wondered why everytime I’d drive my car would throw dirt and little bits of leaves through my vents until I decided maybe I need a new cabin filter and went to change it and learned that for the last 20,000 that I’ve put on my car I’ve had no cabin air filter

@BigAlRepairs

Жыл бұрын

serious?? oh wow! That is crazy. I am so glad you were able to figure it out!! Thanks for commenting and letting us know, we love to hear from viewers.

I will never ever do this again. Thanks for the help!

@BigAlRepairs

Жыл бұрын

It is such a nightmare. haha. I hope I never have to do it again. Thanks for the comment! I hope you were able to figure it out fine.

@MrLegobro

Жыл бұрын

@@BigAlRepairs I fixed it thanks to your thorough video.

@BigAlRepairs

Жыл бұрын

@@MrLegobro oh good, I am glad it helped. thanks for letting me know!

@EverythingisFire

7 ай бұрын

I haven't done this in years. I guess I'll do the next owner a favor & get them swapped out soon, haha.

Great video man.

Thanks much, the best part showing how the filters go back in the HVAC case. I laid across the console to hold the top one up so I could slip the lower in. Its not a bad design most every thing snaps off/on from there a well thought out process of removing parts. I wish GM, Honda, Nissan would make the fuse box this EZ to get out.

@BigAlRepairs

7 ай бұрын

We agree! Thanks for the nice comment! This project took us a long time but we are glad we filmed it to hopefully help others!

@EverythingisFire

7 ай бұрын

I think this filter location was made to be ideal for right-handed Asia/European vehicles.

Excellent job Very good explanation

@BigAlRepairs

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

Thanks

@BigAlRepairs

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

Nicely done. Thank you!

@BigAl-1

Жыл бұрын

Tony, thanks so much for your comment. Best of luck with your next DIY project and hopefully you subscribe to Big Al Repairs.

great job

@BigAl-1

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your comment.

Possibly a stupid question, I'm not very car savvy but is unhooking the battery important? Will it damage the car if I don't or is it like a safety thing?

@Manzilla56

4 күн бұрын

You can see in the video he has to remove a few things from the fuse box. You could accidentally short something, especially on older mazdas. Always a good thing to remove the negative terminal when working around electrical wiring.

Bro cheers for the vid but a slight headache. After reattaching all the plugs to the fuse box(made sure they were in the right place), the high beams, fog lights and central locking don't work. And the handbrake light stays on even tho its off. I've gone through the fuses for the high beams but they're all good same with others. I wonder if it's coz i left the battery connected when doing it? Any suggestions man? I'm gonna give it another crack tomorrow by disconnecting the cables and reconnecting them. I even then after this disconnected the battery and reconnected it incase it rebooted everything. Gutted to say thd least

@BigAlRepairs

4 ай бұрын

I am sorry I have not seen your comment until now. Did you have any success?

Ok looks good lets build it , oh wait a second where does the cabin filter go !

@BigAlRepairs

4 ай бұрын

HA! Exactly! What were they thinking?

Hi, i just changed my filter today and Check engine light came on after the whole process. Any tips on how can i get rid of that?

@hoborosser1785

7 ай бұрын

Communication codes from disconnecting the fuse panel, clean them out with a san tool are it may clear itself out over time.

Alot of work involved

I bought a 2008 Mazda 3. I have found their designs are so obnoxious I owned a Honda Civic and so many practical designs blow Mazda out of the water. Mazda is a bunch of clowns. Took me 5 min to replace my filter in the Honda. Look at this mumbo jumbo

@BigAlRepairs

4 ай бұрын

Exactly! What were they thinking when they designed this? Definitely not the easiest task.

@karlhungus545

12 күн бұрын

That's because up until 2013 they were largely owned by Ford. My son has a 2008 as well. Head gasket went at 110,000kms (a famous Ford issue...swapped engine, $3,300), the relays would freeze in the winter and the car wouldn't even turn over (at about -15C or colder). Very frustrating until I found the TSB that the dealer couldn't even seem to figure out...clowns. $20 new ignition relay fixed it. Then it wouldn't start again in the summer, and it turned out it was the starter connection corroding (also a TSB...$35 splice kit). Thermostat went at about 150,000km. $100. Knock on wood, I hope the 'Ford' is out of it now.

I said I hope to never do this again. Well after 8 years I did it just again now and it remains the stupidest design in the world.

@BigAlRepairs

8 ай бұрын

Honestly, I agree. Could they make it any more complicated? Thanks for the comment!

Is there any car that has it worse than this...fml

@BigAl-1

Жыл бұрын

Haha. So true. Thanks for your comment.

Just open the windows

@BigAlRepairs

Жыл бұрын

much easier honestly

@trentonakelley

Жыл бұрын

I would have to spend a million dollars to move to a place where that works.

All than MEANS, pay a mechanic to do it...😢😢😢

@BigAlRepairs

4 ай бұрын

Might be worth it! Definitely figure out the opportunity cost of your time vs money.

OMG. Mazda should be ashamed of themselves how to make change a cabin air filter so difficult.

@BigAlRepairs

4 ай бұрын

Agreed! It is not the easiest!

Well I've changed heater cores that were easier. If this was my car the old filters would get tossed and the new ones returned to the store. I've driven thousands of miles in cars that had no filter from the factory and believe it or not, I can still breathe!!. what a useless place to put a filter

@BigAl-1

Жыл бұрын

Al M, I totally agree. It is way to difficult to replace a cabin air filter. Thanks so much for your comment.

Thanks