Anybody replace the air filter on your own?

[simonnyc]

I have about 21K miles on my 2007 Mazda5. I think it's time to change the air filter but i have no clue how to do it. Has anybody replaced their air filter on their own? Am I just better off taking it into a service center?

Thanks in advance for any help.

[stillageek]

Yup, pretty easy. Just a couple of screws on top of the filter box. If you have replaced a filter on other cars, the 5 is just slightly more complicated due to no instructions in the manual.

[simonnyc]

Thanks! Any recommendations where I can a K&N air filter for cheap?

[stillageek]

Amazon.com free shipping...just wait for it!

[simonnyc]

Thanks again. Should I just go with the basic replacement filter cartridge?

http://www.knfilters.com/search/product.aspx?Prod=33-2293

Or is it worth spending a couple of hundred bucks for this?

http://www.knfilters.com/search/product.aspx?Prod=69-6010TS

[olddaddy]

I just changed my air and cabin filters. I have 18k and its my 1st change of both. Does anyone know why the top side of the air filter is pink on the original, the replacement Mazda air filter is white.

[canessa]

I got a pretty good deal from amazon.com 2 K&N filters for $45.00 after $30 discount with the new amazon visa. With the two filters, you can eliminate the waiting time for cleaning the filter.

[bikk]

hi everyone. where is the air filter box located? i haven't changed air filters before and would really appreciate you helping out a total newbie here. i have a 2008 GT with 44K km on it and I would like to try to do this on my own. I saw pictures on how to change the cabin air filters on this site and I was hoping to do both at the same time.

thank you!

[AIMWO4]

If you look in your owners manual, you may find a picture.

Mine (when I had one), was under the hood, to the right (driver side). I think you have to take off a cover, battery box snorkel and then you will see the air box.

[tillyspeed81]

Filter's are pretty easy, in the engine bay, there's the box that you just unscrew at the top and open up, drop in the new one and fiddle around with the cover til it fits...the cabin filter, I got to from the passager side, it's under the dash in the footwell, basically take off the the center console area and slide out the old filter and slide in the new one...at least that's what I remember doing, it's been a while and I can't go in my garage to check as I'm currently overseas...but it's pretty straighforward...hope that helps...

[Heat]

Here is a picture of where the air filter is located:
remove the cover A
battery cover B
snorkel C

Then you get to the air filter, four clips and you can pull it up enough to slide the filter in and out.

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/1650/img1347f.th.jpg (http://img535.imageshack.us/i/img1347f.jpg/)