Cabin air filter

[Crabtree]

Anyone change out the cabin air filter themselves and have any insights? I can't seem to locate it. Mazda recommends changing every 25k miles or 2 years. Thanks!

[Crabtree]

OK, so sometimes I ask before I search carefully--found my own answer in a different area of the forums. The location of the cabin filter and changing it are incredibly simple. The location is immediately behind the glove box, you open the glove box, remove the panel that comprises the rear "wall" of the box, and this exposes the filter housing beyond. There is a white, rectangular door to access the filter, just squeeze the latch on the left and pull the door, slide out the filter and viola! Mine was filthy after 2 years, 23k miles. I just vacuumed it out but will order up a new one on-line, around $15.

[Force-1]

FWIW I am unable to simply squeeze the latch to get the door to swing--I always have to use a screwdriver to pry it open.

[CX9 SportOwner]

You have to pull on one of the fins as you press the latch. The latch alone won't open it.

[arubajohn]

does anyone know where the cabin air filter is located on a 2008 cx9

[ceric]

does anyone know where the cabin air filter is located on a 2008 cx9
As Crabtree said (in case you did not read that post), it is located BEHIND the grove compartment.

I recommend changing it at 15K miles. Mine was dirty at 15K.

[o.c.cx9]

As Crabtree said (in case you did not read that post), it is located BEHIND the grove compartment.
- unhook the lower link arms (both sides)
- squeeze the upper stoppers inward
(be careful, the compartment will drop - make sure you hold on to it)
- You shall see a while plastic box, which has a latched door. Open it.
- You shall see the filter. Pull it out, replace it with a new one
- reverse the procedures to put all back together.

I recommend changing it at 15K miles. Mine was dirty at 15K.


Nice job ceric. Thanks.

Tom

[CX9 SportOwner]

Did they change the glove box for 2008? Mine does not access that way.

[ceric]

I wrote that out of my memory.
How is the 2007 different?

P.S. there is only 1 lower link arm on the right side. I corrected it later.

[CX9 SportOwner]

I remove a smaller panel that's part of the back wall of the glove box. I don't have to take the glove box apart.

[ceric]

I remove a smaller panel that's part of the back wall of the glove box. I don't have to take the glove box apart.

Believe or not, I was recalling the procedures of replacing the cabin air filter of my wife's Prius. The filter is also located behind the glove compartment. (silly)
(Someone asked me a question about the lower link arm of the glove compartment on edmunds.com. My mind was misdirected somehow when I wrote that...)

SportOwner is right. There is door at the back wall of the glove compartment.
It is much simpler to replace in a CX9. Better design than Toyota's in the regard.