Replacing the cabin filter Mazda 3 (BL) 2009 — 2013

Tools:

• Phillips screwdriver, medium
• Paint brush
• Collar for end nozzle
• Nozzle on the crank 10 mm

Parts and consumables:

• rags
• Container with clean water
• Original cabin filter  Mazda BBP2-61-J6X or  Mazda BBP2-61-J6X9A

According to routine maintenance, the Mazda 3 BL cabin filter is replaced every 15 thousand km. run. Even if the quality of the filter element itself is high enough, particles of debris and dust will inevitably penetrate into the combustion chamber and reduce the ignition efficiency.

If an unpleasant smell is felt in the cabin during the operation of the air conditioner, replace the filter and do not wait until the above limit is reached. Keeping your filter clean will greatly improve the performance and quality of your air conditioner.

The filter element on Mazda 3 (BL) consists of two parts: upper and lower, located one above the other in the housing.

Signs of the need to replace the Mazda 3 cabin filter:

• internal fogging of car windows;
• unpleasant odors in the cabin;
• when ventilation is running, dust is noticeable in the cabin;
• feeling of humidity in the cabin;
• feeling of a weak air flow when the air conditioner or stove is turned on.

Note:

Install the new filter element with the utmost care to avoid damaging it.

For more convenient access to the Mazda 3 cabin filter, you can remove the glove compartment. We will show how the replacement is done without removing it.

The air intake filters are located under the plastic side trim on the passenger side.

To replace the Mazda 3 BL cabin filter, do the following:

1.  Place the vehicle on a level surface and open the hood.

2.  Disconnect the wire from the "negative" terminal of the Mazda 3 battery.

3. Press the 2 tabs on the lining under the glove box.

4. Lower the trim and put it aside.

5. Next, you will need to remove the right side lining of the floor tunnel.

6. Pull the lining towards you and remove it from the fasteners.

 7. Remove the side trim to the side.

This will open access to the Mazda 3 filter housing.

8. Press a clamp of a block of wires and disconnect a block from a socket of the additional resistor of a heater.

9. Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the 2 bolts securing the additional heater resistor.

10. Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the screws securing the plastic cover of the filter box.

11. Press the latch on the top of the cover and remove the cover.

12.  First remove the lower part of the cabin filter, and then the upper one. 

13. Remove all debris from the housing with a brush and, if possible, wipe the inside of the cabin filter housing.

14. Replace the Mazda 3 cabin filter with a new one.

15. Insert a new filter into the housing along the existing grooves. 

Note:

When installing the Mazda 3 cabin filter, make sure that the filters are correctly positioned among themselves: the arrows on the element housings should be opposite each other and directed backwards. The protrusion of the lower part of the filter must fit into the groove of the upper part.

The correct location of the Mazda 3 cabin filters

It is very important to correctly and evenly insert new elements into the housing.
There are guides on the far wall of the filter housing.

Inserting the upper element, you need to get into the guides on the far wall and into the guides on the near wall. Then lift the filter up. It should snap into place, lock tightly, and not fall down. After that, install the lower element.

16. Assemble the structure in reverse order.

Video of replacing the cabin filter Mazda 3 BL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSljm3zJf4o

Types of cabin filters

There are two types of cabin filters:  carbon  and  anti-dust. Anti-dust elements retain only fluff, soot, plant pollen and dust. The coal versions contain activated carbon, which contributes not only to mechanical purification of the air, but also to the absorption of substances harmful to humans. Also, such a filter does not let unpleasant odors into the cabin, such as fumes or exhausts from other cars.

Analogues of other manufacturers of cabin filters:

• Jakoparts J1343021 from 380 rubles; Delphi TSP0325332 from 930 rubles;    
• Nipparts N1343020 from 396 rubles; Sakura CA17150 from 963 rubles;          
• Stellox 7110411SX from 401 rubles; Bosch 1987432209 from 1070 rubles;              
• Filtron K1312-2X from 640 rubles;                            Mazda BBP2-61-J6X  from 1347 rubles;
• WIX WP2066 from 715 rubles; Valeo 715726 from 1640 rubles;
• Blue Print ADM52522 from 838 rubles;                   Mazda BBP2-61-J6X9A  from 1900 rubles.

Source: carpedia.club