There are two contradistinct motors in a Mazda Three which booty two as well at variance oil filters with two mere at variance procedures in convert them. In the 2.0 litre engine, the Mazda Three has a conventional canister oil filter. In the 2.3 litre, on the other hand, the oil filter is a cartridge filter that Testament demand some speciality tools in form to alter. Save the beans on labour charges on oil changes and acquire the tools provided you include the 2.3 litre design.
Instructions
Change a 2.0 Liter Mazda Three Oil Filter
1. Arena the Mazda Three on a Apartment lodgings paved surface, Proceeds the hood hook, and application the parking brake. Situate a rotate chock persist one of the rear tires. Conduct the hood and remove the oil fill cap.
Remove cartridge filter and replace the oil filter cover gasket (supplied with new cartridge filter). Insert the new filter into the over until it clicks/locks into place. Tighten the oil filter cover thoroughly.10.
Settle on the safety glasses and crawl under the front of the Mazda Three on a creeper whether you hold one. Remove the splash guard covering the oil pan and filter with the ratchet and a Ten millimetre socket. There are Seven nuts and two fasteners. Turn the fasteners counterclockwise.
4. Remove the filter plug from the oil pan (because most possible you're changing the oil or why else would you thirst for to remove the filter?) with the ratchet and Seventeen millimetre socket and confess to remove into the empty bucket.
5. Remove the canister oil filter using a standard oil filter wrench by turning it counterclockwise. Be sure to remove the rubber gasket of the old filter from the oil filter flange on the motor if it sticks to it. Add a light coating of spent oil to the gasket of the new oil filter and screw onto the threads of the oil filter flange hand tight. Replace the oil pan plug, splash shield, fill the car with oil, remove the wheel chock, and lower the vehicle.
Change a 2.3 Liter Mazda Three Oil Filter
6. Follow steps one through four in the 2.0 liter version.
7. Remove the center plug of the oil filter cover using the Six millimeter Allen wrench key and allow it to drain thoroughly. Replace the gasket on the plug. (supplied with new cartridge oil filter) Replace the plug and tighten when the oil has drained.
8. Remove the oil filter cover using the oil filter ratchet wrench, the Three inch long extension, and a ratchet, turning counterclockwise.
9.2. Lift the front axle of the Mazda Three one side at a chronology with the floor jack and area the jack stands under Everyone left and equitable direction arm.3.
Replace the oil pan plug, splash shield, fill the car with oil, remove the wheel chock, and lower the vehicle.
