Filed Under (Mazda) by admin on 28-02-2011
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1. Remove both front wheels from the car. 2. Unclip the hard plastic breather hose from the breather nipple by squeezing the blue retaining clip. 3. Lift up and remove the steel bracket securing the purge solenoid valve (PSV) to the inlet hose. Leave the PSV attached to the valve and move it out of the way. 4. Unplug the MAF sensor from the wiring harness. 5. Unclip the MAF sensor wiring harness from the side of the air filter housing 6. Loosen the hose clamps securing the inlet hose to the throttle body and the air filter housing. Remove the inlet tube.(View B, #5) 7. Remove the air filter housing lid (View B, #1) by unhooking the metal retaining clips and sliding the lid out. 8. Remove the air filter element (View B, #2). 9. Remove the lower air filter housing (View B, #3) by removing the two nuts securing the housing to the chassis. Next, lift up on the back side of the housing and remove it from the vehicle. 10. Remove the retaining clips and bolts securing the driver and passenger side splash shields to the bumper and chassis. Remove the splash shields. 11. Disconnect the front fog light connectors for vehicles equiped with fog lights. 12. Disconnect the side marker light connectors. View C: Bumper Removal / Installation 13. Remove the parts in the order indicated in Table A: 14. Remove the fresh air duct by removing the two plastic clips and the bolt securing it to the chassis (View B,#6). 15. Remove the plastic fasteners (View D, #1) securing the plastic shroud seal plate (View D, #2) between the steel bumper support (View D, #4) and the chassis. 16. Unhook the wiring harness from the horn and unclip it (View D, #3) from the bumper support. 17. Remove the 8 bolts securing the bumper support to 7.8-11.8 the chassis. Remove the bumper support. {80-120, 18. Remove the stock MAF sensor from the air filter 70-104} housing lid (View B, #1). 19. Remove the plastic breather nipple, spring clamp, and two hose clamps from the stock inlet hose. 1. Install the plastic breather hose nipple (View E, #2) removed in step #18 into the supplied throttle body coupler (View E, #3) and secure using the stock spring clamp (See View F). 2. Install the two hose clamps removed in step #18 (View B) onto the supplied throttle body coupler. Install the coupler onto the throttle body. Do not tighten hose clamp. 3. Install the steel PSV bracket (View E, #1) from the stock inlet tube by sliding it into the mount on the throttle body coupler. Be sure bracket is fully seated at top guide pin. 4. Plug the plastic breather hose onto the nipple. Be sure both the breather hose and PSV bracket are secure before proceeding. 5. Install the MAF sensor into the upper intake pipe (View E, #4) and secure using the two supplied 8-32 bolts (View E, #5). Torque the bolts to 12-15 in-lbs (1.4-1.7 N-m).
