I went through the owners manual for instructions on how to change out the cabin filters. The manual says "see the dealer". Is this really rocket science or has anyong got some advice on how to get this done by someone with reasonable mechanical skills? Car is a 2006 Mazda 6 with 4 cyl engine and auto trans.

 

This should help.

http://www.mazda6tech.com/index.php?...3&Itemid=1

Breath Well . . .

 

easy as cake. Maybe 10 minutes tops.

 

How much is changing the filter really needed? I thought about doing it, most mechanics that I know personally say it is a waste of time and basically useless to do.

 

sure its a waste of time if you like bad air in your car... lol.i would probably think it is not a waste of time thats for sure. honestly i think its preference... for me, i would do it when it tells me to in the manual only because i value the air quality in my car. i dont know about most of you but i hate it whenyou sit in people's car's (or in your your own car for that matter) and when the a/c is crankedup and it smells like crap or even when a'c isn't on and its just cool air and fan and smells like crap. that probably means its time to change thecabin filter...

 

Tell you what...I change the filters on my wife's Acura TL every year for 2 reasons, she's got allergies, and there's so much crap in the old filters it's worth $20 to me. And we aren't in an urban environment. I can't imagine what the filters would look like with a lot of city driving.

 

Forgot to add: Thanks Zoomer, that should be a big help. BTW, Purolator has a listing of C 35643 for the cabin filter, but my local Pep Boys usually takes a year to catch up with reality. I guess I'll be going OEM for the first change.