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peodude · 12-07-2008, 11:00 AM

Hello all, i've looked in all the manuals i have and not one of them mentions the fuel filter, and i haven't got a clue how to change it, as i don't even know where it is! Can anyone help please?

cozmotone · 12-07-2008, 11:41 AM

QUOTE (peodude @ Dec 7 2008, 12:00 PM)

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Hello all, i've looked in all the manuals i have and not one of them mentions the fuel filter, and i haven't got a clue how to change it, as i don't even know where it is! Can anyone help please?[/b]

I've read about this in a few places on these forums. It's INSIDE the tank. Not something done while you're letting your oil drain . . .

http://forum.mazda6club.com/index.php?show...092;fuel+filter

peodude · 12-07-2008, 12:18 PM

Oh dear, thanks for that, looks like it's a fairly big job, if the petrol and the diesel are the same.

I had a diesel Merc, and after changing something in the fuel system it needed bleeding, which was just cranking the engine for a minute until it starts and that's it, is the Mazda the same?

bao · 12-09-2008, 05:34 AM

It's easy to replace fuel filter for Mazda6 diesel. Remove two bolts that holds filter box, remove two hoses (in/out) and cable. Take "box" out, replace new filter, put back and connect everything again. Operate manual fuel pump till it gets stiffen. And that's all.. Main fuel filter is "under hood", not in tank...

Hilardo · 01-08-2009, 11:18 AM

Finally found mine. In under the windscreen behind the soundproofing, directly back from the battery. (RHD car).

12-07-2008, 11:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
peodude Learners License Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s) iTrader: 0 reviews	Hello all, i've looked in all the manuals i have and not one of them mentions the fuel filter, and i haven't got a clue how to change it, as i don't even know where it is! Can anyone help please?

12-07-2008, 12:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
peodude Learners License Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s) iTrader: 0 reviews	Oh dear, thanks for that, looks like it's a fairly big job, if the petrol and the diesel are the same. I had a diesel Merc, and after changing something in the fuel system it needed bleeding, which was just cranking the engine for a minute until it starts and that's it, is the Mazda the same?

12-09-2008, 05:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
bao Learners License Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s) iTrader: 0 reviews	It's easy to replace fuel filter for Mazda6 diesel. Remove two bolts that holds filter box, remove two hoses (in/out) and cable. Take "box" out, replace new filter, put back and connect everything again. Operate manual fuel pump till it gets stiffen. And that's all.. Main fuel filter is "under hood", not in tank...

01-08-2009, 11:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
Hilardo Learners License Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s) iTrader: 0 reviews	Finally found mine. In under the windscreen behind the soundproofing, directly back from the battery. (RHD car).

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