Cabin Air Filter - Gross.

"mazda616" (mazda616) 09/04/2015 at 11:18 • Filed to: CX-5

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This is the cabin air filter in my wife’s CX-5 after three years and 27,000 miles. Yuck.

Good thing it was easy to change. Took me two minutes.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > mazda616 09/04/2015 at 11:45

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Wow mine still looks brand new at 20k...

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > mazda616 09/04/2015 at 11:48

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I guess I should change mine in the Milan

yikes

McMike > mazda616 09/04/2015 at 11:48

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I pulled the elements out of Mrs McMike’s car earler this year and was SHOCKED at how dirty they were.

Then I realized when I “rolled over” the maintenance schedule at 120K and started with the 5K mile items, I skipped “zero”. It was supposed to be a 30K item, and that 30K fell on “zero,” so I missed it.

That’s a 60K pollen element.

mazda616 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/04/2015 at 11:53

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This one is so gross because she keeps the A/C on all the time. Even when it’s nice outside. Having the windows down messes up her hair, she says. The Mazda reccomended service interval for it is two years or 25,000 miles, so I'm surprised it's not dirtier.

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > mazda616 09/04/2015 at 12:09

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Ah, yes, very common among drivers who smoke asphalt.

Funktheduck > mazda616 09/04/2015 at 12:12

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Are you mining coal in the cabin?

mazda616 > Funktheduck 09/04/2015 at 12:53

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Only on the weekends!

Takuro Spirit > mazda616 09/04/2015 at 13:26

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We recommend them every 15k. I’ve seen them come out nasty at 12k and one year though. YMMV. That reminds me, our CX-5 turned a year old on the 29th and I haven’t changed it yet. Whoops.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > mazda616 09/04/2015 at 13:46

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Ah that's where we differ. I was too cheap to get a car with AC haha. Not really all that useful in the UK anyway.

mazda616 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/04/2015 at 16:12

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It’s currently 95 degrees fairenheit with a heat index of around 110, so A/C is unfortunately a necessity here.

pip bip - choose Corrour > mazda616 09/04/2015 at 21:49

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looks good to me.