WARNING:
A hot engine can cause severe burns. Turn off the engine and wait until it is cool before servicing.
CAUTION:
Do not disassemble the electric variable valve timing motor/driver because it is a precision unit.
1. Remove the battery cover..
2. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
3. Remove the plug hole plate..
4. Remove the coolant reserve tank with the hose still connected and set it out of the way..
5. Remove the electric variable valve timing motor/driver..
6. Rotate the electric variable valve timing motor joint to the left and right by hand and verify that it rotates smoothly in 15°
increments.

If it does not rotate smoothly, replace the electric variable valve timing motor/driver.(See ELECTRIC VARIABLE VALVE TIMING MOTOR/DRIVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [SKYACTIV-G 2.0].)
NOTE:
The electric variable valve timing motor joint moves in 15°
increments, and if the joint is moved 24
times, it rotates one full rotation.
7. Install in the reverse order of removal.
Electric Variable Valve Timing Actuator, Hydraulic Variable Valve Timing Actuator
Removal/Installation [Skyactiv G 2.0]
Electric Variable Valve Timing Motor/Driver Removal/Installation [Skyactiv G
2.0]Reporting Safety Defects
(U.S.A.)
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or
could cause
injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic
Safety
Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying Mazda Motor Corporation (Your
Mazda
Importer/Distributor).
If NHTSA re ...
Plastic Part Maintenance
When cleaning the plastic lenses of the
lights, do not use gasoline, kerosene,
rectified spirit, paint, thinner, highly
acidic detergents, or strongly alkaline
detergents. Otherwise, these chemical
agents can discolor or damage the
surfaces resulting in a significant loss
in functio ...
Vacuum Pump Removal/Installation [Skyactiv G 2.0]
1. Remove the plug hole plate..
2. Remove the battery and battery tray..
3. Pinch open the clamp using pliers and disconnect the vacuum hose from the
vacuum pump.
4. Remove in the order shown in the table.
5. Install in the reverse order of removal.
1
Vacu ...