hello everyone im new to this site and i must say what a great site it is. it has helped me with a few things that i needed clearing up.
but there is still one more thing that is puzzling me and its those little air filters in the rockerbox cover what are they for and what are the benifits and how do you fit them? can anyone help as i have one that was given to me and didnt know what to do with it.
my mazda 323 1.8 executive is a nice car and its the first mazda i have owned and i love it if i could just sort a few things out. i will show pics soon thanx

welcome in

welcome, I think you mean a breather filter.

Hello and welcome.

hi and welcome, its a 9mm breather filter you are meaning and it prevents a build up f gases i believe.

Found here
http://www.fordprobestore.co.uk/store/a ... 92&x=0&y=0

Hi buddy, welcome in.

thank you everyone who replied and welcomed me that was cool but still a bit confused as to where the breather filter should go? does it replace the little hose of the air filter hose and if so what do you block the air filter hose bit up with.also does having one of these fitted actually achieve anything. for my next question i have a 5" slashcut big bore exhaust i want to put on my car but have no idea how to adjust all the pipe work around it as i have the original box and pipes of the old exhaust any ideas thanx leigh

Hi Leigh,

Hope these help a bit ...

My old 1.8 engine bay:



Close up of the breather filter. Just above the right hand side of the breather filter, there's the entrance to the air intake pipe. I screwed a dark coloured Hex bolt into it to block it off.



Does it achieve anything? No, not really Arguably looks nice though

Welcome aboard


Mark

This should answer all questions buddy!

The filter fits in the pic below, you have to remove the pipe connecting to the air intake and oil breather. I blocked the small hole in the air intake with a blue expanding rawplug (as you can see)
http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr30 ... C12581.jpg

I later removed the air intake pipe and replaced it with a custom stephens intake

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr30 ... C13543.jpg

Information on the breather or PCV valve as it is known
http://autos.yahoo.com/maintain/repairq ... 079_1.html
http://www.pprune.org/tech-log/75979-wh ... er-do.html

As for the exhaust, there will need to be some welding involved if it is not specifically or the 323f.

Welcome to the club!!!

thanx guys thats helped me a lot and i think im starting to get a brain cell in my head now and understand better cheers i will upload pics this weekend

hi all i was just wondering if there was a sussex or west sussex meet at all or one close to here as i always seem to miss them. if anyone knows or is organising one please let me know or if some one could help me organise one that would be great thanx

Should be a south coast meet when the snow has gone

yeah i know its nice at first all ooh ahh but then too much and its stupid weather go away

HI IM NEW HERE IV JUST BOUGHT MY 1ST 2ND HAN CAR COZ IM SICK OF NEW CARS AN THEIR PROBLEMS MUST SAY IV HAD SOME NICE CARS BUT IV GOT TO SAY ID NEVER NOTICED A 323F TILL I LOOKED IN AUTO TRADER AN IM LUVVIN MY NEW CAR ONLY PROB IS I WANNA DO IT UP COZ IT WOULD LOOK SO GOOD BUT IV NEVER TOUCHED A CAR B4. HAS ANY1 DONE A 1997 323 UP AND HOW HARD IS IT

I LOOKED AT THE BIT OV THE SITE WOT SAYS HOW TO DO STUFF AN IT LOOKS TOO EASY ANY IDEAS ON WERE TO LOOK FOR SPORT FILTERS,BODY KITS, SPOILERS AND FAT EXHAUSTS

WOULD APPRECIAE ANY HELP

I have P.med you Yozza