Just changed mine on my Mazda 2 today thanks to you video. Thanks a lot, it helped me a lot 👍

I own a 2009 Mazda 2, and a 2011 Mazda 3 (1.6 litre diesel),and I love the semplicity of these two engines,in particular the Mazda 2's one. It's really easy to service both cars. By the way,thanks a lot for your videos, they're very helpful! Cheers from Italy!

Fantastic video. Thanks!! We had a green Mazda 2 in Thailand and liked it so much we bought a silver one here in the USA.

Thanks for the video. I'm not qualified, but am a high level DIY with my own hoist in my shed. I took the 30" you suggested as a challenge. At 3 minutes, I had the car lifted on the hoist and old belt off - that's when the trouble started. New belt had a wrong memory shape because of the way it was packaged was the first issue. It kept falling off the pulleys. Then I found it to be not going around all pulleys due to Space Age tech dictating it's length. I was alone and had to find stuff, like a ratchet STRAP to hold the long ring spanner tensioner back and then find I had no 21 mm (MIA) for the crank bolt, but did find an Imperial size socket fit the crank bolt and was able to walk the belt across the crank pulley in reverse, then make the other pulley to the front right after the partial derail. After all that - 31 mins.

awesome video. super simple job decided to remove tire for more space and had to use a close ended wrench not enough space for rachet. Also good tip make sure jack up car pretty high if using top half of jack handle for leverage like I did or it will hit concrete before you get full release of tortion spindle for easy reinstiation of belt. I also found it helpful to draw a quick sketch of pulleys and belt on a cardboard box instead of pics . $20 bucks for belt took about 45min. with my teenage son. Thanks.

Informative, short and simple. Thank you!

Great little video and very well explained. Thanks.

wow.. good job, simply explained no extra bull. awesome

Yes short and simple. Thanks bro

@DaedalusZero Thanks so much for posting this!!! I had been looking for information on changing the belts on my 2011 Mazda 2 and have had no luck. I love that you specified about the timing chain, good to know, one less maintenance item I have to worry about! Also this looks easy so I'm now excited at the prospect of not having to find a mechanic simply because I can't find maintenance procedures for this car lol! If you ever do a radiator flush and hose change I'd love to see that procedure done.

Thanks HiroshimaSpirit. I replaced the belt today on my 2009 (120km) Mazda 2, your video was very useful. The job went smoothly but I had to check the belt path a few times until I got it right, you are right it's not intuitive. I measured the new belt a few times against the original as it seemed too long, finally got it right. Man, that tensioner is pretty tight. I replaced the engine mount on that side of the engine at the same time so I had a little bit more room. Thanks for the info, great channel.

Thanks man you're the best!!

thank you sooo much for this video now il give it a try to my mazda on replacing my belt thanks

Thanks for this. Was about to spend $150 to have it done.

This was great. Thanks a ton!

Thanks mate l don’t work on rice burns much only old school clunky v8 s and l had to change the belt on my sons girl who owns a 2 your help was much appreciated. Mark

I ended up changing mine from the top. I bought one of those belt tension tools for changing belts from Amazon by Gear Wrench. It worked almost perfect. I had a little trouble getting enough room to pull the pully as the wrench was starting to hit engine parts but i got it with my own hands as I held the wrench with one and used the other hand to place the belt. I tried it from the bottom but my socket wrench wouldn't fit between the nut and car. Don't forget to take pictures of the belt on the car before you remove it so you know how it goes on.

Awesome video helped me alot thanks from Maltese islands

Thank you sir. Very helpful

Thanks for the video !!! very helpful

Nice video, thanks! There is an interval for accesory belt replace, you can find it in back of your car manual. If you don't have one, i can look at mine and inform you. By the way we really want to see how did you replace the part, etc. Maybe in the next videos you could try to find a tripod or something to put the camera on. Your videos are helping me to keep my mazda2 maintained. thank you!

Great stuff mate

good to see someone who knows what their doing

Thanks man I changed the belt myself after watching your video. One thing I did different is I didn't went under the car instead used the 14mm spanner from the top. Also used 15mm spanner with 14 mm to get the leverage.

Nice one sunshine. This helped me change my wife's Mazda 2, sorry, "Maise" belt. Top tip though, instead of a ratchet spanner, try a 14mm offset ring spanner next time on the auto belt tensioner.... cost £10, no grazed knuckles o9r bent brake pipe, priceless!

Gracias amigo// thanks !!

Thanks mate.

An extra-long-handle 14mm offset box end wrench makes the tensioner even easier to do, because it slips right past that hardline with more clearance than a ratchet. The owners manual just says "inspect" every other oil change. I did mine at 60k because it looked exactly like yours.

Today, seeing this video I easily changed the belt, but removing it I noticed that the tensioner pulley is completely rubbish because it's wobbling when doing by hand. Also the spring inside the tensioner makes a noise when turning clockwise to release the belt. The idler pulley is also wobbling slightly and the bearings are wearing out. It has only 55k miles 89.000 km, really sad it's already time to replace all those parts, but at least I noticed!

i have been trying to get mine changed for god know how many hours, not any easy job for 1 person. somehow managed to get it off yesterday but getting the new one on is another pain in the butt, has asked a friend to come help. may be with an extra set of hand will be able to do it. there is also a Pittsburg serpentine belt took kit which goes for $20 at Harbor Freight and that seems like could make your life much easier than having to pay $190 for the belt change to a mechanic.

Great! Thanks

Thanks for this, god bless you. ;-)

nice info

Firstly, as ever your videos are amazing. Any chance you do engine thermostat replacement for the next video?

Thanks man

Thanks make it easy for me

How you change alternator??

Firstly just wanted to say thanks for all your videos! They've been really helpful and have given me new ideas as what to modify with my car. Have you ever changed the manual transaxle oil? I believe Mazda claims it's a lifetime fluid but various 2 forums say it should be changed around 60k to get back that factory smooth shift feel.

What exactly is the belt size as in 6PKxxxx?

Hi, just purchased a used Mazda 2 and noticed a clicking sound coming from the accessory belt…the clicking is small little sparks of electricity that isn’t exactly in one spot, seems like it moves with the belt and pulleys. Any suggestions?

Thank you so much. I have trouble finding out if it is my belt's change time or not. I Inspected the belt of my Mazda 2. the interior part is OK but the exterior part of the belt has some kind of an abrasion mark with a length of about 4 centimeters (the abrasion mark is directed longitudinal). SHOULD I CHANGE IT??

such belts, wow

Nice video mate, good to known, by the way the water pump on this car where is located and after how many miles we need to change it? Maybe you put a video about this.thanks man

My mazda Axela 2006 has same engine but no splash guard, why? and how to replace the tensioner pulley. if you have a video for that please share. Thankyou for this video tutorial. IF some one can share the link where i can order this belt. thanks

Attempting this on my moms 2 today. Wish me luck. Lol I don’t have a jack and jack stands but I do have ramps, would I be able to get by with those?

Hello, does the bolt for the tensioner have to be torqued to a certain spec? Im new to cars and know that some bolts do and some dont... I dont know which this is :)

there's a loud ticking sound when I turn on my AC and the car is idle, when i drive or turn off the AC, the ticking sound just gone, my friend said its the belt issue, before i'm getting a new belt to replace, any thought?? thanks alot!!

I wannat know wat size for belt Mazda 2 2014 1.6 . thnks

Did you use Jack Stands at all four corners, or just at the front end?

My 2011 (111K, auto) sounds a bit loud for about a minute when I first start it up in the morning. I can't find anything online about it. The noise does go away after I start to drive. Do you have any suggestions on what to check?

Hi. The problem about your video is you never showed how to take off the belt cover. Do you access the bolts from the top looking down or do you remove the right wheel and the bolts are there?

Hi! can you make video on how you will replace the idler pulley of Mazda 2? Coz i will replace my idler pulley bearing. thanks

which coolant do you use for your radiator? mine says fl22 on the cap but can't find one in my country

Ratchet stuck to body of car and engine use a socket and bolt to turn stabilise to take off tension..my car is early 2007 mazda 2.

Hello. at how many miles do you change the belt? I have 70,000 km and 11 years with the original belt. thank you

How is called the extension tool that you used? Handy handle? I can't loose that

Hi, what series and displacement is this engine

I’m Australia it says the gates belt that fits my 2 is 1840 long but you used a 1845? My Mazda is 2008.

Hello, what was a mileage on that belt? Thanks.

can u tell me ,what a serial number of vbelt for mazda 2 non skyactive like yours ?

How many miles did the car have on it when you replaced it?

Is it safe to spray Belt Dressing on accessory belt?

Do you know the length of the dipstick(engine oil) for mazda 2? Can you please tell me... thank you.

Got rotten belt as shown here for like 3 years - still fine - yes - I know - might break - but.......... Asteroid can hit my head too.

when are you going to replace this? at how many kilometers do you have to replace?

I am a bit confused, you say that this engine has a timing chain so it doesn't need to be serviced, but then you change the timing belt. So which is it?

Thanks, mazda charges $288!

why you do not have metal engine protection ?

Don't you know the number of a fan belt of mazda verisa?

Привет. Лучше снимать подряд, что и как снял для доступа к прижимному ролику, потом как старый снимал и новый одевал.

Just glad it didn't have any of that techno internet music....

Pleae givw me how open alternator mazds 2

first!!!!!