Blower motor

[Paul17]

Hey guys i have an 2011 mazda 3 blower sounds like a pig.
Already replaced filter and cleaned it out
Question is where is the blower located and how much labour?

[Canadianbacon]

Location not sure, for labor contact jimmy our TM3 mechanic lol 416-450-6161 best mazda mechanic in city!

[S.F.W.]

Location not sure, for labor contact jimmy our TM3 mechanic lol 416-450-6161 best mazda mechanic in city!

OP is in Edmonton

[dentinger]

Normally they're under/behind the glove box. Removed from the passenger footwell

[SlickMS3]

Seems like a lot of Mazdas have this issue. My old Mazad6 had the issue, my MS3 has this issue and my '09 Mazda6 seems to be having this problem too LOL!

[brucewayne]

so does cleaning this thing help with the noise? or is there a quieter one available to replace it with?

[Paul17]

so does cleaning this thing help with the noise? or is there a quieter one available to replace it with?

Not sure what you mean.
Blower bearings are screwed needs replacement issues is i cant find where its located

[brucewayne]

Not sure what you mean.
Blower bearings are screwed needs replacement issues is i cant find where its located

so its old bearings that cause the noise? i was thinking it was just dust and dirt adding up. are you gonna replace just the bearings or the whole thing?

[Paul17]

Im going replace the blower unit as per alldatapro its 9 hrs of labour ****

[dentinger]

That doesn't sound right. Even a full dash removal/heater core only pays 5 ish hours. I'll check tomorrow at work

[Paul17]

That doesn't sound right. Even a full dash removal/heater core only pays 5 ish hours. I'll check tomorrow at work

Ok thx you dentinger !! Yeah i know 9hrs crazy thats what alldatapro says.
And i cant find anything online how to remove