When I was attempting to remove the remainder of a shredded diffuser, at least that's what I thought it was, it seemed to be larger than the piece of diffuser that was missing.

Does anyone have any idea what the top of the air bleed socket looks like?
Does anyone know what color and type of material it is made of?
How is it seated in the intermediate housing?
Is there an o-ring between the diffuser and air bleed socket?

As far as background is concerned I have examined the illustrations in the service manual.

thanks for any help




I am hoping I was not pulling the air bleed socket apart.

 

sorry about that one

 

1) Attached is a picture of the primary air bleed sockets (broke one on removal). You can see that the top of it is just a circle with a rubber o-ring around it.
2) Brown plastic
3) It's just seated in the housing. The gasket keeps it nice and tight. Kind of a pain to get out. A good tool to have here is a mechanic's pick (kind of looks like a long curved dental pick)



These quite often break during removal. New ones are around $20 ea from places like Mazdatrix.

Hope that helps,
Rob

 

To help remove them, I like to use a hanger bent into a letter "A" shape (or a teepee shape) with a tiny 180 degree bend at each end. You squeeze it together, shove the bottom of the "A" into the air bleed, let it expand and catch the sides, and then pull up.

You should also be aware that they are super easy to break and it's possible that pieces can fall into your engine which isn't good.

 

thank you both for the pics and removal tips...I did remove one of them this morning before I read your responses....luckily it came out in one piece...the rubber seal at the top is damaged...so I might as well replace them both sockets since I'm there

thanks again for the help

 

thank you both for the pics and removal tips...I did remove one of them this morning before I read your responses....luckily it came out in one piece...the rubber seal at the top is damaged...so I might as well replace both sockets since I'm there

thanks again for the help

 

Make sure you put the new ones in the right way (there is a notch). If you don't, the fuel injector rail won't sit down in there properly and it will drive you nuts.

 

I'll try my best to align the notch up. Did you install the primary rail into the housing with the fuel lines attached?