Ever check your Pollen Filter?

Mr-White · 10 Nov 2012 at 12:08

Here's mine

MW

Duke · 10 Nov 2012 at 12:36

Sales still rocketing

Biohazard · 10 Nov 2012 at 12:46

Yes mine is torn and a bit gunked, meant to pick one up this morning when I got oil filter but oh well..

Django x2 · 10 Nov 2012 at 13:30

BMW ones are retardedly expensive

(well, compared to the ones above for £6)

saitrix · 10 Nov 2012 at 15:06

Lucero said:
BMW ones are retardedly expensive (well, compared to the ones above for £6)

http://www.carparts4less.co.uk

Look there, I just looked for the Z4 and it is £8.34 for the mid priced one.

Bledd, And the clock you can't read in sunlight even.

Matt82 · 10 Nov 2012 at 15:15

carbon pollen filters are grey when they are new, bright white ones are non carbon and cheaper. comparing the colour doesnt tell a lot

Matt82 · 10 Nov 2012 at 15:17

bosch carbon filters

rexehuk · 10 Nov 2012 at 15:27

350Z doesn't have a pollen filter... but I have noticed after it's gone in for a service the air conditioning smells like weed.

Not particularly good on a Friday night if you're stopped

Django x2 · 10 Nov 2012 at 16:40

saitrix said:
http://www.carparts4less.co.uk

Look there, I just looked for the Z4 and it is £8.34 for the mid priced one.

Bledd, And the clock you can't read in sunlight even.

More expensive than the Fram carbon jobbies on ebay

DB_SamX · 10 Nov 2012 at 17:45

Just gave mine a clean so it won't need replacing in my service later this week.

Grimley · 10 Nov 2012 at 21:17

Well I am this year, I get ripped off by my service agent every year for a new one. :mad:

Phil W · 11 Nov 2012 at 10:27

Matt82 said:
carbon pollen filters are grey when they are new, bright white ones are non carbon and cheaper. comparing the colour doesnt tell a lot

Erm, it does if yours isn't a carbon one? Mine was a plain paper filter, old one was black, new one was white. Colour told me a lot

CaptainRAVE · 11 Nov 2012 at 10:31

Hmm, probably time to do mine then!

TaKeN · 12 Nov 2012 at 08:37

Some dirty filters there guys :eek:

Glad I made the thread now to be honest!!

andy_mk3 · 2 Jan 2013 at 12:10

Changed mine in my astra the other day, only had the car a couple of months and its clearly not been changed in a while!

Certainly cured my windows steaming up

I closed all the vents then put the blowers on full and all this shot out from where the pollen filter goes!

It's well worth checking indeed

SB118 · 2 Jan 2013 at 12:21

Changed the one on our zafira a few days ago, I hope to hell the one I took out was an activated charcoal unit!

What we thought a broken diverter flap due to the lack of airflow clearing the screen was actually a total lack of airflow to any vent due to the blocked filter. The ac now clears the screen in under ten minutes!

JoeF1 · 2 Jan 2013 at 12:22

Change mine once a year, usually when my windscreen starts to steam up.

PMKeates · 2 Jan 2013 at 12:24

SB118 said:
The ac now clears the screen in under ten minutes!

10... minutes? I think mine takes about 10 seconds

Matt82 · 2 Jan 2013 at 12:29

my ac wouldnt clear it this morning, 3*C outside = no ac

first world problem

SB118 · 2 Jan 2013 at 12:36

PMKeates said:
10... minutes? I think mine takes about 10 seconds

So does ours, now. Wife could drive to work before all the moisture was gone beforehand.

Mind you even that's better than the ac in my 406, probably doesn't help that the compressor has been in the back footwell for nearly 2 years!