Changed my pollen filter. Spot the difference!

[Jimmehg]

Hi all,

Changed my pollen filter the other day as I didn't know if the previous owners had changed it. Can you spot the difference?

 

[Stefan.]

bloody hell haha

 

[Ralphizzle]

Laaaarvely!

 

[Gally]

My ones actually getting replaced today. I don't think it'll be quite as bad as that!

 

[Soot1e]

They do get blocked up quick don't they, changed my Fabia filter recently and the A/C works a treat now. Does a 172 Cup with non A/C have a pollen filter?

 

[Scrooge]

God that's filthy.

 

[fletch8]

what does a pollen filter do?

 

[Matt W]

what does a pollen filter do?

Filters pollen IIRC.

 

[James]

Filters pollen IIRC.

FLOL!

Stupid question of the day award goes to....

 

[fletch8]

Yeah obviously filters pollen but for what purpose??

 

[James]

So that pollen doesn't enter the cabin

 

[montana]

They do get blocked up quick don't they, changed my Fabia filter recently and the A/C works a treat now. Does a 172 Cup with non A/C have a pollen filter?

i would like to know this too

 

[Matt W]

No it doesn't because it has no air-con.

 

[Jimmehg]

Why was this thread moved to "Engine, Gearbox, Exhausts & Running Gear" when it has nothing to do with engines, gearboxes, exhausts or running gear? :lolup:

I guess 172 cup owners just have to inhale all of that pollution and pollen !

 

[DrR]

lol at garyf

 

[Daniel]

what does a pollen filter do?

Filters pollen IIRC.

Fcuking Brilliant.

 

[katg]

They do get blocked up quick don't they, changed my Fabia filter recently and the A/C works a treat now. Does a 172 Cup with non A/C have a pollen filter?

Non-sports without aircon still has one fitted, it only takes a minute to check it anyways

 

[clio_luke]

haha! think that was due for a change!

 

[George182]

Mine was that bad! Can't have been changed from new. Whoops

 

[Dunn]

90% of the ones i change look like that

for some reason people dont change them

every clio ive had has been on the original pollen filter, i always change them as soon as i service them

 

[CaptainFail]

I had my air-con re-gassed not long ago and being honest it isn't as cold as I thought it was going to be, can changing the pollen filter improve it? Or is the system generally not very good in the first place?

 

[Dunn]

the clio has the newer type of aircon system so that it doesnt drain fuel like old sysytems

the old systems run at like 1-2 degrees whereas the one on your clio is more like 8 IIRC

so they are not mega cold, pollen filter wont make it colder

 

[CaptainFail]

Ah right, I won't bother rushing out to replace my current one then if it won't do anything. Last time I looked at it, it was pretty clean anyway.

 

[olliewebbuk]

Is there a little guide to replacing this? I live around the corner from a GSF and I'd like to make sure my hayfever is under control.

 

[hipwell]

Iirc all you have to do is pull up the grill under the drivers side windscreen wiper and you will see it in there. Took me about 2 minutes to do

 

[Jimmehg]

Iirc all you have to do is pull up the grill under the drivers side windscreen wiper and you will see it in there. Took me about 2 minutes to do

Yep. Couple of plastic clips and 1 plastic screw to remove the driver's side scuttle panel (bottom of the windscreen)

Then it's one screw to get into the pollen filter housing. Easy to do

 

[Gaz_]

One of the vans at work had a fault with the blowers, wouldn't work. They are serviced by a pikey when out of warranty. Fella who's van it is was getting irate, so had a look himself. Removed said pollen filter, poof, fan start working! Just goes to show how blocked it must have been!