NSFW Dirty Cabin/Pollen Filter

[kcpism]

Recently purchased my A3 Sportback and since have had a full service, water pump and cam/aux belt done at a friendly garage but today is was my turn to get my hands dirty...enjoy!

New:



Original:



Comparison:



Never underestimate how dirty your cabin/pollen filter may be...

 

[samisnake]

definitely worth doing, often overlooked but very easy job to do.
though the darkness of the old filter might be that it was a carbon filter, rather than it starting out as a white filter and turning black due to dirt. still, looks like it was worth changing.

 

[mechanic69]

definitely worth doing, often overlooked but very easy job to do.
though the darkness of the old filter might be that it was a carbon filter, rather than it starting out as a white filter and turning black due to dirt. still, looks like it was worth changing.

Yeah carbon filter, starts of dark grey


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[kcpism]

Thanks for the comments, should I have got a replacement carbon filter then instead?!

The old one was so full of crud I just assumed it would have been some form of white to start with *yuck*

 

[samisnake]

carbon filters remove (or theyre intended to at least) block odours and exhaust fumes getting into the car.
given the option, id pick the carbon over the standard one, but i doubt it makes a big difference. id rather have a clean standard filter vs an old dirty carbon one, so i wouldnt bother changing.

when i changed mine this year i went with https://catalog.mann-filter.com/EU/...SI CAXC, CMSA (T82732)/Cabin Filter/FP 2939~1

a mann frecious-plus, which is supposed to capture what the standard and carbon ones do, plus allergens and moulds. dunno whether it does or not, but it was on offer at ecp!

 

[kcpism]

I’ll run the standard one over winter/spring. We’re planning on heading over to France in summer so will change it out for a Mann activated carbon one as above for then.

Thanks for the comments

 

[Retroman]

That looks like an old one - they get "overlooked"