Results 1 to 7 of 7

Thread: pollen air filters - ac, are they all the same ?

Hybrid View

mfl pollen air filters - ac, are... 18-09-2010, 04:42 PM
Transporter The one you removed was the... 18-09-2010, 05:25 PM
mfl oh good, so much for going to... 18-09-2010, 06:37 PM
Brendan_A Was your pollen filter... 18-09-2010, 06:44 PM
mfl according to the Dealer yes... 18-09-2010, 06:51 PM
prise Yes, the white filter will... 18-09-2010, 08:32 PM
Transporter HSY Imports is where I bought... 18-09-2010, 09:14 PM
Previous Post Previous Post   Next Post Next Post
  1. 18-09-2010, 05:25 PM #1
    Transporter's Avatar
    Transporter is offline Super Moderator VWwA Super Moderator
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Location
    Adelaide hills, SA
    Posts
    9,710
    Users Country Flag
    The one you removed was the active carbon impregnated one and will filtrate exhaust fumes. White one is paper only, good for dust only.

    Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
    Performance Tunes from $850
    Wrecking RS OCTAVIA 2 Link
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 18-09-2010, 06:37 PM #2
    mfl's Avatar
    mfl is offline Volkswagen Fan
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    Sydney NSW
    Posts
    312
    Users Country Flag Thread Starter
    Quote Originally Posted by Transporter View Post
    The one you removed was the active carbon impregnated one and will filtrate exhaust fumes. White one is paper only, good for dust only.

    Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
    oh good, so much for going to the dealer and getting the correct parts. .........
    mk VI GTI, manual, reflex silver, basic
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 18-09-2010, 06:44 PM #3
    Brendan_A's Avatar
    Brendan_A is offline Volkswagen Fanatic
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Location
    SEQLD
    Posts
    1,086
    Was your pollen filter already clogged up?
    MY20 Golf GTI TCR
    MY20.5 LR Defender P400 HSE
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 18-09-2010, 06:51 PM #4
    mfl's Avatar
    mfl is offline Volkswagen Fan
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    Sydney NSW
    Posts
    312
    Users Country Flag Thread Starter
    Quote Originally Posted by TDiJetta09 View Post
    Was your pollen filter already clogged up?
    according to the Dealer yes it was and was allowing smells to enter the cabin, filter is supposed to be replaced at 30k, I have done 15ks,
    mk VI GTI, manual, reflex silver, basic
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 18-09-2010, 08:32 PM #5
    prise is offline Volkswagen Fan
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Location
    State of Denial
    Posts
    224
    Users Country Flag
    Yes, the white filter will not filter out odours. The grey filter with activated charcoal is more expensive however.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

| |