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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 31 July 2014, 16:48:55

Title: Pollen Filter - Before and After
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 31 July 2014, 16:48:55
After 5 years and 36000 miles this is what I found.

Following a wash and a dry it is now as clean as a virgin's honey pot. :y

Replacement not necessary, I think. :y

(http://i62.tinypic.com/250ny35.jpg)

(http://i59.tinypic.com/29zbhb8.jpg)
Title: Re: Pollen Filter - Before and After
Post by: Steve B on 31 July 2014, 17:09:23
Is it that colour on both sides :-\
Title: Re: Pollen Filter - Before and After
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 31 July 2014, 17:17:06
Is it that colour on both sides :-\

Slightly darker on the other side. It was still a little wet when I took the photograph.
Title: Re: Pollen Filter - Before and After
Post by: Steve B on 31 July 2014, 17:26:42
Is it that colour on both sides :-\

Slightly darker on the other side. It was still a little wet when I took the photograph.
So one side was darker than the other  :y Which side was the inlet  :-\
Title: Re: Pollen Filter - Before and After
Post by: 05omegav6 on 31 July 2014, 17:34:35
Airflow marked on top edge :y
Title: Re: Pollen Filter - Before and After
Post by: Steve B on 31 July 2014, 17:40:23
Airflow marked on top edge :y
no its not  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Pollen Filter - Before and After
Post by: 05omegav6 on 31 July 2014, 17:41:27
It is if you buy a genuine filter instead of a eurocrap one ::)
Title: Re: Pollen Filter - Before and After
Post by: omega3000 on 31 July 2014, 17:41:49
Good for another 30,000 miles and saved yourself ten quid  ;D
Title: Re: Pollen Filter - Before and After
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 31 July 2014, 17:46:49
The airflow arrows were at the bottom of the filter pointing toward the interior of the car.
Title: Re: Pollen Filter - Before and After
Post by: Steve B on 31 July 2014, 17:48:39
think air flows through the carbon part of the filter last IE; White side being inlet..

what you mean eurocrap  ;D ;D it cost a whole tenner and took it 4 days to get here  :y
Title: Re: Pollen Filter - Before and After
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 31 July 2014, 17:53:04
think air flows through the carbon part of the filter last IE; White side being inlet..

what you mean eurocrap  ;D ;D it cost a whole tenner and took it 4 days to get here  :y

Yes, although it is hardly white on either side.

I thought that these filters were supposed to be grey.
Title: Re: Pollen Filter - Before and After
Post by: omega3000 on 31 July 2014, 18:07:11
Wonder if it would come out cleaner in mrs optis washing machine  :D
Title: Re: Pollen Filter - Before and After
Post by: Steve B on 31 July 2014, 18:11:18
think air flows through the carbon part of the filter last IE; White side being inlet..

what you mean eurocrap  ;D ;D it cost a whole tenner and took it 4 days to get here  :y

Yes, although it is hardly white on either side.

I thought that these filters were supposed to be grey.
This is the so called eurocrap one  ;D

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/70807181/IMG_7035.JPG)

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/70807181/IMG_7036.JPG)

I see the carbon is trapped between the layers

Title: Re: Pollen Filter - Before and After
Post by: 05omegav6 on 31 July 2014, 18:16:29
think air flows through the carbon part of the filter last IE; White side being inlet..

what you mean eurocrap  ;D ;D it cost a whole tenner and took it 4 days to get here  :y
I rest my case, genuine would have been a tenner and in stock ;D it even tells you which way round to fit it :P
Title: Re: Pollen Filter - Before and After
Post by: Steve B on 31 July 2014, 18:20:35
think air flows through the carbon part of the filter last IE; White side being inlet..

what you mean eurocrap  ;D ;D it cost a whole tenner and took it 4 days to get here  :y
I rest my case, genuine would have been a tenner and in stock ;D it even tells you which way round to fit it :P
But it did come in a nice green box and i got to have sex with the delivery woman   :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: Pollen Filter - Before and After
Post by: 05omegav6 on 31 July 2014, 18:27:10
Now that might have been worth a four day wait ;D
Title: Re: Pollen Filter - Before and After
Post by: chrisgixer on 31 July 2014, 18:41:07
Mann filter ?  Had nothing but trouble with them. Yet all the indies use them. :-\
Title: Re: Pollen Filter - Before and After
Post by: Steve B on 31 July 2014, 18:46:06
Now that might have been worth a four day wait ;D
Not really. :'( Even that turned out to be a pattern part  :y Bloody shemales  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Pollen Filter - Before and After
Post by: Steve B on 31 July 2014, 18:47:20
Mann filter ?  Had nothing but trouble with them. Yet all the indies use them. :-\
Crossland  :y
Title: Re: Pollen Filter - Before and After
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 31 July 2014, 19:28:00
After 5 years and 36000 miles this is what I found.

Following a wash and a dry it is now as clean as a virgin's honey pot. :y

Replacement not necessary, I think. :y

(http://i62.tinypic.com/250ny35.jpg)

(http://i59.tinypic.com/29zbhb8.jpg)

It might look very clean Dr Opti, but just to confirm, do you have access to an air compressor?

If so, put the air nozzle attachment on it and and give the filter a blast from the 'clean' side and see if any crap comes of the dirty/washed side...  ;)
Title: Re: Pollen Filter - Before and After
Post by: henryd on 31 July 2014, 19:47:43
Mann filter ?  Had nothing but trouble with them. Yet all the indies use them. :-\

Quite a few OE makers use them too,one of the better quality filters well respected in the trade :y
Title: Re: Pollen Filter - Before and After
Post by: kevinp58 on 31 July 2014, 20:37:04
It may be clean but the charcoal part will have gone passed its use so smells will get through  :y :y