General Cabin filter

[KPat]

I just got a new cabin filter from Parts in Motion. It's a Blue Print make, it's a proper OEM charcoal one and only costs £7.20. It really pays to shop around.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

I was under the impression these were fitted for life

...often are if you use main dealer servicing.

 

[A3jeroen]

No. They should be changed every year.

gr J

 

[Bonefish Blues]

No. They should be changed every year.

gr J

The joke may not have translated well. It's often the case that even main dealers cut corners by not actually changing the cabin filter.

 

[Panda IIs]

The joke may not have translated well. It's often the case that even main dealers cut corners by not actually changing the cabin filter.

Yeah, I think the dealers use a sonic filter cleaner that gives a "good as old" finish, the invoice cost is (remarkably) the same as a new filter...

 

[A3jeroen]

Sorry. Got lost in translation. Dealers "forget"' them. As they often forget brake (and clutch)fluid.

gr J

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Yeah, I think the dealers use a sonic filter cleaner that gives a "good as old" finish, the invoice cost is (remarkably) the same as a new filter...

Well don't I feel silly, Fiat forging ahead as usual and I didn't even know it

 

[KPat]

Here's the old one.These filters are needed. All that airborne plant debris would soon block the evaporator.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

View attachment 488212Here's the old one.These filters are needed. All that airborne plant debris would soon block the evaporator.

Get it back in - still got years of life in that - and free birch tree seedlings.

 

[crispyy]

Just wanted to do some self promotion real quick:

AC pre-filter | FIAT Panda (2012+)

Hi everyone, I wanted to share a recent project on my Panda and get your thoughts. A smelly AC led me to disinfect the system and change the cabin filter a bit ahead of schedule (only 6 months in). While I expected some dark dust, I was surprised by the amount of physical debris—leaves, bugs...

www.fiatforum.com

I solved my panda's cabin filter debris problem.

 

[jrkitching]

These filters are needed. All that airborne plant debris would soon block the evaporator.

So on cars without A/C, all this is going to end up in the heater matrix.

Might be worth making an effort to clean out the scuttle from time to time.