Technical Panda 2015 pollen filter?

[Alexiloki]

Hey all,

Sorry for another post today! My other half has got some horrid hayfever and I'm thinking I'll put a pollen filter into my panda. It's a 2015 Pop without a/c so I'm sure it won't have a filter.

Looking at older posts I see that older models with no a/c had glued covers, however this one doesn't look glued, I'll pop a picture on.

Anybody done this or think it's possible?

 

[leroya500]

Going on euro car parts fitment guide pollen filters are for a/c cars only

 

[Herts Hillhopper]

It is (1) highly likely that you don't have a filter in there as car has no a/c, but (2) entirely probable that you can fit one in...

(The reason cars with a/c have 'pollen filters' is nothing to do with pollen specifically - but because the chiller unit inside the heater casing gets covered in condensation when a/c is running. Any dust that gets into the vents then forms a crud on that damp surface, and any dust which has spores in it can go mouldy and smell horrible. The 'pollen filter' filters out all that dust to help stop the mould growing. So, a car without air con doesn't 'need' the filter - but it will do no harm to fit one)

 

[Alexiloki]

Well you learn something new every day!

Fitted a activated charcoal Mann cabin filter today and the effect is brilliant, no more high speed dust in the eyes, zero smell of anything outside and my missus had no hayfever issues at all after a 100 mile drive....well until 5 mins after getting out of the car! Result!

 

[Lodolo 1960]

It is (1) highly likely that you don't have a filter in there as car has no a/c, but (2) entirely probable that you can fit one in...

(The reason cars with a/c have 'pollen filters' is nothing to do with pollen specifically - but because the chiller unit inside the heater casing gets covered in condensation when a/c is running. Any dust that gets into the vents then forms a crud on that damp surface, and any dust which has spores in it can go mouldy and smell horrible. The 'pollen filter' filters out all that dust to help stop the mould growing. So, a car without air con doesn't 'need' the filter - but it will do no harm to fit one)

Hello fellow Fiat Panda owners. I've recently purchased one of these fine cars (2014 Lounge spec and therefore with A/C) and having agreed with the seller that I would undertake to give it a full service, rather than he , everything was going well until I came to changing the pollen filter. As daft as it may seem, I can't locate it, this despite checking on U-Tube where there are several good sources of maintenance videos for these cars (mostly pre-2012 I think).
Can someone please guide / point me in the direction perhaps of a suitable video for a post 2012 car (with A/C)?
Thanks, Lodola61 (translates roughly as 'Lark' and is also the model name of an Italian motorcycle that I'm pleased to own).

 

[Tom95]

Is yours right hand drive? It's a bit of a pain as the flap is obscured by both the clutch pedal and steering column - but it can be done.

If you can locate where the steering column comes through the firewall you should see a rectangular plastic cover (about 5cm wide, 20cm tall) with a couple of small nuts holding it on. The filter lives inside there.

 

[Panda IIs]

Hello fellow Fiat Panda owners. I've recently purchased one of these fine cars (2014 Lounge spec and therefore with A/C) and having agreed with the seller that I would undertake to give it a full service, rather than he , everything was going well until I came to changing the pollen filter. As daft as it may seem, I can't locate it, this despite checking on U-Tube where there are several good sources of maintenance videos for these cars (mostly pre-2012 I think).
Can someone please guide / point me in the direction perhaps of a suitable video for a post 2012 car (with A/C)?
Thanks, Lodola61 (translates roughly as 'Lark' and is also the model name of an Italian motorcycle that I'm pleased to own).

Assuming it is RHD then as the other post says it's partially blocked (or the removable cover is - see picture in original post above) by the steering column and the pedal assembly. However it's not an impossible job, I do recall, however, that the 3 retaining screws on the cover have a bizarre head size (possibly 5.5mm A/F) which required me to buy the cheapest ToolStation socket set to acquire the correct socket. Its a fiddle getting the old filter out and the new in. Very likely that the current one is the original given its a pain to do...

I recall that there is another post on here with pictures - https://www.fiatforum.com/panda-iii...n-filter-my-easy-way.html?481366=#post4543190.

 

[Herts Hillhopper]

A missing bit of info in the above posts: the filter and its access panel are hiding behind the side trim of the centre console on the drivers side - the panel that includes the left foot rest. Remove this panel by removing two large Allen screws and one Torx screw (if I remember right). Then pull the panel away at the front end to release plastic catches at the handbrake end of the panel. Having removed this panel, then follow the instructions linked to from PandaII’s post above.

 

[Sicilian]

I've done this job today and it wasn't as bad as I expected. I'd bought the 5.5mm spanner in advance and already had the other tools needed. The old filter looked original as it was filthy and quite a few dried leaves came out with it. In fact I had more difficulty removing the old filter than refitting the new one, squeezing the new filter into a fan shape definitely helps.