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In the early days my S3 did have a full service every couple of years and so I probably expected my pollen filer to be changed. In later years as I did more maintenance, the Audi service changed to just an oil service every year and brake fluid every 2 years.
As we all keen to do bits to our cars, I decided to change the pollen filter today.
The photos below show the clean side of the filter with like a yellow/orange fungus growing. So I’ve been breathing in the spores, not good!
Disappointingly, the date of manufacture on the side of the filter was 2006 and my car is a 2007 so I think it has never been changed in spite of having those early full services.
Not to be outdone, I bought a replacement Mann filter called a Frecious Plus from ECP. This has an extra filter layer compared to just having the activated charcoal layer, designed to prevent bacteria and fungal spores spreading.
Quite tricky to replace as you have to be a bit of a contortionist to see what you are doing down behind the glove box. Not too bad when you get your head in there!
Could you be growing something very nasty on yours?!?!
As we all keen to do bits to our cars, I decided to change the pollen filter today.
The photos below show the clean side of the filter with like a yellow/orange fungus growing. So I’ve been breathing in the spores, not good!
Disappointingly, the date of manufacture on the side of the filter was 2006 and my car is a 2007 so I think it has never been changed in spite of having those early full services.
Not to be outdone, I bought a replacement Mann filter called a Frecious Plus from ECP. This has an extra filter layer compared to just having the activated charcoal layer, designed to prevent bacteria and fungal spores spreading.
Quite tricky to replace as you have to be a bit of a contortionist to see what you are doing down behind the glove box. Not too bad when you get your head in there!
Could you be growing something very nasty on yours?!?!