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 Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 4:08 pm |
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Not sure if its the cabin filter or pollen filter?
Anyhu its kinda under the vents on the bonnet - What is it for?
Just checked mine on the 1.1 206 L 1999 I recently bought and its black - What does it do?
Could this link to why the car smells quite hot (but doesnt run hot) when I get out of it at work?
Any help or hints greatly appreciated 
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Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 4:10 pm |
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Joined: Jan 21, 2012
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Location: Earl Shilton UK
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Its the Pollen Filter, its its black get a new one, should be white, haha.
You appear to have a clone of my car 
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Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 4:16 pm |
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New one on order now What is its job? - sounds a silly question i know but I wonder how the car gains from it?
I do! Mine now has painted mirror caps and front lion in matching red. Lots on the to do list - Want to get rid of the blue interior .. its in good condition but black may look nicer
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Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 4:22 pm |
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Location: Earl Shilton UK
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| tommy89 wrote: |
New one on order now What is its job? - sounds a silly question i know but I wonder how the car gains from it?
I do! Mine now has painted mirror caps and front lion in matching red. Lots on the to do list - Want to get rid of the blue interior .. its in good condition but black may look nicer |
Basically the air that goes into the cab runs through it, does what it says on the tin, more to benefit the people in the vehicle.
I have the blue interior too, got my eyes on a nice 138 interior currently.
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| Cherry Red 206 1.1 99'
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Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 4:24 pm |
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OO! I almost bought a Y reg GTI interior and spoiler at the weekend, Couldnt get the dam spoiler off and the interior was quite damp (scrappers) ... not the most productive trip to the scrappers I have ever had.
Resealed the rear window though!
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Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 8:02 pm |
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cabin/pollen filters does as whats its name suggest. filter out crap (dusts, pollen etc) that goes into the cabin. Apparently it is a mandatory requirement in the EU? not entirely sure about that.. I know for sure a lot of new cars sold in NZ does not have a filter placed in there as it isn't required here.. Good to have it imo though as I would like to think it helps keep the air tubes cleaner
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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 3:45 am |
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When I first got the pug, the Mrs kept feeling ill. Replaced the filter which looked like it hadn't been touched in years and it sorted her problem.
I'm surprised that a filter manufacturer hasn't teamed up with an air freshener manufacturer to develop a cabin filter that puts a nice smell in the car. Dragons Den here I come.
Well done for finding it though. Some people don't even know it exists and others need help finding it when they want to change it.
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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 7:38 am |
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The 207 does have a built in air freshner...
buy a £15.000 car and it smells like a 20year old minicab...as MAY off topgear put it..
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Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 6:51 pm |
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Oops - sorry, didnt see this thread had responses.
I have now changed it (think I got a bit of a cheapo filter as it isnt made as sturdily as the old one - but as it isnt anything the car relys on to run it will do for now)
It does now have less of a dank smell when I have the blowers on in the morning to work - That may just be because I have sealed the rear window properly 
Next thing on the list - servicing it properly as the FSH it came with obviously isnt as comprehensive as I thought if they can miss that manky black cabin filter.
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