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d3matt
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Does the HSE have pollen filters on the air con? If so, does anyone know where they are and how easy they are to change.
Has anyone had these changed during a service recently? If so, what is the price of them?
While my D3 has only done 4,500 miles, I want to change the pollen filters if they are cheap enough, as it may help with my hay fever. I notice that when the air con is put on economy mode, it does smell a bit. Not sure if this is pollen getting through or if they all do this. Matt
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blue meanie
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economy mode? what's that then? and yes I believe they do have pollen filters... somewhere underneath all that plasic stuff! sorry, not very helpful I know!  one day we'll all know, until then just pretend we do....
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| Fri Jun 09 2006 10:19pm |
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d3matt
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blue meanie wrote:economy mode? what's that then?
You have an Econ button on the air con controls. Matt
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| Fri Jun 09 2006 10:30pm |
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All air con systems will smell if switched off. Its the moisture in the air. If it smells very bad, then you can get the system disinfected.
I don't know where the pollen filter is, I suspect it could be behind the glove box, in the aircon unit. Silver TDV6 HSE
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| Fri Jun 09 2006 10:32pm |
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Slimer
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Pollen filter is behind the lower glove box above the inner fuse board, it's very easy to remove
AFAIR in economy mode the aircon compressor is off and just the fans are one. A bit of smell is normal but a lot would suggest (as Gareth said) that the aircon needs decontaminating, though I doubt any D3s are old enough to need this doing yet    
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| Fri Jun 09 2006 10:38pm |
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Jamo
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Matt,
my wife gets bad hay fever and is allergic to dogs , cats etc. She went to see a specialist and is now on a series of injections (I think they go for six months) that will eventually 'cure' her of most of the problem.
Her brother works at the zoo and he went on the same program and now has hardly any problem with the animals. Have a nice day!
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Desensitisation doesn't work for many people and it usually requires 4 or 5 courses of injections for effect. Good pollen filters can be a less costly (time invested) and more effective approach esp. as they cope with most pollens while someone who has responded well to desensitisation can then go and become sensitive to a different range of allergens ('pollens'). Zambezi Silver SE / Ebony Leather
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| Sun Jun 11 2006 7:26am |
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Jamo
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Was just trying to help!. So far it's worked for her brother, who works in a zoo in Australia (a country with the highest incidence of Hay fever in the world) Have a nice day!
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| Sun Jun 11 2006 11:12am |
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d3matt
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Slimer wrote:Pollen filter is behind the lower glove box above the inner fuse board, it's very easy to remove
Thanks. I'll see how much LR want to replacements and change it regularly.
Slimer wrote:AFAIR in economy mode the aircon compressor is off and just the fans are one. A bit of smell is normal but a lot would suggest (as Gareth said) that the aircon needs decontaminating, though I doubt any D3s are old enough to need this doing yet
Mine smelt from day one. It is only six weeks old now anyway. Therefore can't be a bacteria thing. Matt
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| Sun Jun 11 2006 10:55pm |
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d3matt
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For all those hay fever sufferers, who may want to change their pollen filter more frequently, I've written a quick document to help.
See http://www.disco3.co.uk/gallery/albums/use...cement.pdf
However, don't get caught out as I did and buy a new filter thinking the other one was dirty. They are meant to be black and discoloured! Matt
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| Mon Jun 26 2006 8:48am |
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If they're not working well after 4,500 miles, I doubt fitting new will make any difference. I thought the filters were due to last until the first service at the very least.
Have you got the system on air circulatory setting (the circle of arrows button) Matt this basically recycles the air already in the cabin and doesn't let in any nasties from the big bad outside world ....this may help  Powered by TorqTune
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| Mon Jun 26 2006 11:07am |
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Also:
Quote:Many drivers complain that their car air conditioning smells musty. This is due to a build-up of microbes and bacteria on the cooling elements, known as the evaporator. Not only does this smell awful, but it is potentially harmful to those with low resistance to infection.
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| Mon Jun 26 2006 11:12am |
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| Re: Pollen filter replacements |
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d3matt wrote:
However, don't get caught out as I did and buy a new filter thinking the other one was dirty. They are meant to be black and discoloured!
Are they perhaps coated with activated charcoal 
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| Mon Jun 26 2006 11:59am |
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d3matt
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dickgriff wrote:If they're not working well after 4,500 miles, I doubt fitting new will make any difference. I thought the filters were due to last until the first service at the very least.
Yes, it is all working well and I'm very happy with it. I've just had such a bad time a few weeks ago with my hay fever, that I thought I'd change my pollen filter as it could only help. It was quite dusty for only 5,000 miles old.
However, when seeing the new filter (which was sealed in box, so I've paid for it!), I've realised that I wont get any benefit from changing it so early, so I've just vacuumed the old and put it back in for now.
PS. The hay fever is now sorted by Telfast tablets - fantastic things! Matt
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| Mon Jun 26 2006 1:22pm |
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angrd020
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| Re: Pollen filter replacements |
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d3matt wrote:For all those hay fever sufferers, who may want to change their pollen filter more frequently, I've written a quick document to help.
See http://www.disco3.co.uk/gallery/albums/use...cement.pdf
However, don't get caught out as I did and buy a new filter thinking the other one was dirty. They are meant to be black and discoloured!
Thanks for the great PDF document. Just what I needed! 
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