B Service / Pollen Filter

[jupiter2step]

Phoned up a local indy today for a quote.

£190 inc. for basic service, then asked me if I had climate control. I replied yes, and they then said that this would increase the price to £247 as an extra pollen filter was required for each side. An extra £57 for a filter seems a bit steep, or am I missing something here?

Also, my book shows the combi filter was changed in June 2010 - is this the same as the pollen filter? If so, aren't the intervals 2 yrs... so I'm thinking it's not due yet.

 

[Troon]

I suspect by "climate control" they mean the 4-zone option. Do you have that?

I have the standard 2-zone on mine, and I believe (but stand to be corrected) that there's just the one filter. I changed mine for a MANN CUK 3172/1 which cost under £21 on eBay. It's a ten minute job, needing just a 10mm spanner or socket to undo the plastic nut by the washer bottle opening.

 

[BlackC55]

Phoned up a local indy today for a quote.

£190 inc. for basic service, then asked me if I had climate control. I replied yes, and they then said that this would increase the price to £247 as an extra pollen filter was required for each side. An extra £57 for a filter seems a bit steep, or am I missing something here?

Also, my book shows the combi filter was changed in June 2010 - is this the same as the pollen filter? If so, aren't the intervals 2 yrs... so I'm thinking it's not due yet.

That does sound a little like BS to me. An extra filter? What is your Indy talking about?

 

[Rory]

Perhaps he's thinking of the ones with full digital climate control - don't they have an additional charcoal filter?

 

[jupiter2step]

In fairness, it was the jolly lady receptionist who relayed the message, rather than the man with the tools so to speak...

Do all cars with the regular c/control have both a combi filter and a charcoal filter or is it a case of either/or?

I've noticed in my service book that my combi filter has been changed every 2 years but the charcoal filter has never been changed (7 yr old car with 104k on the clock).

The garage only spoke about the pollen filter so I wasn't sure which one they were referring to.

 

[CKLclive]

It only has one filter and its a charcoal/pollen filter

 

[chitaxmoto]

with digital climate control it has an extra active charcoal filter for recirc, if so he is very correct

 

[BlackC55]

with digital climate control it has an extra active charcoal filter for recirc, if so he is very correct

If it has a charcoal filter they are not due every Service.