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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: eddie h on 04 June 2008, 20:24:41

Title: pollen filter
Post by: eddie h on 04 June 2008, 20:24:41
Hi all
Just gone to check my pollen filter and theres nothing there, what i need to know is if the pollen filter just slides in or does it fit in to another box , all i can see are the heater fans,hay fevers a real bummer
Title: Re: pollen filter
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 04 June 2008, 20:29:35
No mate no other box, the filter just slides into the groove :y
Title: Re: pollen filter
Post by: eddie h on 04 June 2008, 21:46:41
thank you for your help, would vauxhall be the best place to get one
Title: Re: pollen filter
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 04 June 2008, 21:54:38
To be honest with you I will be buying one for mine soon myself, and will go to VX as they aren't that dear. :y
Title: Re: pollen filter
Post by: Entwood on 04 June 2008, 21:54:56
There are 2 types of filter .. a black one (carbon) and a white one (normal) .. the black one is supposed to reduce noxious smells ??

from the TC site :

Omega                   Part Number        Retail Price        Normal Trade        Trade Club
Pollen Filters
All models to '99         93182438            £11.85             £10.00           £5.32
 
All models from '00       93165208          £15.15           £13.64       £11.04

so the "old" one one TC is dirt cheap !!
Title: Re: pollen filter
Post by: Markjay on 04 June 2008, 23:05:10
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There are 2 types of filter .. a black one (carbon) and a white one (normal) .. the black one is supposed to reduce noxious smells ??

from the TC site :

Omega                   Part Number        Retail Price        Normal Trade        Trade Club
Pollen Filters
All models to '99         93182438            £11.85             £10.00           £5.32
 
All models from '00       93165208          £15.15           £13.64       £11.04

so the "old" one one TC is dirt cheap !!

eddie h, your car being a facelift model according to the picture, will need the Active Charcoal filter i.e. the more expensive one. Said that, Vx fitted the old type in my facelift in one of the services and I did not notice any difference.. in theory the old non-Charcoal one is supposed to be no good because it can confuse the Climate ECU on the facelift models (automatic air quality monitoring and all that), but as said I did not notice any change....

Title: Re: pollen filter
Post by: Richie London on 04 June 2008, 23:07:58
thanks for the reminder, i noticed mine was filthy a few weeks ago, forgot all about it  :y :y :y
Title: Re: pollen filter
Post by: Markjay on 04 June 2008, 23:10:55
Charcoal model (93165208) shown:

(http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/7058/charcoalpollenfilterqi6.jpg)
Title: Re: pollen filter
Post by: trebor on 04 June 2008, 23:57:03
Replaced mine and made a big difference to quality of air.

Picked up a carbon one on TC.   Not sure if its the carbon thats made the difference or just the fact the old was looked like it had seen better days!
Title: Re: pollen filter
Post by: iggy21uk on 05 June 2008, 00:25:05
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Hi all
Just gone to check my pollen filter and theres nothing there, what i need to know is if the pollen filter just slides in or does it fit in to another box , all i can see are the heater fans,hay fevers a real bummer

Just  a check where are you looking for the pollen filter  :question
Title: Re: pollen filter
Post by: Markjay on 05 June 2008, 12:16:35
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Hi all
Just gone to check my pollen filter and theres nothing there, what i need to know is if the pollen filter just slides in or does it fit in to another box , all i can see are the heater fans,hay fevers a real bummer

Just  a check where are you looking for the pollen filter  :question

Good point iggy21uk...

eddie h, it is under the plastic scuttle cover on the passenger side at the base of the windscreen. It is held in place by two flimsy plsatic clips   that can break easily.... if you pull the clips down, the old filter (if present) should drop slitghtly and you can then take it out.

Title: Re: pollen filter
Post by: Richie London on 05 June 2008, 15:01:38
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Charcoal model (93165208) shown:

(http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/7058/charcoalpollenfilterqi6.jpg)

mine is black, and the grooves full up with shite, must be the original in there. will pick mine up in morning on way to x wifes  :y
Title: Re: pollen filter
Post by: Markjay on 05 June 2008, 18:05:22
For info, Vx official replacement schedule for the pollen filter is every 2 years regardless of mileage.

Title: Re: pollen filter
Post by: eddie h on 05 June 2008, 19:05:58
thanks every one for your help, i was looking in the right place only had the car 8 weeks so still finding things out about it, the bloke who sold it to me said nothing need doing to it, so far have had to do cam cover gaskets ,full service , 2 new tyres, power sounder, and now no pollen filter , having said that love the car , but wish i gone for a V6 like i wanted dont think the mpg would be much more than the 2000