Bit of a DIY service today on the 1.8 TSI... new air filter fitted  only £8 off eBay

Hate to think what dealer would charge for a 5 minute job!

Is it really worth doing it, the old one was 20,000 miles old but did not look that bad

Or am I missing something

For £8 and 5 minutes of your life "is it worth not doing?"

Replace only ever 60k miles according to Skoda...

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Don't they (Skoda) also say the fuel filter is a 'lifetime of the car' filter?  . These huge mileages between filter changes are there just to keep 'fleet' managers happy. 

Only petrol engines have lifetime fuel filters. Diesel fuel filters are changed every 20,000 milles iirc. Considering both diesel and petrol engines are fitted with maf sensors, and highly regulated and monitored turbos, etc. changing an air filter early is just throwing money away. In practice I think most air filters will go 80,000+ miles before any loss of performance (top end) would be noticeable.

Edited 13 April, 201511 yr by xman

Blimey 60,000 miles per air filter??

I used to be a "K&N" er.... but what is the point as they cost so damn much 

As expected there is no difference, perhaps just a little glow inside me knowing its done

Almost like the time I fitted "Splitfire Spark plugs"   

Or drilled me  airbox full of holes.... not to mention the DTM Scorpion exhaust

Ohhh the money I wasted!