Apologies if this has already been asked but it's time for a service & I've always got service parts from euro car parts for previous cars, but they don't seem to stock air filters for the 1.4 diesel. There are various air filters on amazon but I'm not sure if it's the right filter, the car in question is a 2015 fabia with the higher power 1.4 diesel engine.

Fram and Mann in stock in Barnsley ECP when I checked with your model year engine.

Indeed they are, I entered the reg number & it didn't show anything, maybe confused the search due to the fact it's a 64 reg

On 14/11/2018 at 21:46, xman said:

Fram and Mann in stock in Barnsley ECP when I checked with your model year engine.

Turns out the filters that ECP are selling are the wrong size & shape filters, I didn't know until the mechanic servicing my car took my old filter out & discovered the new one was too big.

Did you get the part number off the one that's in there? Looks like it ought to be 6C0129620D according to this page, item 2 https://skoda.7zap.com/en/cz/fabia/fab/2015-797/1/129-129060/#2

If you buy  a genuine one from a dealership, it'll fit.

2 sizes for fabia mk1, 2 and 3 the smaller one is for up to FL 2010 and the filter goes in a plastic carrying frame before fitting. The later ones are larger and fit directly without the frame. If you simply discard the frame, the latest larger one fits all fabias. Thats basically what skoda did starting in 2010 FL.

 

So if the replacement was larger, then someone may have previously fitted an old style (cheaper) filter and used an old frame for it.  

 

 

https://catalog.mann-filter.com/EU/eng/vehicle/MANN-FILTER Katalog Europa/Vehicles/CARS %2B TRANSPORTERS/SKODA/Fabia III (NJ3, NJ5)/1.4 TDI ( (NJ3, NJ5)) CUTA (T247747)

Edited 23 November, 20187 yr by xman

The filter that's currently in it is identical to the one listed on mann filter, but the new one I bought from ECP is very different & the listed dimensions are also different.

Just take it back for a refund and take your business elsewhere.

I have done & looks like its a visit to a dealership

Under £20 I think.

Sorry got wrong end of stick, thought you were talking about the pollen filter, please ignore my previous post and apologies. 

Being a bit shameless, I'll admit to thinking about buying a frame to use with newer cars that did not have one, nice and retro maybe, maybe not!

 

Edit:- that was in reference to xman's posting above!

Edited 23 November, 20187 yr by rum4mo

@Rich_84  One here for £17 delivered: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-VOLKSWAGEN-POLO-DIESEL-AIR-FILTER-6C0129620D/222544803469?hash=item33d0b4368d:g:newAAOSw8gVX69o2:rk:22:pf:0

19 minutes ago, Wino said:

@Rich_84  One here for £17 delivered: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-VOLKSWAGEN-POLO-DIESEL-AIR-FILTER-6C0129620D/222544803469?hash=item33d0b4368d:g:newAAOSw8gVX69o2:rk:22:pf:0

Thanks I found it when I searched for the oem part number, the genuine filter looks a lot like a mann filter

3 minutes ago, Rich_84 said:

Thanks I found it when I searched for the oem part number, the genuine filter looks a lot like a mann filter

Thats because it probably is, Mann is one of about 3 or 4 OE suppliers of filters to VAG.

The only VW Group car that I have not spotted the original manufacturer's part numbers on is my older daughter's late 2009 Ibiza 1.4 16V 86PS - so I have tended to buy a genuine VW Group part on line cheaply, a bit annoying not finding any makers markings on it or the replacement!