Hi everyone, whenever rains it smells really bad in the cabin, specially when I turn the aircon on to defog the windscreen, If I keep the temperature high it disappears after a couple of minutes. Someone told me to change the cabin air filter, there are 2 or 3 different types of filters available, 

1, standard

2 activated carbon

3, activated carbon with fungicidal effect

 

What filter would you recommend please and advantages and disadvantages of the 2 ( activated carbon and with fungicidal effect). 

Shall o go for the 2nd or 3rd option or just the standard one would do the job.

 

Skoda Octavia 2015 hatchback DSG 1.6  81 KW

 

Thank you

I'd take out the pollen / cabin filter and do a clean with one of the air con cleaning bomb products ... https://www.holtsauto.com/holts/products/air-con-cleaner/

 

first before fitting the new filter.  Any new filter will do.

Edited 27 October, 20205 yr by VRS_White_Hatch

9 hours ago, Musa007 said:

Hi everyone, whenever rains it smells really bad in the cabin, specially when I turn the aircon on to defog the windscreen, If I keep the temperature high it disappears after a couple of minutes. Someone told me to change the cabin air filter, there are 2 or 3 different types of filters available, 

1, standard

2 activated carbon

3, activated carbon with fungicidal effect

 

What filter would you recommend please and advantages and disadvantages of the 2 ( activated carbon and with fungicidal effect). 

Shall o go for the 2nd or 3rd option or just the standard one would do the job.

 

Skoda Octavia 2015 hatchback DSG 1.6  81 KW

 

Thank you

 

 

I have always used carbon cabin filters in my cars as after a while standard ones start to smell like damp.

1 hour ago, VRS_White_Hatch said:

I'd take out the pollen / cabin filter and do a clean with one of the air con cleaning bomb products ... https://www.holtsauto.com/holts/products/air-con-cleaner/

 

first before fitting the new filter.  Any new filter will do.

 

1. Standard: purely a filter

2. 1+ With Carbon: filters particulates and the activated carbon "absorbs pollutants"  but given the surface area of a cabin filter debatable as to how much they can absorb and a cost bit more. 

3. 1+2 plus Inpregnated with fungicide  to stop the fungal spores entering or being able to grow on heater matrix that cause odours. 

 

Air Con Bombs kill off bugs and sanitizes the heater matrix that goes hot and cold /moist and is the perfect growing ground for bugs and fungi. 

 

But as said do both both and smell should go away. 

3 hours ago, purephotoni said:

 

 

I have always used carbon cabin filters in my cars as after a while standard ones start to smell like damp.

 

I just replied thinking I was on a forum about my wifes car sorry!!

Edited 27 October, 20205 yr by VRS_White_Hatch