Octavia Oil Filter and Cabin Filter $

[Martin]

I'm changing my oil every 10k
It's cheap insurance and I'm trying to compensate for the extra kw
The aircon is not smelling great these days so I need a new cabin filter
Stopped into my local Skoda parts dealer on the way to work to get an oil filter and cabin filter
Total cost was $60 - add the oil (Liqui Moly) $65 - pretty cheap piece of mind

[team_v]

Not bad.
I got my cabin filter from ebay for $20 delivered.

[Lucas_R]

Where the heck are you getting LiquiMoly oil for $65? I assume you are getting 5L of 4200TopTec? Im paying $85-90 for that stuff.

Also i see Bold Sport have recently added OEM VW oil filters for the 2.0TSI engines for $15: Bold-Sport.com :: OEM Oil Filter - Priced Each

[Umai Naa!!]

I can't even buy it at trade price for that, even if I buy it in bulk.

[MGV]

Also i see Bold Sport have recently added OEM VW oil filters for the 2.0TSI engines for $15

Factor in shipping & they're about the same as here, tho...

Coming on Sunday, Lucas? (want to look under your bonnet & drool...)

[brad]

Last time I bought the oil & cabin filter it came to ~$40

Martin
Don't forget there's the guy over near where you work that does US import Mobil1. It's very good value

GL Lubricants

[Martin]

Thanks heaps Brad - great tip

[Tuan]

Sorry to dig up an old thread - better than starting a new one. I looked in the manual but can't find what I am after.

Pollen vs in car cabin filter .. are these terms used interchangeably ? I have seen some videos and can't work out whether it is the same thing or two different filters ?

Looks like my Mk2 Octavia RS will have the "in car cabin filter" that's in the passenger footwell somewhat similar to this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP0d7C-Ud98

Is there another filter under the bonnet / windshield protection or is that for a different model Octavia ?

This looks like the right filter for me - which I will probably get the OEM from the dealer: Wesfil Cabin AIR Pollen Filter WACF0025 | eBay

EDIT:

Mk1 - under windshield
Mk2 - passenger footwell

[brad]

There's only 1 unit in the footwell

Cheapest I can find but I've bought for <$20 delivered

Cabin AIR Filter FIT FEB 2009 Skoda Octavia 1Z 2 0FSI Petrol 4 2 0L BVY | eBay

/searches
$20
Activated Carbon AIR Filter Fits Volkswagen 1K0819644B 1K0819644 1K0819653A | eBay

[Tuan]

Cheers brad !

[Tuan]

The filter was clean as. A few small leaves were in the filter only and not wet/mouldy or smelly at all.

I just vacuumed it and maybe that should be satisfactory - I had the issue of smelly air when changing between a/c on and a/c off.

[brad]

the smelly stuff is microscopic.

Change it every 12m regardless of how it looked

[wfdTamar]

You can get an aerosol can of goo you squirt in the AC to clean out mould that supposedly grows in there.

[Dzl_Dubba]

Use this https://www.carcareproducts.com.au/p..._klima_cleaner

or this

https://www.carcareproducts.com.au/p..._con_sanitizer

I've run the autoglym on my sisters jetta with good results. Prime the cap, place in footwell and run the aircon on high and recirculate without a cabin filter. Once the can is depleted, pop in the new filter and run for a few minutes.

[Tuan]

Cheers guys ... In due for some products from the boys at carcareproducts and will try the autoglymm out