bad smelling AC

[Umai Naa!!]

You don't have to use a bomb, but I'd recommend it if there's a smell.

[phillip1978]

Have used the bomb....made no difference. I even confirmed the drain pipe for the core was clear and still get the smell if the a/c is shut down prior to allowing the core to dry. Basically a crap design. Have never seen this issue in other brand cars.

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[brad]

I understand the premise of the consumable filter, but I have to disagree on the time-frame.

These items are listed for replacement every 2 years, in the servicing schedule (I cannot for the life of me find where I've seen that, but I'm certain someone managed to find the complete servicing schedule for current model vehicles and posted it somewhere recently. Despite that, just about every other car on the planet requires in-cabin pollen filters to be replaced every 2 years.

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I can understand your angst but the 2 year period is world wide. The pollen count in Australia is magnitudes more than Europe . I used to buy european airport equipment & it had to have cooling and air intake systems radically modified to suit our dust and pollen loads.

I change my pollen filter every 12 months. (car is a 2007 Octavia). I just buy a cheap unit off eBay. They are <$20 (you can get them for $14 delivered)

You can protest all you want about how long the filter should last or disagree with what others think but at the end of the day, you are the one with the stinky AC just because you won't change a $20 filter.

[Spinifex]

You can protest all you want about how long the filter should last or disagree with what others think but at the end of the day, you are the one with the stinky AC just because you won't change a $20 filter.

Not sure if your comment is directed at me, or someone else......

If it's to me, then maybe I should repeat the issue: the car is 6 months old. Not "I've owned it for 6 months, but it's 100 years old already"...... it's 6 months old.

I'm not protesting about it..... I'm saying that for a car that is 6 months old, the filter should NOT need replacing at it's first-ever service. I'm not messing with non-genuine parts, while the car has a 5 year manufacturer warranty. And the genuine filter cost $80 (yes that's probably a jip, but that's what they charged me)

My argument is this: the design of the air-intake to the cabin is obviously vastly different to almost every other car, whereas the majority of exterior "muck" doesn't get sucked into the cabin, to be filtered by the pollen filter - hence needing replacing every time I lift my cheek to fart.

I simply asked if other people had experienced similar issues, or if perhaps there WAS actually a particular "problem" with my car, that I could bring up as a warranty issue at my next service, if my car is the only one on the planet that needs a pollen filter replaced every 6 months.

[brad]

Not sure if your comment is directed at me, or someone else......

yes, directed at you.

Suggest you price the genuine part and ask the dealer why they are charging so much. It's nowhere near $80.

Or buy Mann as it's the OEM.

[Tuan]

I also had the smelly feet smell with my MK2 octy VRS too - yes there is a pattern of smelly Octys !

Changed the pollen filter, which was filled with leaves and dirt and what not and ran the car on recirculate after a good long squirt of Glen 20 for 10 minutes.

Not 100% sure if this is your model Octy, but the location should be the same / similar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyJx044DD2E

The charcoal filters you can find on ebay, or just get it from the dealer - call around. Best to get the model off your filter from your car -
they are not too expensive.

AC0197 CABIN AIR FILTER RCA270 RCA270P AZUMI AC33001 BOSCH 1 987 435 021 FILTRON K 1311 HENGST FILTER E2998LI MAHLE/KNECHT LA 888 MANN CU26009 SAKURA CA-31110 VW 5Q0 819 644 - Truck Parts and All Filters Hino Isuzu Fuso Mitsubishi Mazda Nissan Ud Toy

You can have a go at changing it out in 6 months time but I suggest just taking it out every couple of months and give it a shake and vacuum. Must be real dusty where you are and it's getting very clogged up. Mine has lasted 12 months and is still OK.

Edit:
OEM Mann MANN Active Carbon Cabin Filter CUK26009 fits Skoda Octavia 1.4 TSI, 1.8 TSI,...

Instructions .. https://catalog.mann-filter.com/medi...g/HBpp6xyt.pdf

[Umai Naa!!]

$80 including labour.

Flat rate time for a cabin filter change is 0.4hrs. Multiply that by the labour rate, and add it to the cost of the filter.

[ThatGuy]

Yep, same problem here. Smell is indicative of water sitting in the system obviously a poor drainage design no 2 ways about it. I've never changed the cabin filter on a 2009 Mazda (owned for 6 years), a 1996 Skyline (owned for 12 years), a Viva (owned for 3 years), a corolla (owned for 7 years), a Honda Accord (owned for 6years) or a 1988 Skyline (owned for 3 years). And never had them smell. Owned an Octavia for 10 months and it smells like a wet dog form the air-con. Come here and it's a common problem. That's a design problem.

[Umai Naa!!]

Most of those cars you've mentioned don't have a cabin filter anyway.

I can usually leave mine in for around two years, and not need to replace it, however the one in my van at the moment, has lasted about 8 months. No big deal. Small amount of time and money to replace it, and everything is good again.