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Today I did something to my car (volume 2)

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    #1892
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    They look fantastic! Much better than the 19's!


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    #1893
    cabb8ge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 634 ✭✭✭cabb8ge


    Voodoomelon wrote: »
    --What a pathetic attempt to fob me off, a bloody insult.--.

    Am surprised they try that :confused:
    They know (should know) it waste of time. I wonder did they put some magic bottle (sealer rubbish) stuff in there too? I worry maybe they did, oil and filter not worth doing along from there view I think.


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    #1894
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users Posts: 9,662 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    My thoughts as well. My thinking is they might have put in a thicker oil and hoped it stayed smoke free for the remainder of the short warranty. You should have seen the smoke out of it last night, I reckon its worse than before. They're having a chat about it and will let me know.
    Whatever that means. They can fix it or take it back, one or the other.


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    #1895
    [Deleted User]
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    Bpmull wrote: »
    But the main thing was I replaced the pollen...

    ...

    The air coming into the car is really fresh now


    Hmm... Now that is an interesting post to come across. Just called a pollen filter, is it? I don't know much about cars, but I'll presume every car has one and they can be relatively easily changed?

    I have noticed a dip in quality with the air coming in to the Rav4. (blamed the air con, initially, even though i wasn't using it). Wonder would this help.

    Car will be due a service in the next month or two, would this be generally part of a service? (ie; should I hold off and let mechanic do it)?

    Cheers.


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    #1896
    Alanstrainor
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    The pollen filter is generally cheap as chips, and I've yet to see a one that's difficult to fit. Google your model and see what the process is like. I reckon just replace it yourself to be honest!


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    #1897
    Ded_Zebra
    Registered Users Posts: 4,792 ✭✭✭Ded_Zebra


    MuppetCheck wrote: »
    They're the rears!

    Although I should have thought of that before picking a random wheel to photograph!

    I mean in the fronts too in the picture of the full car.


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    #1898
    cabb8ge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 634 ✭✭✭cabb8ge


    I think front discs look to be in good proportion to the wheels. Years ago friend get 15" TSW on his car and brake discs look small (Peugeot) :eek:


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    #1899
    [Deleted User]
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    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    The pollen filter is generally cheap as chips, and I've yet to see a one that's difficult to fit. Google your model and see what the process is like. I reckon just replace it yourself to be honest!


    I'll give it a blast so. Can be step 1 in the process of eventually some day learning how to service my own car :P:D


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    #1900
    maceocc2
    Registered Users Posts: 443 ✭✭maceocc2


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    The pollen filter is generally cheap as chips, and I've yet to see a one that's difficult to fit. Google your model and see what the process is like. I reckon just replace it yourself to be honest!

    Try a Ford CMAX :pac:, sweet jesus. It's behind the head unit, at the firewall, I needed to remove fuse boards to get to it.


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    #1901
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users Posts: 7,289 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    MK2 Focus is the same :(


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    #1902
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,428 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    The pollen filter is generally cheap as chips, and I've yet to see a one that's difficult to fit. Google your model and see what the process is like. I reckon just replace it yourself to be honest!

    Its an engine-out job on the Renault Fluence


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    #1903
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,042 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    maceocc2 wrote: »
    Try a Ford CMAX :pac:, sweet jesus. It's behind the head unit, at the firewall, I needed to remove fuse boards to get to it.

    I changed my one in the focus a few months ago. Some joke you have to take out the fuse board well the braket anyway then the filter itself is so far back you kind of have to feel around for it. Definitely worth doing anyway. The octavia was absolutely piss find the cover slide to the left pull out the filter replace slide the cover the opposite way job done. Doing it slowly it would take a minute.

    @kkv as said in general it's cheap and easy to do. Look on YouTube you'll find a video it's generally in the passenger footwell. The filter is a service item but they are never replaced as they do t effect the engine and garages seem to be not bothered to do them in general. It's a job seriously worth doing the air quality and flow rate dramatically improves after replacing if the filter was anyway bad. Just so you know some call them pollen filters but they can also be called cabin filters. Any motor factor will have them or micksgarage normally has good brands such as Mann, Bosch at good prices.


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    #1904
    dar83
    Registered Users Posts: 7,106 ✭✭✭dar83


    Ded_Zebra wrote: »
    I mean in the fronts too in the picture of the full car.

    Well it only a diesel after all. :pac:


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    #1905
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Just called a pollen filter, is it?

    It can be called a pollen filter, cabin filter or microfilter ;) The normal ones are cheap enough but the activated carbon ones are quite a bit more expensive.

    The idea of activated carbon is to remove unpleasant smells from the air coming into the cabin whereas the normal ones just remove particles in the air.


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    #1906
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,607 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    It can be called a pollen filter, cabin filter or microfilter ;) The normal ones are cheap enough but the activated carbon ones are quite a bit more expensive.

    Mine is 60 quid :(


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    #1907
    dgt
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    toastedpickles wrote: »
    Mine is 60 quid :(

    From who?


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    #1908
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    Mine is 60 quid :(

    Your oil?? :P

    Mine was €35 from a dealer.


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    #1909
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,607 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    dgt wrote: »
    From who?

    Any motor factors i go to, however i has an ace in the hole (giggidy) :pac:

    The website i got my parts from do them for 18 quid with shipping, sooooo y'know


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    #1910
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,607 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    Your oil?? :P

    Mine was €35 from a dealer.

    Its my gold ya hear! mine! :pac:


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    #1911
    dar83
    Registered Users Posts: 7,106 ✭✭✭dar83


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    Your oil?? :P

    Mine was €35 from a dealer.

    Mine was free as a Birthday present from the guys in the parts department. :D

    I think I spend too much time there buying things I don't relly need, and they know it. :o


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    #1912
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    dar83 wrote: »
    Mine was free as a Birthday present from the guys in the parts department. :D

    I think I spend too much time there buying things I don't relly need, and they know it. :o

    I got a free birthday present from my parts guy too and my insurance company in December :D


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    #1913
    toyotaavensis
    Registered Users Posts: 1,331 ✭✭✭toyotaavensis


    Supergurrier wrote: »
    Superduper price too I paid 40 notes for mine.


    42 but it is worth it - makes a massive difference.


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    #1914
    dgt
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    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    I got a free birthday present from my parts guy too and my insurance company in December :D

    Someone gets around :pac:


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    #1915
    maceocc2
    Registered Users Posts: 443 ✭✭maceocc2


    Just bought a cabin filter for the Passat myself, great price at €11.70 Mann filter as well. Also VERY easy to fit, same as the Octavia method above.


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    #1916
    Titzon Toast
    Registered Users Posts: 2,496 ✭✭✭Titzon Toast


    I just bought a car on Thursday and spent most of the day today scrubbing the leather back to almost new. Weather permitting, I'm gonna give the exterior a couple of coats of wax tomorrow.
    Should come up like a new penny!


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    #1917
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 13,458 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    Removed the old seats and put in New buckets!

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    Apologies if the images are huge. On mobile so no idea how big they are!


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    #1918
    toyotaavensis
    Registered Users Posts: 1,331 ✭✭✭toyotaavensis


    Changed one of the back bulbs tonight when I got home and realised one of the number plate bulbs is blown.
    I think I might have a short somewhere.


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    #1919
    dar83
    Registered Users Posts: 7,106 ✭✭✭dar83


    Some wheel 'restoration' was todays task...

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    #1920
    tossy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,590 ✭✭✭tossy


    How long was it on Dar? Looks pretty tough.


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    #1921
    dar83
    Registered Users Posts: 7,106 ✭✭✭dar83


    tossy wrote: »
    How long was it on Dar? Looks pretty tough.

    Just under 18 months... The one I took picture of was also one of the wheels that got new tyres last Tuesday, so that's what the white marks around the edge are in the first photo. It survived even the tyres being removed/replaced without any lifting, so yeah it lasts really well once it's applied properly.


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