Xantia pollen filter
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Xantia pollen filter
Hi all
Just a quick question........
Were all Xantias fitted with a pollen filter or just those that had A/C
Colin
Just a quick question........
Were all Xantias fitted with a pollen filter or just those that had A/C
Colin
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The more i think about this i come to the conclusion that all Xantias must have a pollen filter.
It has to housed either before the blower motor or between the blower and the main vent ducting otherwise all known debris would be blown all through the cabin
If it was housed before the blower then the only logical place would be directly above it under the windscreen scuttle but that would leave it open to the elements.....bad idea
So it has to be housed after the blower ie where we all know it to be on the cars fitted with A/C
I think the assumtion has been to say it needs a filter only to stop the evaporator getting clogged in the A/C equipped cars whereas it has either a dual purpose or there is another filter somewhere in the A/C system
But i have been known to be totally wrong in the past
Colin
It has to housed either before the blower motor or between the blower and the main vent ducting otherwise all known debris would be blown all through the cabin
If it was housed before the blower then the only logical place would be directly above it under the windscreen scuttle but that would leave it open to the elements.....bad idea
So it has to be housed after the blower ie where we all know it to be on the cars fitted with A/C
I think the assumtion has been to say it needs a filter only to stop the evaporator getting clogged in the A/C equipped cars whereas it has either a dual purpose or there is another filter somewhere in the A/C system
But i have been known to be totally wrong in the past
Colin
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I always rather naiivly took it to be for hay fever sufferers to stop them sneezing and crashing while indisposed.I think the assumtion has been to say it needs a filter only to stop the evaporator getting clogged in the A/C equipped cars whereas it has either a dual purpose or there is another filter somewhere in the A/C system
Or another reason to add a couple of hundred quid to the sale price
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I have had a look on the citroen site and yes the blowers are different but i think that has more to do with the control module rather then the blower itself.
The one thing that seems constant in both A/C and non A/C cars is the ducting from the blower housing that runs under the glovebox.They all show a pollen filter and filter plug
I cant seem to find the part number for the ducting but i cant see why they would have changed that to suit non A/C cars when the blower itself is changed albeit in my opinion just the control module
Someone must have a non A/C equipped Xantia on the forum who can delve under the carpet
Oh yes Citroen list the blower as an Air Puller which i suppose is technically correct as thats what it does
Colin
The one thing that seems constant in both A/C and non A/C cars is the ducting from the blower housing that runs under the glovebox.They all show a pollen filter and filter plug
I cant seem to find the part number for the ducting but i cant see why they would have changed that to suit non A/C cars when the blower itself is changed albeit in my opinion just the control module
Someone must have a non A/C equipped Xantia on the forum who can delve under the carpet
Oh yes Citroen list the blower as an Air Puller which i suppose is technically correct as thats what it does
Colin
Thanks to Ross_K for posting this picture that I couldn’t get because it said ‘error on page’.
Ross’s picture shows the electronically controlled blower with the transistor drive.
The pollen filter does slide in front of the evaporator.
Hope to have added to the confusion.
Ross’s picture shows the electronically controlled blower with the transistor drive.
The pollen filter does slide in front of the evaporator.
Hope to have added to the confusion.
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