Grand C4 Picasso - pollen filter

[GiveMeABreak]

Yes, forgot to mention - Carfreek's is a late 2013 MK II

[citroenguy]

This was the video I watched a few times.
Bear in mind I'd never seen the C4 GP before, it still took me a very short time.

That filter in the video looked too white to me -a knock off cheapy one methinks. The proper ones contain activated carbon, so should be slightly grey in colour to start with. The originals certainly are - so I wouldn't expect the one he's put in for a fiver to do much purifying!

There's both with and without activated carbon available from Citroën.
C5 X7's always get active carbon filters as OE.

[GiveMeABreak]

Well I hope they do things better in Sweden. A lot of the complaints we get here are whether they are actually replaced - especially when asked to be done and paid for as part of the service. I'm aware that the pollen filter isn't included as part of the service here - that you have to ask for this - mine included - where I have changed it myself after a year of when it was supposed to of been done and it is absolutely filthy. I suspect that they never passed the request on and simply did the service.

That's interesting to know though about the charcoal and non-charcoal version. The reason I did mine was I had this horrible 'sweaty' smell every time the car heater was on and despite lots of air treatments and Air Conditioning Bombs it never went away. That's when I replaced the filter and saw the muck that told me this was not replaced 12 months ago!

https://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/ ... lit=pollen

[citroenguy]

At least at all the Citroën dealers I've worked at, we have changed the pollenfilters according to the service schedule. Usually every 12 months.

[GiveMeABreak]

I. He led after querying it (at least on the UK) and they say they don’t do it unless asked as part of the service. I think they have different service levels and costings dependent upon country.