French Smell

[FarmerPug]

I think my car needs a pollen filter, because when the climate control is set to 14 and the aircon off but the fan blowing the smell is a bit french, ok im not too sure if its french but its not nice its like stale air, and i think the pollen filter needs changed but how can this be done, and it might be helpful to say that when the aircon is on the smell is neutral ie it dissappears, and i have a magic tree also because a car doent look right without one

[steve_earwig]

French??

The pollen filter's over the passenger side I believe, open the bonnet & it's all the way at the back. You need to unclip the plastic cover at the front, then ease it out from the back and the filter's under there above the fan. If you've never changed it it's probably mouldy.

[FarmerPug]

i would say its been in the car since it left the factory, and being a 2002 406 is that factory somewhere in france, or was it the ryton plant.
How much is a pollen filter?

[steve_earwig]

Needs your plant code for that.

GSF says 9.50

[Welly]

Have you not seen my amazing pollen filter change how-to-sticky-thing?

French smell? Garlic and hairy armpits

[FarmerPug]

see it now, its all mouldy

[mjb]

Pollen filters are dirt cheap from Halfords, GSF, EuroCarParts or pretty much any local factor. Heck even the dealers don't want much for one...

Buy a Haynes while you're at it.

[FarmerPug]

I have a haynes, just dont have glasses to read it. I got the pollen filter, it smells much better now, the old one was awfully dirty looks like organisms were growing on it. But is there meant to be a lid on top of the filter bar the scuttle part which is an effing bollox to get back in right.