pollen filter

by **silverstalker** on Tue Mar 09, 2010 3:32 pm

where the hell is it?.....OSK didnt you find yours a while ago?....i thought it was in the drivers well...

by **Hammer** on Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:25 pm

SS -
The pollen filter on all E36 BMW's is located in the side of the heater box, behind the centre of the dash. You access it by removing the lower dash panel on the drivers side (a few screws and it slots in around the pedals - you'll see behind the heater box in the centre of the car there's a heater duct for the drivers footwell. You have to unclip this duct by pulling off a couple of plastic clips with pliers. When you've moved this duct, you'll see a sort of round handle (like an extension piece) connected to a plastic cover. You twist this anti-clockwise (as I remember) about 1/2 turn and this little access door comes off. Behind this is the pollen filter which slides out. It's hared to describe, but the filter won't fit in straight and has to be bent forwards and out in a z shape. The filter itself has breakable plastic tabs that you snap to allow the new filter to bend to fit. If you buy a filter from Mann, they have good instruction leaflet.

HTH. :wink:

by **silverstalker** on Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:28 pm

ah cr4p and there was me taking the interior out :lol:

by **Hammer** on Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:29 pm

Sorry SS. My Ninja edit was not stealthy enough! :roll:

Not difficult, but you do need to have your head upside down in the driver's footwell holding a torch with your teeth!!

by **silverstalker** on Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:55 pm

cheers brian, i got some picys too now ...even tho this ones for a lefty

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my dads heater was doing what mine is doing...making lots of noise but just dribbling out...as soon as he pulled the filter out the blower nearly took his head off!!...so i kinda think maybe mines due for replacement

by **old skool's kool** on Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:04 pm

Seems like you know what you are doing now, LHD looks so easy, mine was a cunnock due to the steering column and loom, all I can say is be patient, it will eventually go in :lol: