World's Dirtiest Air Filters?

[Noddy 99]

Anyone beat these?

 

[mioba]

Are they from your car?

 

[Noddy 99]

Yup. 97000 miles with full Mercedes service history. BUT... I think they must have overlooked the air filters on every single service...

I did a couple of "between service" jobs today - air filters, fuel filter + installed a swirl motor emulator. I was absolutely staggered when I saw the state of the air filters. I replaced the cabin filter last month and that was in a pretty shabby state as well...

 

[mioba]

If I am not mistaken the change interval is 4 years. I do mine at 2.

 

[Noddy 99]

I thought it was 2 years anyway... Those are in such a state, I can't even believe they were done 4 years ago...

 

[Uncle Benz]

They get filthy in no time on om642 v6 diesel. I think they are very undersized for the cubic capacity. They’ve probably been changed on time. Believe it or not I have seen worse

 

[Wighty]

Yup. 97000 miles with full Mercedes service history. BUT... I think they must have overlooked the air filters on every single service...

I did a couple of "between service" jobs today - air filters, fuel filter + installed a swirl motor emulator. I was absolutely staggered when I saw the state of the air filters. I replaced the cabin filter last month and that was in a pretty shabby state as well...

50k and or 4/5 years I believe , I do mine at 18months to 2 years normally

 

[mioba]

The OM642 is well known for sucking alot in.
Have you done the cabin filters too.

 

[bembo449]

I thought it was 2 years anyway... Those are in such a state, I can't even believe they were done 4 years ago...

They have never been done pal , ever

 

[onefortheroad]

They get filthy in no time on om642 v6 diesel. I think they are very undersized for the cubic capacity. They’ve probably been changed on time. Believe it or not I have seen worse

New style filters are even smaller . I checked mine at 15000 miles they were pretty clean tbh. Depends what roads you drive I guess and how many miles covered .

 

[joderest]

Did wife's Mini service few weeks back. It's an F56 1.5 derv we have had it 18 months. Never seen such a dirty air filter, it was black with dirt.
Car done 33,000, so may have been factory one.
So much for supplying dealer say a full service was done when we bought it at 16,000.

 

[Botus]

get out of here that's just a bit of leaf litter - which is down to where or conditons where you drive

they haven't been in more than 12k or the paper bit would actually look dirty

 

[Noddy 99]

get out of here that's just a bit of leaf litter - which is down to where or conditons where you drive

they haven't been in more than 12k or the paper bit would actually look dirty

Have you actually looked at the photographs? Every fold is crammed full of dirt and debris. It's up to you whether you want to take the trouble to double-tap on the photos but don't post such dismissive comments until you ARE prepared to do so.

 

[Botus]

yes, but that could be one trip or parking under a tree, the colour of the element shows how dirty it is and I'd say thats10k

 

[Noddy 99]

Well, let's just say you're in a minority.

I've changed enough air filters in my 38 years of car ownership to know that you're talking complete tosh.

 

[mioba]

They are pretty bad to be fair. Parking under a tree wont suck that amount of dirt into a filter as mere parking doesn't create suction.
Keep on with the maintenance Noddy!

 

[onefortheroad]

Well, let's just say you're in a minority.

I've changed enough air filters in my 38 years of car ownership to know that you're talking complete tosh. View attachment 73733

Do you live in the country side . That's alot of rotten leaves in there , some even turned to clay ( I'm a treble tapper ) . I'd be pouring a boiled kettle and fairy down the scuttle drains also tbh.

 

[Wighty]

Do you live in the country side . That's alot of rotten leaves in there , some even turned to clay ( I'm a treble tapper ) . I'd be pouring a boiled kettle and fairy down the scuttle drains also tbh.

He’s not long bought it , so that was the previous owner‘s car use . But absolutely on the drains .

 

[Noddy 99]

Do you live in the country side . That's alot of rotten leaves in there , some even turned to clay ( I'm a treble tapper ) . I'd be pouring a boiled kettle and fairy down the scuttle drains also tbh.

I live in a village in Telford; this is all on the previous owner. I know he lived in a rural area of Shropshire but no idea whether his house was out in the countryside...

What I DO know from the service records is that he had to have the wiring loom repaired years ago because there was a rodent's nest under the bonnet...

 

[onefortheroad]

I just changed mine today , no leaves etc ,but fairly black. Id imagine these to be from new as the cars just turned 21k , 11k when I bought it.