R50/53 Check your cabin air filters!!!

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Aug 9, 2012 | 02:31 PM

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nopistons

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Here's a funny joke for you guys...How much does it cost to have your cabin filter replaced by Mini of San Diego?

$92.64!

If you want a good laugh and terrible service go to Mini of San Diego!

By the way, I like to replace my filter ever 6-12 months. It costs me only $9 for the TYC carbon layered filter from Rockauto.com and takes a whole 3 minutes to swap it out.

Aug 10, 2012 | 08:43 AM

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turp23

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Mines pretty bad, but not quite as bad as post # 11

Aug 10, 2012 | 09:00 AM

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NYTransplant

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nopistons

Here's a funny joke for you guys...How much does it cost to have your cabin filter replaced by Mini of San Diego?

$92.64!

Aug 11, 2012 | 08:23 PM

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Just changed mine yesterday.

Aug 14, 2012 | 09:15 AM

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Matt Moore

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Quote:

Originally Posted by turp23

Mines pretty bad, but not quite as bad as post # 11

mine looked like this too. was really nice to change it out. made the interior air smell fresh too instead of being stale.

Aug 14, 2012 | 08:34 PM

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YIKES!! Great info. Running outside to check mine now.. I'm sure it hasn't been changed since 2005.

On another note, My wife's 06 Cooper S has a slight cigarette smell from the previous owner.

What do you think of this for a replacement?

Aug 14, 2012 | 09:17 PM

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karmacooper

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Ewwww

Aug 14, 2012 | 09:20 PM

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karmacooper

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Ewwww. You guys still have me beat.

Aug 15, 2012 | 01:29 AM

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NYTransplant

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Originally Posted by karmacooper

On another note, My wife's 06 Cooper S has a slight cigarette smell from the previous owner.

What do you think of this for a replacement?

Try this for the smell. I had a very low grade cigarette odor from the previous owner of my car. This took care of it:

http://www.amazon.com/Auto-Shocker-ClO2-interior-eliminator/dp/B001NM73CW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1345018814&sr=8-2&keywords=ClO2

It is guaranteed to work. If it doesn't, they will send you another dose (maybe even a double dose) for free. At least that was the deal when I bought it.

Aug 15, 2012 | 07:32 AM

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karmacooper

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Originally Posted by NYTransplant

Try this for the smell. I had a very low grade cigarette odor from the previous owner of my car. This took care of it:

http://www.amazon.com/Auto-Shocker-C...&keywords=ClO2

It is guaranteed to work. If it doesn't, they will send you another dose (maybe even a double dose) for free. At least that was the deal when I bought it.

Hey, thanks for that. I ordered one of

these

last night. I'm going to try it first and see how it does. By the sound of the reviews on the Auto Shocker, seems like it works well.

Aug 15, 2012 | 05:46 PM

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NYTransplant

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Originally Posted by karmacooper

Hey, thanks for that. I ordered one of these last night. I'm going to try it first and see how it does. By the sound of the reviews on the Auto Shocker, seems like it works well.

No problem

you might want to try both at the same time.

Aug 18, 2012 | 07:16 PM

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theandy

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Just replaced mine too-- wow. Filthy mess. Took about 3 minutes total.

One question: I have the arrow pointed UP, as the video says the blower is pulling air from the floor upwards. There seems to be some debate about this; some posters on the YouTube vid are adamant that the flow is top to bottom.

While anything would be better than my previously clogged filter, what say you guys? Arrow up or arrow down? Which way is the air being pulled?

It'll take 3 minutes to change it if I have it wrong ;-)

Last edited by theandy; Aug 23, 2012 at 10:31 AM.

Aug 20, 2012 | 07:39 AM

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turp23

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I bought a replacement off of ebay for $14. Bad fit, and hard to get in. I am shore it will serve the purpose, but I will buy an exact fit next time.

Aug 21, 2012 | 09:19 AM

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04_Indi_Mini_S

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I guess I should check mine too. Just bought the car

Quote:

Originally Posted by nopistons

Here's a funny joke for you guys...How much does it cost to have your cabin filter replaced by Mini of San Diego?

$92.64!

Rockauto.com

Aug 23, 2012 | 08:45 AM

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seashelly

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Originally Posted by IQRaceworks

Just a little public service announcement reminding you guys to check your cabin air filters in your mini's. I finally decided to check mine the other day...and WOW!! I think it still had the original filter in their from 2003!! It had 2" of junk (dirt, hair, lint, dust) piled on the top side of the filter.....I'm not joking. It was the dirtiest filter I have ever seen in my life.

I replaced it with the new carbon filter I picked up ($10 off of ebay)...and WOW, the A/C blows so much harder and colder now.

Cabin air filters are one of those "out of sight out of mind" type things......but it's so easy to check, it's worth the extra 5 minutes. Wish I would have checked mine when I bought my min last year.

Check it....you might be amazed at what you will find

Good advice! Last fall I noticed an unpleasant smell in my '04 MCS. Then the smell got worse. I couldn't figure out what it was. Then I decided to change the cabin filter, along with some other maintenance. This is what I found;