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Well, I decided to check the filter in my car today as I don't want the be giving out wrong info.

I opened the lid & there it was so I took a picture.

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Then I looked closer & the part number is different on the filter than it was on the box when I posted the part numbers months ago :huh: .

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It should be RCA113C.

SuperCrap had to order it in for me, so maybe the box got damaged along the way & they swapped for a different one......

All I know is my earlier post was wrong & I'm owning up to my mistake. Sorry Dale (& others) for giving out incorrect information & stuffing you around.

I'll have to take more care next time & get the part number from the part itself and not from the box it came in.

Nice work, thought I was going mad. Still good value tho'.

  • 1 month later...

Just fitted the new filter I picked up from Repco. Repco part number is RCF526 for the carbon one, same as an X-Trail apparently. Was only $25.80 trade.

Seems a lot better than the one that was in it because it came with some strips to give it a better seal, and seems to do the job.

However, I am now looking for a new lid for that cabin filter box, as part of it was perished and snapped when I touched it. Seems to be alright without it but if I can find one that'd be good.

Just fitted the new filter I picked up from Repco. Repco part number is RCF526 for the carbon one, same as an X-Trail apparently. Was only $25.80 trade.

Seems a lot better than the one that was in it because it came with some strips to give it a better seal, and seems to do the job.

However, I am now looking for a new lid for that cabin filter box, as part of it was perished and snapped when I touched it. Seems to be alright without it but if I can find one that'd be good.

My lid was also very brittle; I broke the tab off on mine, luckily I could glue it back on and it was fine. I thought it was my fists of ham that had caused the issue; glad I'm not the only one...

My lid was also very brittle; I broke the tab off on mine, luckily I could glue it back on and it was fine. I thought it was my fists of ham that had caused the issue; glad I'm not the only one...

Are you trying to say we both have fists of ham...? :whistling:

haha sure sure.

I've actually found a lot of bits of plastic on the car that had gone brittle, most are hoses under the bonnet. Few hoses I have to replace, and one I broke today...

  • 1 month later...

Just done this recently also, my cover also snapped

wrote a guide while im at it for other people for a reference.

Air Con Filter - M35 Guide

Agree on the write up. You should put this on SAU or M35info.

Just done this recently also, my cover also snapped

wrote a guide while im at it for other people for a reference.

Air Con Filter - M35 Guide

Nice write up. You'll find that those Blitz filters are very, very good ;)

Also, you may want to try Jesse Streeter for small, light items like that in future.

No chance he charges that much for shipping :thumbsup:

Agree on the write up. You should put this on SAU or M35info.

Agreed.

The "How To's" section of M35info would be a good place for it

How often are you supposed to change these? And what is the difference between a Blitz, Ryco or Repco filter?

The Blitz filter has a synthetic filter medium and a titanium dioxide (TiO2) coating.

When the Ti02 coating is put out in the Sun for a few hours, it "reacts with natural sunlight and a powerful anti-bacterial & deodorant reaction takes place" and is then ready to be put back into your car.

(from the website)

The regenerative procedure:

Hybrid A/C Filter is blue in color when new.

As it absorbs airborne pollutants, its color turns to brown. So check once every 6 months or every 2 oil change intervals.

Vacuum the filter gently (optional but recommended) & wash it under faucet to dislodge as much dirt as possible.

Let it sunbathe in direct daylight for 6~12 hours so that Photocatalysis can take place to oxidize vital pathogens (i.e. disinfection) & to deodorize a vast spectrum of odors.

Now, your dried filter is ready to be used again.

NOTE: When you notice that the filter has stubborn stain/dirt adhered to it even after repeat washes, it's an indication that the filter may have reached the end of its lifespan because no photocatalysis can take place if the TiO2 coating is blocked.

Please note that a catalyst is neither consumed nor altered in the reaction so theoretically speaking, this TiO2 coating does not diminish. However, it doesn't mean that these filters can be washed & reused infinitely because as particles get trapped by this filter, some portion of the coating is permanently blocked. And as you vacuum & wash these filters, some coating may be scraped off over time. Nevertheless, this is still the world's most environmental cabin air filter.

Ryco, Repco and other generic filters? Pfffft. :P

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