Do e30's have cabin air filters?

[Japandrew73]

When I'm not blowing air with the A/C on, the air coming out doesn't smell to good. It just smells a bit musky. Do e30's have a cabin air filter I can replace?

[Jean]

No. IIRC Canadian cars do.... they must have a different heater/ac box... there is a part number for the cabin filter, but there isn't room for it in the stock us market ac/heater box. I was going to get the filter to stick in the firewall area when I removed the ac/heater box from my car last year.. but I've reinstalled the box/heater since then.

What you should do is clean the 'cowl' area where the air comes into the blower fan...i bet there is a lot of dirt/dust there.

[Japandrew73]

No. IIRC Canadian cars do.... they must have a different heater/ac box... there is a part number for the cabin filter, but there isn't room for it in the stock us market ac/heater box. I was going to get the filter to stick in the firewall area when I removed the ac/heater box from my car last year.. but I've reinstalled the box/heater since then.

What you should do is clean the 'cowl' area where the air comes into the blower fan...i bet there is a lot of dirt/dust there.

I know what you mean, thanks for the tips!

[ZM Blue Devil]

it was an euro only option, should be in the catalog

[mattdk318i]

get ready for it! Hes going to order that Euro option for sure. Which isnt nessasarily a bad thing. they do need it.

[Jean]

There isn't room for it in regular heater/air box.





Here is the microfilter, comes up if you pick a non us car and it says w/o A/C.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=1071&mospid=47252&btnr=64_0157&hg=64&fg=10

[Japandrew73]

weird.... thanks for the info:)

[Spaz]

From what i remember it replaces the evaporator core on non ac cars's

-Cam