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futility · 03-22-2008, 04:14 PM

Greetings All!

I recently completed a few projects on the wife's Jetta, and thought this might be helpful to someone. Her 20K service is approaching next week, and I thought I'd help her prepare, by completing a few of the services due at that interval. It is recommended that the cabin pollen filter be replaced @ 20K, and the service charge for that was about $50-55. The dealer had the part in stock, so $18 (tax included) later, I returned to the homestead. The process was really simple, and the savings/labor ratio significant enough I thought I'd share... (knowing how was 3/4 of the battle)

The pollen filter is located in the passenger side, covered by a panel, behind/under the glove box. Here is the general location - note the (2) fasteners:

Removing those will allow you to drop the cover panel,

and access the retention clip for the filter (it is removed by sliding it to the right):

The filter can then be removed by pulling/wiggling it downward:

Installation is then the reverse of removal. Note, If you have waited the 20K interval to perform this, you will likely be as surprised as I at the quantity of debris in there... have the vac handy for the excess which will end up in the footwell. Total time for this minor job was about 10 minutes, at a savings of approximately $$30-$35

. Well worth the effort, IMHO... also one of the rarest of occasions, where I feel my labor is properly compensated at the hourly rate

Hope you found it useful!

ENRGZR · 03-23-2008, 02:31 AM

Very nice. Good job, got rid of the sweaty sock smell

SpeedyC · 03-25-2008, 01:24 AM

Thank you for posting this. What year was this specific Jetta?

ENRGZR · 03-25-2008, 01:54 AM

This is for the MKV body style 2005.5 to present

futility · 03-25-2008, 11:11 PM

ENRGZR

has a good eye...

This particular Jetta was a 2006, but my 2008 Rabbit is identical, so I would agree that this should be the same for all of the MKV chassis VWs. Hope it helped!

ENRGZR · 03-26-2008, 02:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by futility

ENRGZR

has a good eye...

ENRGZR has an 07 Rabbit with a new Polin filter

Aaaarrghh · 12-31-2008, 11:38 AM

You are truly a TITAN !!! After about 3 months of searching, and blaming my kid's friends for stinking up the car I found this thread , went in ther and found the cabin filter to be plugged up, thanks , and now to go and apologize to the kid and his stinky friends (and yeah they do stink)

yelorose · 09-10-2009, 03:30 PM

Thank you so much.. I have a 2008 SE model and was wondering how to do this.
I have almost 24000 miles on my car. What service was done at 20000 miles? My transmission seems not very tight when I put on the gas. Thought maybe that it needed a auto transmission fluid/filter change.
Overall, I do love my car.

03-22-2008, 04:14 PM	#1
futility ROC member, VW enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Erie, PA Posts: 29	Cabin Pollen Filter Replacement Greetings All! I recently completed a few projects on the wife's Jetta, and thought this might be helpful to someone. Her 20K service is approaching next week, and I thought I'd help her prepare, by completing a few of the services due at that interval. It is recommended that the cabin pollen filter be replaced @ 20K, and the service charge for that was about $50-55. The dealer had the part in stock, so $18 (tax included) later, I returned to the homestead. The process was really simple, and the savings/labor ratio significant enough I thought I'd share... (knowing how was 3/4 of the battle) The pollen filter is located in the passenger side, covered by a panel, behind/under the glove box. Here is the general location - note the (2) fasteners: Removing those will allow you to drop the cover panel, and access the retention clip for the filter (it is removed by sliding it to the right): The filter can then be removed by pulling/wiggling it downward: Installation is then the reverse of removal. Note, If you have waited the 20K interval to perform this, you will likely be as surprised as I at the quantity of debris in there... have the vac handy for the excess which will end up in the footwell. Total time for this minor job was about 10 minutes, at a savings of approximately $$30-$35 . Well worth the effort, IMHO... also one of the rarest of occasions, where I feel my labor is properly compensated at the hourly rate Hope you found it useful! __________________ "The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced." -Aart Van Der Leeuw

03-23-2008, 02:31 AM	#2
ENRGZR Keeps going and going... Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Anchorage Ak. Posts: 324	Very nice. Good job, got rid of the sweaty sock smell __________________ 2007 Rabbit:C2 Turbo, Eibach Pro-Street-S coilovers, Eibach sway bars, ASA AR1 18x8's, GTI MFSW with PADDLE SHIFTERS!!!! 1999.5 Jetta: Smoked projector Head lights/tail lights/sidemarkers, Full Votex, shaved all over, Koni coilovers, Wet Okole seat covers, S3 Engine covers

03-25-2008, 01:54 AM	#4
ENRGZR Keeps going and going... Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Anchorage Ak. Posts: 324	This is for the MKV body style 2005.5 to present __________________ 2007 Rabbit:C2 Turbo, Eibach Pro-Street-S coilovers, Eibach sway bars, ASA AR1 18x8's, GTI MFSW with PADDLE SHIFTERS!!!! 1999.5 Jetta: Smoked projector Head lights/tail lights/sidemarkers, Full Votex, shaved all over, Koni coilovers, Wet Okole seat covers, S3 Engine covers

03-25-2008, 11:11 PM	#5
futility ROC member, VW enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Erie, PA Posts: 29	ENRGZR has a good eye... This particular Jetta was a 2006, but my 2008 Rabbit is identical, so I would agree that this should be the same for all of the MKV chassis VWs. Hope it helped! __________________ "The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced." -Aart Van Der Leeuw

12-31-2008, 11:38 AM	#7
Aaaarrghh Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 58	Re: Cabin Pollen Filter Replacement You are truly a TITAN !!! After about 3 months of searching, and blaming my kid's friends for stinking up the car I found this thread , went in ther and found the cabin filter to be plugged up, thanks , and now to go and apologize to the kid and his stinky friends (and yeah they do stink)

03-25-2008, 01:24 AM	#3
SpeedyC Turbo Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ATX Posts: 49	Thank you for posting this. What year was this specific Jetta?

09-10-2009, 03:30 PM	#8
yelorose Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1	Re: Cabin Pollen Filter Replacement Thank you so much.. I have a 2008 SE model and was wondering how to do this. I have almost 24000 miles on my car. What service was done at 20000 miles? My transmission seems not very tight when I put on the gas. Thought maybe that it needed a auto transmission fluid/filter change. Overall, I do love my car.

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