Air and Pollen filter change

[BlueMonday]

I change the engine oil and oil filter every year. I do about 4000 miles a year and bought the car almost 4 years ago.

I did not even know there was a pollen filter until I saw someone on youtube changing one.

My car has done about 31000 miles. The pollen filter was filthy and I replaced it.
The air filter was ok and I replaced it.

Not sure what time or mile intervals they should be changed, from a search it is coming back as 12K to 15K miles or once a year for the pollen filter, the air filter every 30k miles.

How often do you change yours?

[Kremmen]

Back in 2007 to 2013 they used to change the pollen filter every year in my Civics but then I was doing 10k a year

Then after I got my 2013 Civic I thought the same until they said on its 3rd or 4th service it needs changing so I assume it may be mileage based as I only did 1k a year from 2013

I'm with you though. Given it must collect all manner of things each year regardless of mileage would be my preference

[2robbie2]

Hi

The Honda Jazz (Mk3) service book refers to a schedule of;-

1) every 25,000 miles or 2 years for the dust & pollen filter;
2) every 37,500 miles or 3 years for the air filter.

Personally, I drive about 5-7,000 miles a year and replace both every 2 years. Following the end of my 5-year Honda service package, I now get my car serviced at an independent Honda specialist and buy all the service parts myself (from Cox Motor Parts or Honda Direct Parts) for the mechanic to use. However, like you, I fit the air and dust/pollen filters myself.

https://www.coxmotorparts.co.uk/

https://hondadirectparts.co.uk/

Hope this helps.

[BlueMonday]

Thank-you both for the replies, I made a note of the information.

[Lord Voltermore]

On older cars,where I  may have had the oil and oil filter type servicing done by an independent garage, I always changed  (or didnt change) the air filter and pollen filter myself   based on a visual inspection I made myself at about the same time as the service. Its normally quite easy.   This way they got more frequent inspections, but sometimes it was quite obvious they didnt yet need changing. A few times I may have sucked a few insects from the cabin filter with a hoover and only replaced it next  time.   But I was more cautious with the air filter,changing it at the  specified interval "whether it needed it or not".  Fine  particles might have clogged sophisticated filter material.

I learned two things.  Servicing garages sometimes skimp on changing filters  even if they have charged you for it. And some after market filters (including oil filters) are sometimes made from noticeably inferior filter material  to OE quality products.

Replacement intervals has a lot  do with the environment and the seasons rather than time intervals.    If you live somewhere with lots of dust, or lots of flying insects, air filter and cabin filter will get more crud per mile/kilometer driven.  If the car is regularly parked near  trees and bushes  the  cabin filter may get more than its fair share of accumulated pollen and fine fluff etc.  A car thats seldom used the filters may get damp which may more easily get clogged with dirt  (ironically because its filtering out more dust) or they  become  mouldy  or musty   or  may suck in spiders and other insects nesting in a parked car. 

[Kremmen]

The latest seems to be, don't change the pollen filter that often then try and persuade the customer to accept a £99 aircon clean because it's tested with high contaminants

[degzi]

I now do about 20,000 miles per year and still only change it when required, if it looks dirty change it

Same with air filter I have 2. One on the car the other gets washed and used again in a twice yearly oil change. They usually last about 4-5 washes before I change them.

Tbh I don't know why more folks don't wah their air filters. Don't go crazy just rinse under the tap, then swish about in sink with a bit of washing up liquid. Then flip over and repeat.

I have done it for years and it doesn't effect the engine, all my cars do well over 150k miles before I sell them on.