What is your preference on using charcoal-infused cabin filters, VS standard filters? Lately it seems from the aftermarket point of view, standard filters are getting harder to find VS charcoal-infused.
I stay away from HEPA filters.. too much restriction
Charcoal or not depends on application and availability.
I would say it does little but it does something so a small + for charcoal.
Same as those shoe inserts?I suspect this is only an advertising gimmick. What am I missing?
Yeah I hear what you're saying and it makes sense but where I live there are three big smells: chicken, hogs, and pine smoke.I suspect this is only an advertising gimmick. What am I missing?
Yeah I hear what you're saying and it makes sense but where I live there are three big smells: chicken, hogs, and pine smoke.
A charcoal filter reduces all 3 smells. I run a cabin filter 20k or 1 year. I haven't noticed a decrease in their effectiveness over the course of a year, but I have noticed whenever I bought a plain filter.
Every now and then you'll get stuck behind a chicken truck.I'm surprised they're effective for that long but it sounds like they make a difference.
So how could that work? They would have to absorb or adsorb the relevant organic chemicals, then slowly release them at a rate that is imperceptible. Otherwise they would just stop working after a few minutes/hours/days.
I'm not a big fan of hog odours. We visited a communal farm some years ago and they really wanted to show me their hog operation. The smell was so bad I couldn't get through the door. And my down filled jacket was intolerable for months afterwards.
Charcoal at a minimum.
I try to buy Mann FreciousPlus or Hengst Blue.Care when available.
I get the charcoal if available. I bought 2 of the Purolator Boss for my Legacy. Haven't used them yet. They don't have them for my Impreza yet so I have been using TYC. Though, I can't a difference. I still get smells from the outside like Exhaust. Maybe it is just a ****ty Subaru design or maybe if I used a higher quality filter. TYC seemed to be similar to OEM. I have an ATP for my wife's car that is pretty thick so maybe it does better. It is much thicker than the STP I bought the first time and half the price too.
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Did you get the ATP charcoal or standard?