Steamy windows in 607. Down to pollen filter?

Hi,
My windows steam up in my 607 (no, not because of that!) It does it
more on especially cold days. My last car, a Mazda, I was told that I
should replace the pollen/cabin filter every couple of years as this
causes condensation.

Is this true for the 607? If so, where is it in the car and is it a
DIY job to replace it?

Many thanks in advance,

Steve

 

Hi Steve,

I'd check that the air to the cabin is not set to be recirculated. If it is,
then any vapour in the cabin doesn't get replaced with fresh air and the
cold outside condenses this on the windows.

Lenny

 

Hi Lenny,
Thanks for the reply. The problem is the same whether the air is
recirculated or not.
Cheers,
Steve

 

In that case, it might be worth checking that the fresh air is coming into
the car and it is not stuck on recirculate. The 406 has a problem or at
least the turn of the century ones did, where the gears from the motor that
drives the diverter strip their teeth and, whilst it whirrs like a good'n,
it don't actually move the flap. A give away on the 406 is that you can
hear quiet little clicks coming from the area of the glovebox.

 

If the pollen filter(s) is/are blocked, air won't be coming in.

Ron Robinson

 

Agreed. But if they aren't.......

 

Thanks Keith. My 607 is a 2002 and has a VERY similar noise - 5 or 6
quite little 'clonks' from the glove-box area. Do you know if it's
a DIY job to fix it?
Cheers,
Steve

 

I only have experience of the 406 and I found the most useful tool for this
job was a son-in-law who was more agile than me. You have to lay on your
back in the footwell. We removed the glovebox and were able to locate the
motor after removing various bits and pieces. I had full instructions at
the time from Nigel who is a very knowledgeable and helpful Peugeot mechanic
who contributes to this group. I should add that the replacement motor was
around £150 although later ones are a bit cheaper. In the event we left
the flap open so that air is always coming from outside and did not replace
the motor. In the three or four years since I have only about twice
regretted it when following smoky, elderly Ford Fiestas.

This link will take you to the original thread on Google Groups but you may
do better to "Ping" Nigel and ask about the 607 specifically.
http://tinyurl.com/658twd

 

I had exactly the same problem on my 206SW and changing the air filter
and pollen filter stopped it. I have no idea why.

The car is 3 years old but only has 16k on the clock.