I was about to order a cabin filter and noticed I had a couple of choices (pls see below). My car has a hint of a dog oder so I am favoring the charcoal option. Sound reasonable? Do I also need to buy the retainer? It's my first time replacing this filter.

Greg
98 S70 with 90K miles




9171296 ACC Cabin Fresh Air Filter $17.00 Made in Germany
9171296C Charcoal Cabin Filter $25.00 Aftermarket
9488525 ACC Cabin Filter Retainer $15.50 Genuine Volvo

The cabin filter is for fresh air only. It will not filter interior cabin smells. Vacuum your carpets and use Atmosklear, a non-perfume odor eliminator on the carpets. If you park in a garage at home, leave your window rolled down at nights to help the car air out.

Klaus
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(1975 164, 1995 854T, 1998 V70R)

You don't need the retainer...that's to add a filter to an 850 that didn't have one in it to begin with. Yours does. Your only real choices are the charcoal filter or the regular one. Look at a few other places to order from. There are better deals out there (though by not much). www.fcpgroton.com and www.borton.com come to mind.
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1998 S70 T5 Emarald Green Metallic, 2004 V70 2.5T Ruby Red, Previous Owner of Black '94 850 Turbo Wagon

Someone mentioned a while back (wish I'd written the # down) that one of the standard Purolator air filter fits the 850/V70 filter retainer with a little trimming and costs a lot less.

bl

But if there's a dog smell, I'd go with the charcoal one. Look on eBay...sometimes someone is selling one of these at a great price.
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1998 S70 T5 Emarald Green Metallic, 2004 V70 2.5T Ruby Red, Previous Owner of Black '94 850 Turbo Wagon