#1: Air con Author: Tolkienfan001, Location: SpaldingPosted: Mon May 06, 2013 8:04 am ---- Guys I have not had air con before. The heater works but the air con blows Luke warm not cold. Any ideas?
Thanks
#2: Re: Air con Author: Barking, Location: sarcasm-in-shedloadsPosted: Mon May 06, 2013 8:10 am ---- Turn the temperature gauge to its lowest setting and hit the AC button.
If it's not icy cold then it isn't working.
#3: Re: Air con Author: E5GDM, Location: EssexPosted: Mon May 06, 2013 8:33 am ---- Could need re gassing.
#4: Re: Air con Author: Tolkienfan001, Location: SpaldingPosted: Mon May 06, 2013 8:54 am ---- Yea tried that and Luke warm how do I re gass it?
#5: Re: Air con Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, LancashirePosted: Mon May 06, 2013 8:57 am ----
Tolkienfan001 wrote:
Yea tried that and Luke warm how do I re gass it?
Go to a professional. Kwik Fit have the gear, but they will probably tell you that the compressor has gone.
Have a look in the Yellow Pages, quite a few mobile guys doing it now.
#6: Re: Air con Author: Tolkienfan001, Location: SpaldingPosted: Mon May 06, 2013 9:29 am ---- Ok will do thanks. What price should I expect?
#7: Re: Air con Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, LancashirePosted: Mon May 06, 2013 9:32 am ---- Last time I had the aircon serviced and re-gassed, it was about £20, but I'm talking nearly 10 years ago now, plus the guy did a lot of work for the company I was at, so got charged the reduced price.
#8: Re: Air con Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 9:35 am ----
Tolkienfan001 wrote:
Ok will do thanks. What price should I expect?
Depends where you take it.
It was about £70 the other year when I had my aircon serviced BUT that was done at a professional place that has been doing aircon for 30+ years & actually know what there doing.
A proper aircon service including the vac out takes around an hour.
#9: Re: Air con Author: Tolkienfan001, Location: SpaldingPosted: Mon May 06, 2013 10:06 am ---- Ok thanks guys
#10: Re: Air con Author: Hawkers, Location: Norwich, United KingdomPosted: Mon May 06, 2013 1:04 pm ---- Kwik Fit
#11: Re: Air con Author: Tolkienfan001, Location: SpaldingPosted: Mon May 06, 2013 1:11 pm ----
Hawkers wrote:
Kwik Fit
I agree! When I bought my alloys second hand I had a rumbling noise a low speed. I later found out it was a badly worn tyre.
Kwik fit told me my wheel bolts had gone too far through and were rubbing on my discs! So if I let them replace my discs and pads it might stop the noise!
I laughed at them. Told them to get my car off the ramp so I could go o a rel garage with real mechanics!
#12: Re: Air con Author: DeeTurbo, Location: BedfordshirePosted: Mon May 06, 2013 3:55 pm ---- When your getting it done ask them if they use the dye in the fluid because if it works for a couple of days then stops working the system will be leaking somewhere and if you use the dye first time around you will be able to find the leak, otherwise you'll need to get it regassed again with the dye to find the fault.
I got our car done at the end of last summer and it only lasted a day! Last week a had a look around the system and found a leak on the bottom pipe that goes into the condenser (air con rad) and then also found the condenser itself had corroded. Replaced both with known good used parts and it's been fine since. Hopefully it'll work for sometime yet.
Most places here charge £40-£70 but I found a place that did ours for £29 and with the dye.
Good tip, in the winter when washing the car make sure you spray a lot of water through the grills on the front bumper to wash out all the salt in the fins of the rad and condenser to stop them corroding from the salt thats stuck in them.
#13: Re: Air con Author: Tolkienfan001, Location: SpaldingPosted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:51 am ---- Well I had it re gassed about six weeks ago and it has stopped working again. I guess it has a leak! better get it to a garage that can find and repair it! More expense
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better get it to a garage that can find and repair it! More expense 
