Air Con / Heater Blower Problem?

ThePrisoner · Post by **ThePrisoner** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:45 pm

My climate control appears to be working, and the temperature appears to be correct. The aircon is nice and cold, and the heater is nice and hot on the relative temperatures.

The left heater vent appears to be blowing correctly, as with the right heater vent. The two vents in the middle of the dash (above the climate control) do not appear to blow anything.

Does this mean there is a blockage, or does the aircon need re-gasing?

Anyone know?

Pris.

Post by **Welly** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:14 pm

I take it you have 'opened' the centre vents by using the thumbwheel in the middle of them which opens/closes a plastic damper behind them?

Maybe the linkage is broken which works the damper?

The centre vents are allways 'live' whatever setting you select and you have to shut them off if you don't want air blowing near your face (especially in winter when you want it on the screen and feet).

ThePrisoner · Post by **ThePrisoner** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:34 pm

Welton wrote:I take it you have 'opened' the centre vents by using the thumbwheel in the middle of them which opens/closes a plastic damper behind them?

Maybe the linkage is broken which works the damper?

The centre vents are allways 'live' whatever setting you select and you have to shut them off if you don't want air blowing near your face (especially in winter when you want it on the screen and feet).

lol yes I have opened the vents. However I will do as you have suggested and invetsigate the damper linkage. I ill remove them sometime this week and have a look, thanks.

Will keep you updated.

Also while im on the subject, is there anything else that could cause a blockage etc?

Pris.

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:37 pm

pollen filter

ThePrisoner · Post by **ThePrisoner** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:00 pm

jameslxdt wrote:pollen filter

Oh ok thanks. Its booked in for a 'C Type' service on Jan 28th so they will change the pollen filter then.

Cheers,

Pris.

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:05 pm

thinking about this, before i mullerd my car i noticed the climate control went abit weird, all the vents gave toasty hot air, except for the one nearest the drivers mirror which gave out bloody freezing air, it was rather annoying

Post by **Welly** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:31 pm

ThePrisoner wrote:
jameslxdt wrote:pollen filter
Oh ok thanks. Its booked in for a 'C Type' service on Jan 28th so they will change the pollen filter then.

Cheers,

Pris.

The favourite trick is NOT to change the filter, and charge you for the pleasure.

ASK for your old Pollen Filter to be left in a bag/box in the footwell of the car when you come to colloect it, say you want to monitor how dirty the new one gets or something, then they will make damn sure they change it.

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 7:25 pm

Welton wrote:
ThePrisoner wrote:
jameslxdt wrote:pollen filter
Oh ok thanks. Its booked in for a 'C Type' service on Jan 28th so they will change the pollen filter then.

Cheers,

Pris.
The favourite trick is NOT to change the filter, and charge you for the pleasure.

ASK for your old Pollen Filter to be left in a bag/box in the footwell of the car when you come to colloect it, say you want to monitor how dirty the new one gets or something, then they will make damn sure they change it.

how did you know Welton?

unfortunatley this is too often true, as its the last thing you worry about when doing a service, you think its all done, customer gets car back, you go into the workshop... and shi... ahh well another one for the collection for me

Post by **Welly** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:58 am

I know about the old 'pollen filter' trick because by Father in Law has a Poxhall Arsetra, of which he is very proud, and likes to tell me how well it runs, how 'powerful' it is (1.6 auto hehe).

Anyway he had a ''Full Service'' at the friendly dealer, nice sit down, free cup of tea, sit in a new car, blah de blah, paid up, and went.

A year later ''we'' decided to do a mini service and guess what?........that's right!....... the pollen filter was still the one that Vauxhall fitted at the factory all those years ago

Dug out the old service invoice and there it was........1 x Pollen filter replacement......££££ + VAT etc.

To be honest I can see why they never bothered because it was a right sh*t to change it, not like the easy 406 ones.