I have 406 with L6A 1.8 engine. I noticed that my air recirculation flap is no longer working. I have removed the glove box and checked seems the motor is no longer working.
But i can manually close or open the flap. I don't have immediate plan to fix it.
So, untill then should I keep it as recirculation mode all the time or fresh air mode? I'm thinking to close the flap and keep it in recirculation mode. Should it be okay?
AC Recirculation flap not working. Should i keep it as recirculation mode or fresh air?
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Re: AC Recirculation flap not working. Should i keep it as recirculation mode or fresh air?
When I got one of my earlier 406s, the recirculation flap was broken and the previous owner kept it closed.
Please bear in mind that the car was used as a taxi in Birmingham, possibly for food deliveries too - the smell inside the car was potent to say the least...
I shortly after buying the car decided to keep this flap open as I much prefer fresh air. This in my mind was the better option, with the only drawback being unable to close the flap when driving behind a bin lorry...
I think the A/C needs the flap closed to work too, but I don't use it personally so I wasn't bothered.
Please bear in mind that the car was used as a taxi in Birmingham, possibly for food deliveries too - the smell inside the car was potent to say the least...
I shortly after buying the car decided to keep this flap open as I much prefer fresh air. This in my mind was the better option, with the only drawback being unable to close the flap when driving behind a bin lorry...
I think the A/C needs the flap closed to work too, but I don't use it personally so I wasn't bothered.
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Re: AC Recirculation flap not working. Should i keep it as recirculation mode or fresh air?
I also kept it in fresh air mode. But in hot days fresh air mode doesn't seems cooling enough.GingerMagic wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 5:28 pm When I got one of my earlier 406s, the recirculation flap was broken and the previous owner kept it closed.
Please bear in mind that the car was used as a taxi in Birmingham, possibly for food deliveries too - the smell inside the car was potent to say the least...
I shortly after buying the car decided to keep this flap open as I much prefer fresh air. This in my mind was the better option, with the only drawback being unable to close the flap when driving behind a bin lorry...
I think the A/C needs the flap closed to work too, but I don't use it personally so I wasn't bothered.
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Re: AC Recirculation flap not working. Should i keep it as recirculation mode or fresh air?
+1 I would always choose fresh air over recirculated.
I think the A/C is fine without it, climate control will use recirculate/max fan speed to get the interior temperature down quicker, but will reopen the recirc flap again after a few minutes.
(Stopping the fan more or less works for bin lorries or those delightful bulk tippers full of abattoir waste).
I think the A/C is fine without it, climate control will use recirculate/max fan speed to get the interior temperature down quicker, but will reopen the recirc flap again after a few minutes.
(Stopping the fan more or less works for bin lorries or those delightful bulk tippers full of abattoir waste).
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Re: AC Recirculation flap not working. Should i keep it as recirculation mode or fresh air?
Leave it open or you will find that the windscreen steams up especially in the winter, it helps keep the car dry. I don't think I ever had occasion to close mine.
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Re: AC Recirculation flap not working. Should i keep it as recirculation mode or fresh air?
I'm in the country with no Winter. Anyway keeping in fresh air mode seems to be the better idea then.
Thanks.