My aircon hasnt been right for a little while now, theres no pressure in the system, but when i tried a recharge the system still does not engage, i hear no clicks from the BSI and the clutch never engages on the compressor, this is probably to do with the low pressure i'm guessing.
I had the system serviced a year or so ago and had some pipe work replaced and it was working great.
Where do i start trying to figure out which part is knackered?
Air Con problems
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Air Con problems
2000 2.0 HDI Estate GTX 90 bhp
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Gary406
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Re: Air Con problems
did you refill it yourself ? if yes thats a big NO NO
air con in my view is for the specialists only.
they do a die test to find any leaks in the system. and to do that needs specialist equipment,,
air con in my view is for the specialists only.
they do a die test to find any leaks in the system. and to do that needs specialist equipment,,
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Re: Air Con problems
You carnt recharge it unless its running,
the self top up cans shouid be avoided it your air comp dosent kick in,
How do you no theres no preasure, ?
the self top up cans shouid be avoided it your air comp dosent kick in,
How do you no theres no preasure, ?
Re: Air Con problems
so i need to get it looked at then?
why are the cans bad?
AC seems to be a lot of hassle when the car gets older
why are the cans bad?
AC seems to be a lot of hassle when the car gets older
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Gary406
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Re: Air Con problems
how much did you pay for the can ?
the last time i looked at the price of those they was actually more than it costs to get pressure tested at a specialist garage.
air con has always been something best left to a pro ...
the last time i looked at the price of those they was actually more than it costs to get pressure tested at a specialist garage.
air con has always been something best left to a pro ...
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Re: Air Con problems
I'd be surprised if it's legal to sell those cans anymore
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Bring back my 406Re: Air Con problems
The cans are ok,
but they are for topping up air con,
if your aircon is empty they are a waste of time,
you can only fill so much of the loop if the air con comp is not running, it needs to be running to draw it in,
there are 2 pipes you top up the air con from the low and high, hence machine needed,
top up cans only have one pipe,
but they are for topping up air con,
if your aircon is empty they are a waste of time,
you can only fill so much of the loop if the air con comp is not running, it needs to be running to draw it in,
there are 2 pipes you top up the air con from the low and high, hence machine needed,
top up cans only have one pipe,