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Aircon rant
bilbo - 14/6/09 at 05:02 PM

What is it about A/C on cars theses days. Why can't I have a car where it works for any length of time
My old Rover - the aircon packed in.
SWMBOs Renault - the aircon packed in.
My old Mondeo - the aircon packed in.
Father-in-laws Galaxy - the aircon packed in - got it fixed, and it packed in again.
And now, my Jag that I've had for a whole month - guess what
Was working fine yesterday and this morning. I then started it up to go to the shops - not blowing cold
Is it just me, or does everyone get this

[Edited on 14/6/09 by bilbo]

fesycresy - 14/6/09 at 05:06 PM

Nope, all my cars aircon have worked perfectly.

Even the air conditioning in my house works pretty damn well.

Guess what I do for a living ?



[Edited on 14/6/09 by fesycresy]

scudderfish - 14/6/09 at 05:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by fesycresy
Nope, all my cars aircon have worked perfectly.

Even the air conditioning in my house works pretty damn well.

Guess what I do for a living ?



[Edited on 14/6/09 by fesycresy]


Badger fettler?

fesycresy - 14/6/09 at 05:14 PM

Well I'm not an English teacher, because I spelt air conditioning wrong and had to edit it

bilbo - 14/6/09 at 05:15 PM

quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
quote:
Originally posted by fesycresy
Nope, all my cars aircon have worked perfectly.

Even the air conditioning in my house works pretty damn well.

Guess what I do for a living ?



[Edited on 14/6/09 by fesycresy]


Badger fettler?




I'm guessing it's something to do with A/C, but does that just mean that the car A/C works perfectly because you are able to fix it when it goes wrong (which is all the time)

Peteff - 14/6/09 at 05:25 PM

I bought my Spotage last year and the aircon didn't work so I took it to the local garage where they drained and refilled it and it's worked ever since. I use it in winter to clear the screen and it gets an airing weekly which is why I think a lot of them fail. through lack of use.

Liam - 14/6/09 at 05:31 PM

Mine's never worked on my omega. Got it filled with the dye leak detector last year. Worked for a day then all pissed out. Never got round to getting back to the aircon place to find out where it leaked from! Doh. May repeat this year.

Liam

bilbo - 14/6/09 at 05:39 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
I bought my Spotage last year and the aircon didn't work so I took it to the local garage where they drained and refilled it and it's worked ever since. I use it in winter to clear the screen and it gets an airing weekly which is why I think a lot of them fail. through lack of use.


My Father-in-law has always done this too, but he's still had repeated problems

[Edited on 14/6/09 by bilbo]

flak monkey - 14/6/09 at 05:47 PM

My Mini works fine and the permanent air con in the GTS is brilliant this time of year

bilbo - 14/6/09 at 05:58 PM

quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
My Mini works fine and the permanent air con in the GTS is brilliant this time of year


Don't rub it in - I'd hoped to get my locost on the road this summer, but it's not going to happen now

[Edited on 14/6/09 by bilbo]

Danozeman - 14/6/09 at 08:21 PM

MIne works perfect. Lovely and cold. Although the pump is knackered and hammers the engine when its really hot but still works.

They need to be used every week and not all the time. Alot of them cock up because when theyr gassed theres not enough/too much oil put in the system.

[Edited on 14/6/09 by Danozeman]

Madinventions - 14/6/09 at 11:36 PM

I think I see your problem:

Rover, Renault, Ford, Ford, Jaguar.

You need a Japanese car, and then it'll work all the time. I've got a Mazda (which is 33% Ford admittedly) and the A/C has worked fine for 5 years now without a refill.

Just my 2p worth.

Ed.

David Jenkins - 15/6/09 at 07:53 AM

My wife's Daewoo Matiz is 9 or 10 years old, but the aircon still works - you get frostbite if you're not careful.

However, the car loses 25% of its power when you turn it on!

[Edited on 15/6/09 by David Jenkins]

splitrivet - 15/6/09 at 08:46 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
I bought my Spotage last year and the aircon didn't work so I took it to the local garage where they drained and refilled it and it's worked ever since. I use it in winter to clear the screen and it gets an airing weekly which is why I think a lot of them fail. through lack of use.


Your darned right Pete run em 5 mins a week to keep the pulley shaft seal lubricated.
Cheers,
Bob

MikeRJ - 15/6/09 at 08:47 AM

quote:
Originally posted by bilbo

Is it just me, or does everyone get this


How old were the various cars when the AC stopped working? And what was the problem in each case? The gas constantly leaks out of AC systems, so if not serviced regularly they will stop working at some point.

[Edited on 15/6/09 by MikeRJ]

DarrenW - 15/6/09 at 03:45 PM

is there a diy option to regassing a cars aircon?

Can air con people who normally fit systems in offices etc do cars?