air conditioning problem

Omega28

Hi all,

I brought my car for a service there yesterday, I told the mechanic to have a look at the air conditioning as its blowing out warmish air, certainly not cold air.
He told me I need the aircon to be recharged. He said I could go back to VW but they would charge me a bomb so is there anywhere I can go that offers this service at a cheaper rate?

thanks

Eoin

You haven't said where you're based.

A quick google throws up a couple of links posted here before:
http://www.autoair.ie/contact.php
http://www.carairconditioning.ie

more in this thread: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055870546

Omega28

sorry im based on the northside of Dublin

JohnDigital

I've used the EZ Chill that you can buy in motor factors / halfords successfully on a number of cars of mine over the years. It's about €70 for a can of it which for me I have found is enough to do 2 cars.

I'm not sure if this link will work, but this is the stuff.... http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_201507_langId_-1_categoryId_165632#dtab

Omega28

JohnDigital wrote: »

I've used the EZ Chill that you can buy in motor factors / halfords successfully on a number of cars of mine over the years. It's about €70 for a can of it which for me I have found is enough to do 2 cars.

I'm not sure if this link will work, but this is the stuff.... http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_201507_langId_-1_categoryId_165632#dtab

mmm is this handy to use? Would it cost much to recharge the aircon by a professional?

ciarsd

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

mmm is this handy to use? Would it cost much to recharge the aircon by a professional?

Cost me €80 last month to have the system drained, leak tested, cleaned and re-gassed.

John did it for me, an absolute gent: http://www.carairconditioning.ie/

Omega28

ciarsd wrote: »

Cost me €80 last month to have the system drained, leak tested, cleaned and re-gassed.

John did it for me, an absolute gent: http://www.carairconditioning.ie/

How long did it take?

I wanna gonna buy one of them bottles u can get in halfords and try it myself

Stevie Dakota

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

How long did it take?

I wanna gonna buy one of them bottles u can get in halfords and try it myself

I wouldn't waste your time, for not much more you will get the system drained, leak tested, cleaned and re-gassed as suggested above. No point putting gas in if you have a leak and it could be on the blink due to something else altogether.

ciarsd

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

How long did it take?

I wanna gonna buy one of them bottles u can get in halfords and try it myself

45mins including an extended conversation! Your wasting your time with them bottles, the system could do with the service for a very similar price from a professional, bit of a no brainer to me?

Stevie Dakota wrote: »

I wouldn't waste your time, for not much more you will get the system drained, leak tested, cleaned and re-gassed as suggested above. No point putting gas in if you have a leak and it could be on the blink due to something else altogether.

x 2. Exactly!

Omega28

is there anyone else apart from john and that place in meath that offers this service? I rang both and they can't get around to doing it anytime in the next week, I was hoping to get it done before that! the car is boiling and I need some a/c:D

no1beemerfan

I've a 1998 Jap Micra and hadn't used the air-con since Oct 2004 but chanced the refill can from an auto-factors. Cost €50 and a month later its still perfect.

It was a chance I took that seems to have worked for me but it doesn't mean it'll work on everyone elses!

nogoodnamesleft

O Learys in Lissarda Main VW Dealer in Cork. As Far as I can remember charge 90euro for air con recharge.

Omega28

I'm based in Dublin so Cork is a bit far

I went down to a mechanice today and he said its leaking! so it would be useless recharging it!

dekbhoy

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

mmm is this handy to use? Would it cost much to recharge the aircon by a professional?

Annoys me how flippant people are with money on this forum ,so many DIY jobs that people run to garages with ........ this is certainly one you can do yourself , here is all you need to know. EZ PZ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_XkaAHvgM0

Nonoperational

Jesus the guy just said it was leaking. It would be pretty flippant with the money alright to throw gas into a leaking air con system. It's completely pointless regassing a broken aircon system, it could be low on gas but it could be many other things. The last two posts on motors with aircon problems had people mouthing off saying to regas it themselves and both times it turned out to be a comletely different problem.

ciarsd

dekbhoy wrote: »

Annoys me how flippant people are with money on this forum ,so many DIY jobs that people run to garages with ........ this is certainly one you can do yourself , here is all you need to know. EZ PZ

Read below!

gpf101 wrote: »

Jesus the guy just said it was leaking. It would be pretty flippant with the money alright to throw gas into a leaking air con system. It's completely pointless regassing a broken aircon system, it could be low on gas but it could be many other things. The last two posts on motors with aircon problems had people mouthing off saying to regas it themselves and both times it turned out to be a comletely different problem.