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Corsa C A/C problem?

  • 08-07-2013 3:00pm
    #1
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    My Corsa C's AC doesn't seem to be getting cold. I've run it regularly every week and it chose to fail during the summer. Oh well.

    Anyway, the AC light comes on when I press the button, the revs rise slightly (at motorway speeds) but the vent temp stays the same. The car is an '02 and I'm wondering what I should do next. Any ideas?


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  • #2
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,193 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    Usually means the system has sprung a leak somewhere and has bled out the refrigerant. A decent mechanic or auto-HVAC guy will probably cost a couple hundred to find the leak, fix it and re-gas.


  • #3
    Victor Meldrew
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 768 ✭✭✭Victor Meldrew


    Mr Benevolent wrote: »
    Hi all,

    My Corsa C's AC doesn't seem to be getting cold. I've run it regularly every week and it chose to fail during the summer. Oh well.

    Anyway, the AC light comes on when I press the button, the revs rise slightly (at motorway speeds) but the vent temp stays the same. The car is an '02 and I'm wondering what I should do next. Any ideas?

    Get it recharged in Halfords / quickfit / advanced tyres... This is the cheapest thing you can try, and is the thing which will tell you whether you have a €60 problem (no refrigerant) or a €600 problem (compressor).

    That the revs rise, means that the AC clutch is engaging and turning something. This is good....

    After 11 years, the gas probably has just leaked out..


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