Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 05 1.6 Air Con not working

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Wed 8 Apr 2009 22:02
05 1.6 Air Con not working - grahamw
I went to put the air con on today and nothing happened;

The switch illuminates but there is no noise from the compressor, drop in revs or cool air. It has been worked OK up to today it was regassed by Quik Fit in Aug 08. I have been using it at least once a month and use HJ's recommended method of 20 minutes cold then the same hot.

Can anyone point me towards what the problem could be?

The car was covered 51000.

Many thanks!

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Thu 9 Apr 2009 11:43
05 1.6 Air Con not working - Chris M
I had my C Max (basically same system) regassed nearly two years ago and again last Saturday as it had stopped working. Mobile chap couldn't see any leaks without taking the car apart, so regassed and added dye as usual and left to see what happened. By Monday it had stopped working again and he re-visited this morning to inspect. Dye has shown up a leak from the side of the condenser. Waiting to hear how much to replace.

Suggest you must have a leak too, in which case Kwik Fit won't help. Find an air con specialist. If you are in SE Hampshire, I'd recommend mine.

Edited by Chris M on 09/04/2009 at 11:47

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