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  • Can I reject a car with an air con leak? 30 Aug 2022 (Ask HJ)
    I purchased a used car from an independent dealer. The same day we noticed water coming from underneath the glove compartment, entering the passenger footwell...
  • Noisy air-con 15 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
    The air conditioning on our Vauxhall Meriva is playing up (making a strange noise at times), we cannot afford to get it fixed at the moment but have a...
  • Does my car's aircon spread coronavirus? 21 Apr 2020 (Ask HJ)
    Do car air-conditioning systems aid in spreading coronavirus?
  • Air con failure on Volkswagen Golf - who should pay for repairs? 6 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
    The air conditioning on my 2011 Volkswagen Golf has failed. My local dealer has found the gas level to be low, but couldn't source the leak and will recharge...
  • Suzuki Ignis Sport - Advice needed for air-con problem 5 Sep 2010 (Forum)
    with air con, and I know how to use it (at least once a week, followed by blast of hot air to kill bacterias
  • Skoda Fabia 2 (2007 - ) - Free Aircon missing from new car 14 Nov 2008 (Forum)
    Hi, My first post on the forum, so please be gentle with me... I bought a new Skoda Fabia 1.4 TDi estate for the charity I work for recently for use as a pool car. It was supposed to have air con fitted free of charge. I took delivery on 10 July, but I didn't notice the A/c button was missing. I
  • Vauxhall Asta air con has stopped - what should I do? 21 Aug 2014 (Ask HJ)
    The air con on my 2002 Vauxhall Astra has stopped working. The fan is also always on and it has got to the point where it is draining the battery and I...
  • Mazda 626 (1997 - 1999) - 98 2.0 Air con issue - compressor? 1 Nov 2009 (Forum)
    My AC needs regassing at some point but when I switch it on at present there is a rattling noise coming from the compressor. Is this due to the refrigerant...
  • Citroen C5 (2001 - 2008) - 01 2.2 aircon balance 1 Jul 2009 (Forum)
    please help, my air con/climate blows ice cold on the right and hot on right.. just fixed particulate filter , air mass , turbo boost diaframe, and a leeking vac hose air con was working but regassed as it appears summers actually going to happen this year after the regars and system clean
  • Audi A6 - Air con blowing very hot 5 Jul 2012 (Forum)
    Hi My 2004 Audi A6 (C6) 3.0 TDi Quattro has started to on occasion blow very hot air through the drivers side dash vent and the centre rear vent.  The air is so hot that the metal around the vents becomes too hot to touch.  It happened first 2 years ago and is now happening
  • Air Con Recharge 28 Jul 2006 (Forum)
    Just had my car air con serviced by one of these mobile fellas. I watched the guy at work and he performed the following... - system discharge - vacuum test for leaks - system recharge - checked the supply of cold air in the vehicle I have a question. As he extracted the gas from the system
  • Toyota Yaris 1.3 petrol '14 reg 25K miles - Air-con not coping today 22 Jun 2017 (Forum)
    Just got home after a 200 mile journey. I felt the air-com wasn't quite coping adequately. It was certainly cooling the car and I tried it on both fresh air and recirc. The AC's never been serviced since new and I presume it's not punctured, otherwise it wouldn't cool at all. The filter's
  • Faulty air con - should I sue the supplying dealer? 1 Sep 2016 (Ask HJ)
    My local Volkswagen dealer diagnosed and recommended replacing the air con condenser on my 62 plate Polo. Thinking that excessive, I accepted a quote from...
  • Vauxhall Zafira A - Air Con Blowing warm 26 Aug 2017 (Forum)
    Hi Any help gratefully recieved as I got roasted stuck on the M3 yesterday in my wife's 2005 petrol Zafira. Not sure what's wrong but she said she never uses the air con which probably hasn't helped over the last decade......so I topped up the gas which felt futile after half
  • Will air con removal improve my Citigo's performance? 1 Sep 2016 (Ask HJ)
    Is it a good idea to pay to get the air con compressor and associated components removed to reduce weight and improve performance in a Skoda Citigo? Will...
  • Vauxhall Corsa D - Air con caused tapping noise 18 Jul 2014 (Forum)
    Hi all,     (Vx Corsa D, 2008, 1.4L auto)   turned the air-con on today and suddenly heard loud tapping under the bonnet so I turned it off. (previously it had been working, but wasn't as cool as normal and I was considering getting a regas
  • Vauxhall Astra H - Air con condenser 26 May 2011 (Forum)
    Hi all, I'm liucky enough to have an ex Thames Valley 1.7CDti 5 door hatchback. Been really well serviced, as you might imagine and has an extra heavy sump guard fitted. Problem is now that air con is not cold. Subject to a leakage test, I believe
  • Citroen Xsara (1997 - 2004) - 04 1.6 Heater Fan wont turn off (Auto air con) 7 Feb 2010 (Forum)
    The blower control switch does not work and the heater/cooler fan runs constantly. I have read some of the previous posts on this topic but not sure that they relate to my model. My model has an Auto setting for Air con. Haynes don't seem to cover the facelifted model, so am struggling to find
  • Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2001 1.6 Heater Fan and Air Con 5 Sep 2008 (Forum)
    I have what appears to be a already diagnosed problem with my Y reg Ford Focus 1.6. A fan that only works on setting 4 A air con light that only comes on when the fan is set to 1-3 Recirc works (light and function) fine I understand from previous posts that this requires a new fan resistor pack
  • Any air con experts out there? 11 Aug 2003 (Forum)
    Just fitted a genuine Subaru air con kit to my 1998 Impreza, now the installation manual states how much refridgerant needs to go into the system, but makes no mention of addig oil (PAG oil I think it is). Now the system is new and therefore dry except the compressor, which I managed to drain just
 

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