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• re-gassing air conditioning 23 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  I have a Toyota Rav4 sept 03 2Years old I have been advised by my service garage that the air con is recommended to be re-gassed after 2 years. can anyone tell me if this is really neccessary after such a short time at a cost of £85
• Dodgy garage, what to do next .... ? 1 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  correctly, or 2. not doing them at all I had my air-con re-gassed in June. Straight afterwards, I noticed a low 'thump' on engaging the air-con after about 10 seconds. I telephoned an air-con specialist, who advised me that the unit had been over-pressured. He said if I continued to use it, I would end
• BMW 323i Air con broken down 2000 reg 24 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Hi all, As the subject says the air con on my 2000 reg BMW 323i has broken down. There's roughly 100k miles on the clock. A local garage recharged it about a month ago, giving me the impression that this would solve the problem. However, while this fixed it for three weeks or so there is now
• Toyota yaris 1.3 petrol 2007 - No gas in air con, can you still drive the car? 25 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  Hi, The compressor is broken on a yaris. I am contemplating getting a second hand working part & fitting it myself (with a mechanic friend!), then taking...
• First Car - 2008 Micra 1.2 or 2005 Aygo 28 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  First car for my 17 year old son - should I buy: 1. 2008 Nissan Micra 1.2 Activa, air con, one owner (local vicar!). FSH  (main dealer who supplied the car), local, 2 year warranty, 3 yrs RAC £3,995   or 2. 2005 Toyota Aygo 1.0 Platinum, air con, two owner, FSH
• Retrofitting Air Con 28 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  My wife has a bit too attached to my C3, so I am facing driving around in her R reg Almera. Which is fine, it does 35mpg and has a CD stacker, so it does...
• Renault Re-gassing air conditioning 22 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Is it worthwhile re-gassing my air conditioning with a recharge canister from Halfords? The car is a year 2000 model which I have just bought. I doubt that the air-con has been serviced in recent years. Do I need to spend out on a specialist service or do those canisters work? Regards - Horridhenry.
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  Hybrid cars and air-con 26 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am considering the purchase of a small hybrid car. Under electric motor only driving conditions, if I select the heater or air conditioning on, am I...
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  What's causing our Citroen C5's air con to blow hot and cold simultaneously? 17 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Citroen C5 2.2 HDi 2001 model's air conditioning blows hot air on the passenger side and cold air on the driver's side when the temperature is set at...
• Air-con question - T Reg Peugeot 406 24 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Hi Folks, About 3 weeks ago, my car (T-reg pug 406) went into the garage for: * Air-con service & regass (it hadn't been getting cold since last November, I left it over the winter as it was cold enough!) - I was told on collection that it had been totally out of gas, so they pressure tested
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  White powder coming from the vents 1 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have recently experienced a fine white powder (significant quantity) coming from the air vents with the climate control on. I would like to know what...
• Volkswagen Passat (1988 - 1997) - 95 1.8 self-fit air conditioning 24 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Has anyone seen an aftermarket air con system that can be installed yourself? I'm imagining something you plug into the cigar lighter and then connect some hoses through the window. Thanks for any suggestions.
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  Can I retrofit air con to my Ford Transit van? 2 Sep 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2017 Ford Transit camper van that came without aircon. With the recent warm weather, it is a pretty hot and sticky ride. Do you know of any companies[...
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  How can I remove the stale smoke smell from my car? 17 Nov 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I'm considering buying a three year old Volkswagen Passat CC; however, the car interior smells of stale smoke. The dealer says they will get rid of any...
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  Air conditioning not cool? 8 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have completed 100,000 miles in my car and am generally pleased. A few weeks ago I noticed that the air con was not working very well. It is ok at...
• Nissan Primera blower !! 16 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  not had the air-con serviced. Should I ??
• Ford Focus - Air conditioning fault 7 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  this was because the air con gas was too low due to the leak in the condenser and a safety feature to avoid damage to the AC parts.   Does anyone have any advice? I'm hoping the air con gas is on the limit of being too low just through natural loss and just needs a recharge but feeling
• SEAT Leon II (2005 - ) - Climate Control 12 May 2008 (Forum)
  all, just a quick question thats driving me mad. Bought a 2 year old Leon at the start of the year. All was flying with it but with the weather a bit warmer i was setting the climate contol to the "LO" setting to cool the car. However the air was not air con cold. it was more cold ish really. i
• Mitsubishi Carisma 1600cc year 2000 - Cooling fan coming on now and again 3 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Hi all My cooling fan been running now and then during the colder weather recently, usually when the air-con is on.Is this to keep the air-con 'bits' cool with it running so much ? The temp gauge sits plum in  the middle as it's always done. No loss of coolant - car
• SEAT Toledo II (1999 - 2004) - 99 1.9 Testing Air Con compressor? 22 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  tdi 110bhp, common VW engine etc A/C has never worked despite regassing. Suspect compressor is not coming on as no change in revs when A/C engaged. How...