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• saab 93 aircon 14 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Is there any diy cure to smelly air con on a Saab 93, the main dealer wants £100 to service unit each year. Had a passat before and never had to get the aircon serviced worked great. Thanks.
• 2008 VW Golf 1.9 tdi with BXE engine - cooling fan runs randomly 16 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  like a jet engine.  I've got air con on this model and am aware that the fan will spin faster with this on but air con is not on when the fault occurs.  I'm really stuck as to what it could be.
• Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8i - Ford Mondeo Mk3 - Aircon compressor clutch 1 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  Hi all, The aircon in my 2006 Mk3 Mondeo has never worked since buying, though after reading that many people have had success repairing it by replacing the shim in the air con compressor clutch (see
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  What do the fault codes on my Vauxhall Zafira mean? 4 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  The engine light has come on my 2003 Vauxhall Zafira. I’ve done a pedal test and got the following fault codes: 1540, 0110, 0100, 0704. Any idea what...
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  Windscreen misting - what's the cause? 11 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I bought an Octavia in Aug 2012. Ever since purchase, the windscreen has tended to mist up badly inside if there has been any change in outside temperature....
• Hyundai i30 Estate - £800 non-warranty surprise 25 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Hi All.   I took our car to local dealer 3 weeks ago to get air con regassed - we bought it used in September and found out at the start of summer that air con not cooling (clearly we'd not needed it till then). After regas, it cooled for a day and then became less effective
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  A cool small car? 10 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Hi, I’ve got around £4500 to spend on a supermini, must be reliable, do 50+ mpg, have air con, some street cred, up to 5 years old. I’ve been looking...
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  Economical seven-seaters 1 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Would you please advise which is the most economical 7-seater in terms of fuel consumption, insurance and running cost? Would you recommend Qashqai+2?...
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  Recommendation for a small car 8 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Please advise on a nearly new second hand hatchback, must be auto, chain cam engine, width incl mirrors maximum 1.9m, reliable, quiet, with air con, to...
• Vauxhall Vectra B 2001 - air con/heater switch works intermittantly 9 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  my car has the bank of 3 round led switches and last week, it wouldn't switch off at all. then it worked ok in auto but when in manual, only position...
• UK£5k: used Fiesta or new Panda? 8 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  The wife's 8 year-old Fiesta is looking a bit tired. I've boiled down the replacement options to a choice of either: - Part-ex it against a brand new Panda 1.1 with air-con; - Part-ex it against a a 3 year old (old shape) Fiesta 1.3 special edition (alloys, air-con, 20k miles). The new Panda
• Air Con Service, VW dealer ? 7 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Bought a mk4 golf gti recentely. Its a 98 with AC and its never had an AC service. Ive also noticed that its probably not as cold as quickly as it should...
• Audi A4 heater - not much heat! 19 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  For no apparent reason and with no warning my heater (2000 Audi A4 Avant 2.4 petrol engine) was hardly working yesterday. The air-con aspect seems fine in so far as cold air can be produced, but even on a high heat only a little warm air was forthcoming - to be precise plenty of air flow but only
• Renault Scenic - renault scenic blowers not working 21 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  the blowers on the renault scenic do not appear to be working.  they go on and when the car is at about 40 you can feel it but when it slows down then there is no heat - or air con if it's on. HELP
• Jaguar x type 2001 - Jaguar x type heater problems 30 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  Hi my heater will only blow hot..    there is no directional control, no air con and no heated rear window What is the problem Cheers
• Audi A6 belt change 6 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  Can anyone help in giving me the procedure for changing the 3 drive belts (air con, alternator and water pump) on a 1.8T engine for a 99 saloon. There does not appear to be enough room to access the belts. thanks
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  Why are air conditioning repairs for my Nissan Note so expensive? 10 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Can you tell me why some motor spares cost so much? My four-year-old Nissan Note has air-con trouble. It needs a compressor, a pipe and two hoses. Quotes...
• VW Golf fan / AC only works on full 9 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, The interior fan on my mark 4 golf (the basic model, not the fancy automatic digital climate one) only works on full blast. The air con light comes on when it'd turned on, but no air comes out of the vents unless the knob is turned to the '4' setting. I''m seriously hoping it's a simple fix
• Can I do this for 6k? 1 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  I am looking to get a Network Q Y Reg old shape Vectra (1.8 or 2.2) with air con, ABS a CD player, and 2 front air bags and less than 30k on the clock for a budget of 6k. I've only started looking this weekend, and prices on these kind of cars seem to be about 1k adrift. Could dealers be knocked
• VW Golf Mk5 1.9TDI - Pressure in the coolant expansion tank 30 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  We have a Mk5 1.9TDI, and lately the heater doesn't seem to be blowing any hotter that lukewarm (with and without the air-con engaged).  Coupled with the this, when you open the coolant expansion tank cap, there a sudden whoosh of pressurised air, and the collant level rises by about 2cm