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  • Renault Scenic Climate Control 17 Jun 2006 (Forum)
    Hi, I have a scenice Mark1 Phase 2 (2002 02 plate). It is fitted with climate control air con. (Digital reading)I am use to Fords and Vauxhalls. The interior fan gets quicker as the speed is turned up but very little air flow comes out of the vents, even on full power. Equivalent to 1 or 2
  • Daewoo Leganza Parts 10 Sep 2003 (Forum)
    £260.00, Supplied and fitted by local garage £160.00, parts bought from motor factor £70.00 including VAT. Example 3. Air conditioning condenser and cooler, £600+ quoted by Daewoo garage, repair by specialist air con repairer, job complete including free check to determine the cause of the problem £360.00
  • 98S 60k mile Mondeo 1.8lx- price please 18 Jun 2003 (Forum)
    I have the above hatchback car in pepper red (well i think thats what it is called). Milleage looks genuine. Its in quite good condition. Drives well. Recent tyres (albeit cheap ones), front discs and pads. Has air-con and a cd player. Only negetive thing is a slight dent on the front bumper
  • My nearly new car has persistent air con problems - should I reject it? 6 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
    I have owned a BMW M140i from new, the car is nine months old and has suffered persistent problems with the air conditioning. The local dealership has...
  • What should I look for before buying a 2006 Jaguar X-Type? 22 Mar 2019 (Ask HJ)
    What should I look for before buying a Jaguar X-Type? It has a new clutch and flywheel.
  • What hot hatch below £5000? 3 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
    After driving a Toyota Corolla for five years with no problems, I'm looking for a hotter hatch for a change but would still like the reliability. It must...
  • Buying a small four-wheel drive 9 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
    My wife has a Hyundai Coupe, having had many BMW 3-Series. She loves the Hyundai, but we want a used small four-wheel drive as my Jaguar XF is useless...
  • Ford Mondeo IV (2007 - ) - Booking a service, do I take the "extras"? 15 Feb 2010 (Forum)
    recommendations", specifically: * Air con treatment * Pollen filter replacement * Oil-top up * Brake fluid change Elsewhere on the page there are prices for the pollen filter (£39.99), the air con treatment (£29.99) and the brake fluid change (£55). There is no indication of a price for the oil top up. Because
  • Honda Civic UK (2001 - 2005) - 01 1.4 gearbox/air con/headlight probs. 22 Jan 2010 (Forum)
    Recently bough an 01 Civic 1.4 "Max", seemed a decent car but it quickly developed gearbox problems (noise in neutral, goes when dipping clutch), was mis-diagnosed...
  • Fiddler and Leak 21 Feb 2009 (Ask HJ)
    I have taken my TT twice to an excellent local garage because the footwell carpet keeps getting wet. The second time they replaced a seal where the air...
  • Vx Omega - how do u switch auto box on? 7 Aug 2004 (Forum)
    Hi, having taken my car to be inspected for it's faulty air con unit(bolt had snapped off) causing a new non air con fan belt to be fitted I was faced with another problem. On lifting the bonnet, the oil cap had come loose and the top of the engine block covered in oil. The chap managed to re-seal
  • Do you know of any specialists with knowledge of air conditioning compressors? 16 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
    In your column in the Daily Telegraph recently you were replying to a guy with a Laguna Sports Tourer with problems with the air conditioning compressor,...
  • Has water ingress into our Vauxhall Vectra caused the air conditioning system to fail? 25 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
    There is water in the passenger footwell in our 54-reg Vauxhall Vectra estate. At the same time the motor to the air conditioning and heating system has...
  • Air conditioner servicing 4 Jun 2001 (Forum)
    Our dealership has recently become an Air conditioning service centre. I was fairly sceptical about the viability of this but having run for a couple of months, I can now see the benefits. Air con is a creature comfort, taken for granted as long as it works. Performance drops off over the months
  • Air conditioning problem 18 Jul 2015 (Ask HJ)
    My friend has a Vauxhall Zafira that appears to have two problems of concern. There is an intermittent rumbling from the engine bay when no clutch is pressed...
  • The search is over - Korando 13 Aug 2024 (Forum)
    Because of finding anything that matches the comfort of the Korando is too difficult without adding £25000 we have decided to stick with it. I was offered a pre-reg MG HS by a local dealer for £19995 (outgoing model) still in the showroom. One look at the touchscreen controls for air
  • N/a - Reflective window film 8 Apr 2023 (Forum)
    I want to keep my car cool in the sun for driving with animals on board during the summer (the air con doesn't work and winding the windows isn't always enough) I have some reflective one way window film left over from a project (not marketed for car use) and wondered if it would be safe
  • Mazda 3 2004 - water leak possible cause 15 Sep 2014 (Forum)
    On holiday in France and a long way from home.  Hot so used air con for 1st time in 3 years.  stopped at lay by and noticed water (pure, no additives, I tasted it ) leaking from bulkhead area.  checked hoses, all seems OK.  Radiator level also OK.  Continued journey
  • hyundai coupe 2007 - hyundai coupe interior light illumination 17 Oct 2013 (Forum)
    Hello A friend has just aquired a 2007 hyundai coupe. The interior switches illuminate blue. Does anyone know if the 5 switches that operate the air con, heated screen rear heated screen and recirculation buttons ( there are 5 in total) at the bottom of the centre console should
  • Peugeot 406 - peugeot 406 diesel 1.9 auxilary tensioner 19 Feb 2013 (Forum)
    hi hope someone can help me want to replace drivebelt on mark 1 peugeot 406 1.9 diesel with air con having trouble getting allen key bit on tensioner bolt  pipes etc in way can u getaway without removing pipes cant get ratchet in space etc i think these are the oil cooler pipes if so how do
 

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