Hi all, Can anyone give me some info on climate control,I have a marea weekend 1.8elx this has a button with a snowflake on there is no button with a/c on.When i switch this button on a light omes on on the switch but no cold air this has never worked since i have had it any ideas.

that is the aircon button

system might need regassing.

Does the light come on when you press the ac (snowflake) button?

OK thanks for that.Any idea of the cost of regassing

yes the light comes on.

If you can check the AC compressor is turning (mines at the front of the engine) then it really only leaves the possibility of rneeding a re-gassing and possibly replacement of pipes.

Hellcat said:

If you can check the AC compressor is turning (mines at the front of the engine) then it really only leaves the possibility of rneeding a re-gassing and possibly replacement of pipes.

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if it does need regassing buy the kit from halfords (£39.99) and do it yourself

Hi.

Just a little question, what kind of complexity would be involved in removing the entire Air-con/climate system from my 1998 R Marea 1.9TD that's screwed and then install ALL of it into my present 1998 R Marea 2.0 20v that is an HLX model that doesn't have Air-con/climate.

Cheers.
Rob

An awful lot of complexity, plus when you run the air con your car performance suffers badly and your petrol consumption gets chronic. I very rarely run my air con, been toying wth the idea of removing it all, but can't be bothered.

why not install ceiling fans in your car, they keep you cool and get rid of dandruff.

bulldog5046 said:

:yeahthat:

if it does need regassing buy the kit from halfords (£39.99) and do it yourself

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I'd ask for quotes first!

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I'd ask for quotes first!

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best i heard from people was about £65, on FCCUK they all went mad and bought the halfords kits and fixed all theirs lol, thought i'd follow suite

yeah £65 is about the average for an A/C service. and regassing it yourself is easy to do but make sure you get the right freon, there's 2 main types R-134 and R-12. most DIY cans are the 134 stuff. im not sure if thats suitable for the marea, check haynes

Yeah Marea use R-134. R-12 is the stuff that turns to mustard gass when exposed to flames

The only problem is if you find there is a leak you've just squirted £40 into the atmosphere! For £25 more they will pressure test your system before filling. If it leaks they won't bill you for the gas. Not sure if those cans contain enough to fill a system.

true a leak would mean its a waste of time and money. it usually takes about 3 cans to fill a fully drained system, but 1 can is often enough to get it working if you havent fully drained the system.

Thats £120 into Halfords pockets, or £160 if you find the leak using one of their cans!

I bought a can and did mine according to the gauge you get with it and it didnt seem to take much theres a good bit left it still dosent work mind. The gauge read between 25 and 45psi for enough in. The manual says it needs .6kg to fill from empty and dosent seem to mention pressure not that i could find anyway dose anyone know what it should be?

Bill