callisr
Member
Hi all,
so, after originally asking my question in this thread:
https://www.fiatforum.com/500/483557-1-2-air-con-compressor-engaging-off-every-x-seconds.html
I thought id update on the query i made regarding my own A/C.
In a nutshell, when I turn the A/C on in my 2015 1.2, the light illuminates on the control, the compressor clutch engages and the fan comes on. AC makes a kind of whooshing sound from the vents.
After a few seconds of running, the compressor and fan turn off (more or less at the same time as each other).
The control knob light remains illuminated.
After a fair while (maybe a minute or more) the compressor clutch engages and the fan restarts.
And so it goes on.........
It was suggested in the thread linked above, that the symptoms were suggestive of low refrigerant so this morning, whilst at the garage for new tyres, i had the system evacuated and refilled.
They evacuated 45g of refrigerant and installed 400 odd g of new.......
The system still switches on and off though (without the whooshing sound from the vents) and appears to chill the air (although it isn't very warm outside to feel much difference!)
Could anyone with a similar age car and manual A/C please turn it on and with the bonnet open, observe the operation so I can compare it with my own?
Im not convinced that my system is working correctly but would like to know for certain before going down a fault finding path.....
Cheers,
Rich
so, after originally asking my question in this thread:
https://www.fiatforum.com/500/483557-1-2-air-con-compressor-engaging-off-every-x-seconds.html
I thought id update on the query i made regarding my own A/C.
In a nutshell, when I turn the A/C on in my 2015 1.2, the light illuminates on the control, the compressor clutch engages and the fan comes on. AC makes a kind of whooshing sound from the vents.
After a few seconds of running, the compressor and fan turn off (more or less at the same time as each other).
The control knob light remains illuminated.
After a fair while (maybe a minute or more) the compressor clutch engages and the fan restarts.
And so it goes on.........
It was suggested in the thread linked above, that the symptoms were suggestive of low refrigerant so this morning, whilst at the garage for new tyres, i had the system evacuated and refilled.
They evacuated 45g of refrigerant and installed 400 odd g of new.......
The system still switches on and off though (without the whooshing sound from the vents) and appears to chill the air (although it isn't very warm outside to feel much difference!)
Could anyone with a similar age car and manual A/C please turn it on and with the bonnet open, observe the operation so I can compare it with my own?
Im not convinced that my system is working correctly but would like to know for certain before going down a fault finding path.....
Cheers,
Rich