General How hot is yours?
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General How hot is yours?
Most folks on here seem to say 3 or 4 bars at normal running temperature. The fan usually starts at 4/5 bars but isn't triggered directly by the 'bar' appearing, so the temperature can be on the way to the next bar up when the fan kicks in.
I've only driven mine approx 25 miles from where I bought it and to the MOT station , but on that journey only 2 bars appeared.
I don't think my air con works either
I don't think my air con works either
Sounds as though the thermostat may be pooped.
Non-functioning air con is common. Do you hear a "clunk" from the engine bay when you switch the air con on?
Non-functioning air con is common. Do you hear a "clunk" from the engine bay when you switch the air con on?
Crickleymal
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No clonk usually means the aircon needs regassing and checking for leaks. Beware using ATS, they will tell you there are no leaks but in reality mine stopped working within a few weeks.
I had the same with my old 406. A local Peugeot " specialist " happily took £50 off me for a regas, only for it all to have fallen out again within 24 hours
I had both a leak and a knackered compressor on mine, which took quite a while to figure out. The leak was in one of the low-side aluminium pipes; a rubber hose had worn through it! The pipes weld up very nicely though, much to my (and my welder mates') surprise. As luck would have it, all of the O ring seals in mine were fine.
The compressor is tricky as it has a free-wheel clutch, so if you just take the aux belt off and spin the wheel, it tells you nothing. You have to get spanners onto the centre bit of the wheel to turn the compressor itself. Only then can you tell if there's any resistance in it.
Don't just put it in for a regas. You want to get a pressure retention test, where they purge the system (pump it right down for a good few minutes to get as much out of the system as possible) then regas with the correct amount of refrigerant and then hold it on the gauges for 10-15 minutes to see if the pressure tails off. If they dose it with purple dye, they can go looking for any tell-tale drips while it's doing this.
The compressor is tricky as it has a free-wheel clutch, so if you just take the aux belt off and spin the wheel, it tells you nothing. You have to get spanners onto the centre bit of the wheel to turn the compressor itself. Only then can you tell if there's any resistance in it.
Don't just put it in for a regas. You want to get a pressure retention test, where they purge the system (pump it right down for a good few minutes to get as much out of the system as possible) then regas with the correct amount of refrigerant and then hold it on the gauges for 10-15 minutes to see if the pressure tails off. If they dose it with purple dye, they can go looking for any tell-tale drips while it's doing this.
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