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YOUR RESEARCHAir conditioning problems, help!
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Besides refilling refrigereant, you may need to clean any leaves in the nose to aid effective cooling and rid any smell.
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Another thing...its a real good idea to run your AC every week or so for about 15 minutes to keep the seals lubricated.
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This can run from $175 to 250.00 at your dealership and a little less probably at a good independent shop.
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Get this fixed as low refrigerant w AC on can destroy compressor.
I mentioned this in another thread, but wanted to get some more feedback before I have to pay to take the car in for service.
I have a '99 C4 that I just got last week. It has the auto air. I can very seldom get any volume of cold air to come out of the dash vents.
I am aware of the compressor switching off under heavy load, but this happens almost all the time.
If you switch off the compressor, or take it out of automatic there is lots of volume. Soon as you switch it back on, there is alot of fan noise behind the dash but only a trickle of cold air comes out of the vents. I have been experimenting and this is the same as when I switch to re-circulate. The funny thing is, a few time after I have driven for a bit, then switched the air back on, it works - no consistency.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
In fully automatic mode the ECU doesn't allow the blower to run at higher speeds until the cooling evaporator is CHILLED by the flow of refrigerant. Sounds like you're low on refrigerant.
I would have a car AC specialist check into this. They can detect leak and measure refrigerant level. Besides refilling refrigereant, you may need to clean any leaves in the nose to aid effective cooling and rid any smell. Get this fixed as low refrigerant w AC on can destroy compressor.
A good air conditioning service will include a system pressure and leak test. Inspection of hoses, lines and switches, etc. A temperature test at two or more vents. Then they will drain the refrigerant and refill your system to max then conduct a final presure and temperature check. This can run from $175 to 250.00 at your dealership and a little less probably at a good independent shop.
I had two AC services since I got my car and all works very well and its real cold when its on.
Another thing...its a real good idea to run your AC every week or so for about 15 minutes to keep the seals lubricated.
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