Air con potential issue

MooMoo444 · 19 Jun 2016 at 11:11

Hi folks,

Think my air con isn't running quite well as it should. What comes out of it isn't really all that cold, even on max. I know it's not because of the ambient temps because it was quite warm this morning :/

I'm not convinced it just needs a re-gas as it was working fine midweek, but now it just doesn't seem to be there. I also wouldn't really want to risk paying for one only for it to do nothing or to leak away.

When I google it, all I get is a million pages on re-gas and conditioning. Can I just nip to any garage and ask them to see if there is a fault anywhere with it or is this more a specialized part? I'm clueless on car maint.

MooMoo444 · 19 Jun 2016 at 16:05

Alrighty!

It's making odd noises now so I think the compressor might be struggling. Could be costly to replace :/

MooMoo444 · 20 Jun 2016 at 10:18

It's in the garage this afternoon, they're going to diagnose and get back to me. I turned the AC off once it started making the noises. It was like a mix between a faint whistle/blow and metal on metal. Not good in any case.

Expecting a big bill but AC is one of the things I really appreciate the most in my car.

MooMoo444 · 20 Jun 2016 at 16:13

Garage done with it, hose had come loose or something, the explanation was lost on me really. They re-gassed it and we're blowing cold again for the moment. Better result than I expected