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mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5034 |
Air Con recharging...is this a warranty item? Mike
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10th May 2010 4:37pm |
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bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 |
I bet is isn't
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10th May 2010 4:45pm |
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mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5034 |
Well it doesnt say in the book it is! Mike
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10th May 2010 4:49pm |
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bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 |
where does the gas go ?
If there is no leak it would still be there, but because its a gas, they will charge for it.. |
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10th May 2010 4:55pm |
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nicks Member Since: 21 Aug 2008 Location: south coast Posts: 469 |
mine was re charged under warranty
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10th May 2010 5:33pm |
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alantd Member Since: 14 Dec 2008 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1513 |
Mine was recharged also but they were explicit that it isn't a warranty item. I think they felt bad that they'd not been able to sort out the other items I'd flagged (and had caught them on the hop for not doing their job properly last time). One that started out as a 2.4 TDCi 110 XS
+ New Defender 110 First Edition |
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10th May 2010 5:59pm |
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MK Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Santiago Posts: 2400 |
Dont think so, but any leak should be fixed under wty Puma 110" SW
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10th May 2010 7:36pm |
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mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5034 |
Ill see what they say - its not as efficient as 2yrs ago Mike
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10th May 2010 10:44pm |
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Ads90 Member Since: 16 Jun 2008 Location: Cots-on-the-Wolds Posts: 809 |
Because it's a gas, it will leak over time - like air in tyres... As I understand it most rubber etc. is very slightly porous to air molecules. Either way, I think it's a normal service item, every 3 years or so it should be topped up. |
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11th May 2010 1:48pm |
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TJ101 Member Since: 30 May 2007 Location: Taunton Somerset Posts: 3748 |
Yep, will be classed as a service item,
Will give mine a snort of gas, before a wee little trip south next week R134 does seam to "disappear" not like the good old R12 California F1, 75th 110 "Kermit", 50th Ann V8, 90 V8 Hybrid, 55 Series 1 Main Brian James Trailer Dealer for South West UK |
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11th May 2010 10:56pm |
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ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328 |
Its nothing to do with Gas its something in the gas that lubricates the seals when the AC is on if you dont turn it on the seals dry and the gas escapes
I know this as I preech it every summer to our peeps who say their air con dont work first question I ask is do you turn the AC off Oh once the seals dry out they are never the same Me I never turn the AC off at all when in the car Summer / Winter AC has its merits Cars with Climate control suffer way less from this issue and I generally get the regass FoC on a CC vehicle but AC ones are a battle |
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12th May 2010 6:44am |
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CFB Member Since: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire Posts: 803 |
If they want to charge you for it check the price first as Kwik Fit were doing a deal to re-charge air-con for £25 recently, had the wifes Zafira done and it was spot on afterwards! Andy
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12th May 2010 6:49am |
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mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5034 |
Weirdly it seems to work better when you start it from stationary (eg cools colder) than when your driving along Mike
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12th May 2010 3:27pm |
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roel Member Since: 08 Aug 2009 Location: Lelystad Posts: 2039 |
That's normal for a defender. When you drive more outside air flows in through the gaps. Roel
1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001) 1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009) 2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts. 2003 90 Td5 (2009-now) |
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12th May 2010 4:23pm |
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