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mse



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Air Con
Air Con recharging...is this a warranty item? Mike
Post #31885 10th May 2010 5:37pm
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Post #31888 10th May 2010 5:45pm
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mse



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Well it doesnt say in the book it is! Mike
Post #31889 10th May 2010 5:49pm
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bpman



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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..
Post #31891 10th May 2010 5:55pm
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mse



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It works its just not efficient.

On any warranty task - any fluid removed is replaced new for free (hence my sump oil cost was dicounted off the service price) Mike
Post #31894 10th May 2010 6:15pm
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nicks



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mine was re charged under warranty
Post #31897 10th May 2010 6:33pm
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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
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Post #31902 10th May 2010 6:59pm
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MK



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Dont think so, but any leak should be fixed under wty Puma 110" SW

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Post #31906 10th May 2010 8:36pm
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mse



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Ill see what they say - its not as efficient as 2yrs ago Mike
Post #31921 10th May 2010 11:44pm
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bpman wrote:
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..

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.
Post #31964 11th May 2010 2:48pm
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Yep, will be classed as a service item,
Will give mine a snort of gas, before a wee little trip south next week Thumbs Up

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Post #32017 11th May 2010 11:56pm
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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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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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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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That's normal for a defender. When you drive more outside air flows in through the gaps. Roel

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