air con regass

[ilunn]

The air con is not as cold as it should be, would it be covered by 3 year warranty?

[Lff64]

I would not think so I had to pay to have mine looked at and that was under warranty still .
Maybe just worth a phone call to your dealer to see what they say

[Mo_miah]

A re-gas is maintenance. Needs doing every so often just like brake fluid change

[marko301]

Yeah it's a service. Wouldn't be under warranty. I tend to get mine done every couple of years while my cars are having the normal service.

[Lff64]

Someone at work was asking where to take his car to get it regassed I suggested Halfords as it’s not my car and apparently they have got a bit fussy saying it needs a check first before they can regas the system which they charge £30 .
They told him the regs have changed regarding aircon servicing and they have to carry out this check not sure how true this is ?
I thought that part of the regas service meant they did this anyway ie vac out the system (oil and gas ) check the vac holds to check for leaks then refill the system if it is good

[sriray]

The checking is done while being regassed. Why on earth did you recommend him to halfrauds. I had one of our cars done at ATS

[Lff64]

I only advised him to try Halfords as they are close to our work and the place I use had said they were very busy and could not fit him in ,his own fault for leaving it until the day before he was going a long trip to get it looked at .
In the end he has taken it to the first place and it has cost him about £300 due to a holed rad ( I think he said ) it is a seat not a VX .
I just had a look at halfords garage prices they are quoting £29 for the check then £30 to regas if system is Ok ( with old type gas) or £70 with the newer type gas .
That is a hell of a difference in price .

[Mo_miah]

think i paid about £30 to have mine done, the machine vacs the old gas out and collects it for proper disposal, it then holds the vacuum pressure for 10/20 mins to check for leaks, it then fills the required mass of gas into the system
i used HiQ in kettering, the guys even fixed a leaking tpms sensor for free while i waited