Hi all , any advice would be great , I went to halfords for a re gas on the ac , but it was still blowing warm air (did not charge me for this), I have checked fuses , I have it booked in at an air con specialist in morning and on the phone they said 9 out 10 insignias is the condenser , just wondered if any one else has suffered the same before I get there in morning
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Quite a common thing on the Insignia---the condenser is right at the front of the radiator pack and gets all the rubbish off the road thrown at it-so you end up with some holes in it----not a bad job to do-----Dave
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If you are going to do it yourself it will be about £70 for the condenser and new seals---then you have to get it regassed----depends on what the air con guy is going to charge you----there is a few threads on here about changing the condenser------Dave
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Originally posted by Andyfewlass View PostI am not sure if they did , the Halford guy never mentioned about it , he just said he's filled it with gas and it's still not working and tgey are not mechanics ��2015 Sri vx line nav BiTurbo . Sri heated leather.5500k AFL . Vx line 20s,8inch LCD dash .FLEXride.Reverse cam.Irmscher grill.235hp and 480 torqs.30mm lowering springs.20mm H&R spacers all round. Mtec drilled discs on rear,VXR 355mm drilled on front,with Brembo 4 pot calipers. Auto wipers .VX puddle lights.Carbon effect black roof wrap.Irmscher roof spoiler.Irmscher side skirts.
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Places like halfrawds and quackfit just re-charge the A/C system ,they don't recover old refrigerant they don't vacuum, they don't add oil or dye , so they cannot test for leaks .they just take a before and after temperature reading from your air vents , no change then no charge .
Correct way should be
Initial system test
Check system components ( belts , condenser , compressor electrics )
Check internal system components ( flaps heating etc )
Recover exsisting refigerant
Vacuum A/C system
Re-gas
Add oil and leak detection dye
Leak test components
Full post A/C test
But I always thaught if you are F gas registered , you were supposed to carry out a full , before and after leak test .
It's like me being a gas safe registered engineer , and not doing a tightness test , I would soon get , fined , and possibly inprisioned ..
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Originally posted by lizzard-t View PostPlaces like halfrawds and quackfit just re-charge the A/C system ,they don't recover old refrigerant they don't vacuum, they don't add oil or dye , so they cannot test for leaks .they just take a before and after temperature reading from your air vents , no change then no charge .
Correct way should be
Initial system test
Check system components ( belts , condenser , compressor electrics )
Check internal system components ( flaps heating etc )
Recover exsisting refigerant
Vacuum A/C system
Re-gas
Add oil and leak detection dye
Leak test components
Full post A/C test
But I always thaught if you are F gas registered , you were supposed to carry out a full , before and after leak test .
It's like me being a gas safe registered engineer , and not doing a tightness test , I would soon get , fined , and possibly inprisioned ..
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Originally posted by lizzard-t View PostPlaces like halfrawds and quackfit just re-charge the A/C system ,they don't recover old refrigerant they don't vacuum, they don't add oil or dye , so they cannot test for leaks .they just take a before and after temperature reading from your air vents , no change then no charge .
Correct way should be
Initial system test
Check system components ( belts , condenser , compressor electrics )
Check internal system components ( flaps heating etc )
Recover exsisting refigerant
Vacuum A/C system
Re-gas
Add oil and leak detection dye
Leak test components
Full post A/C test
But I always thaught if you are F gas registered , you were supposed to carry out a full , before and after leak test .
It's like me being a gas safe registered engineer , and not doing a tightness test , I would soon get , fined , and possibly inprisioned ..
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Vacuum tests will only show severe leaks - the main purpose of the vacuum section of a charge is to boil off any moisture within the system before the gas is re-added. The use of nitrogen is the most common form of testing the system as it places the whole A/C under the same pressure as when it is working. Pressure decay is monitored over time, and then very small leaks/loss of pressure can then be pinpointed using bubble spray.
There is also newer tracer gas available which has a very small trace (5%) of hydrogen within it that can be detected with a 'sniffer', very sensitive for tiny leaks.
Quite right loads of cowboys around that seem to just gas up and away it goes. Funnily enough no F-Gas cert is required for the new R1234YF gas.
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