yet another issue now (AC problems)

[Leonidas]

Did you check the fluids for the airco. They are mostly to low. There is a procedure explaining how to get air out of the cooling system. After that you refill the reservoir. You may do it a few times before it’s ok. Should have been done in the factory or your dealer, but mostly they have no clue. You can find this in Dr rock his manual

Many thanks .will look!

 

[Leonidas]

Has the A/C ever worked? When was the last time it worked?

Probably a month ago?

 

[Green Gren]

Mine didn’t work when I bought it. Dealer fixed it on the spot at delivery. Apparently mine shipped with no freon gas from the factory. One they recharged it, it’s been fine since.

 

[Zimm]

Prepare to rent a car.

 

[Leonidas]

Many thanks .will look!

Are you talking about the engine coolant reservoir or the refrigerant reservoir.i think you are talking about the former.if yes, you think coolant system can impact on A/C?
NB : I had done the procedure you mentioned, so it could be linked?

 

[Stu_Barnes]

Hi @Leonidas

The air conditioning HVAC condenser (the part with the pipes coming in and out of it in your original image) is fluid cooled. Check the fluid levels of the engine. There’s an HT (high temp) and LT (low temp) circuit in the engine bay. I’d imagine the condenser is on the LT circuit but can’t remember. There’s a procedure for bleeding the system as sometimes you can get air trapped in the HVAC condenser. This was the case when I picked mine up. It bled out over a few hundred miles on its own.

Second to that, get a local automotive HVAC company to put a set of gauges on the system to see what’s happening. If the system is low then a cheap top up by them may be much cheaper than the faff of time and expense of booking into a dealer. If the refrigerant is low should IA pay for the top up, yes. But what’s your convenience worth. (Anecdotally IA has a history of being stingy with the original gas charge at the factory)

As an aside, and I’m not being funny here, have you switched on the AC? Try turning the temperature knob all the way to low, press the auto button and make sure the light is on for the AC button.

 

[AWo]

The condensator is on the hight temp side...

The condensator follows the compressor which compresses the gas and therby increases the gas temperature.

The cold part starts with the expansion valve which almost always next to the evaporater in the inside of the cabin.

AWo