Air con not working ;-(

[Drapoon]

My air con seems to have packed up ;-(.

07 golf gti

It was never great when I first got the car but now I just get a warm breeze even on low setting. There is also a high pitch noise coming from the unit every now & then which stops when the car is stationary. I have noticed that my fan at the back of the radiator makes a racket at idle too - any ideas?

I hear condensor unit is a common fault?

[scotta]

May be low on gas - get it in to a garage to test it.

The local garge i use has air con servicing kit that can pump dye gel in and preasurise it to see if there are any leaks. if not they then top it up. cost about £50

[andrewparker]

Is the fan spinning when the air con is on?

[Drapoon]

cheers for the advice fellas


The fan is spinning when the air con is on yes - but it sounds like a spitfire at idle which I never noticed before....

[danishmkvgti]

cheers for the advice fellas


The fan is spinning when the air con is on yes - but it sounds like a spitfire at idle which I never noticed before....

80% chance it's your pump gone bad.
read this link and use my pictures to identify you make of pump, if you got the bad make, source one on Ebay.de. by far the cheapest and the same pump as VW uses, AND it's not a refurbed one.
Also make sure the garage cleans the WHOLE system before fitting the new pump.
There is a TSB on this fault. 

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,4149.msg64677.html#msg64677

[Drapoon]

I nearly cried when I looked at the cost of a new compressor! - looks like it is going to be a warm summer!

My warranty rang out 9 days ago ;-(


cheers for info dudes

[andrewparker]

Get it in the garage mate, VW replaced mine when the car was a few months outside the warranty. They replaced the compressor for free and contributed 50% to labour so it came out at £174.

[danishmkvgti]

I nearly cried when I looked at the cost of a new compressor! - looks like it is going to be a warm summer!

My warranty rang out 9 days ago ;-(


cheers for info dudes

If vw doesn't want to help;

http://fahrzeugteile.shop.ebay.de/Klimaanlage-/61862/i.html?Klimaanlage=Klimakompressor&_nkw=golf%20v&_catref=1&_dmpt=Autoteile_Zubeh%C3%B6r&_fcid=57&_localstpos=&_sc=1&_sop=15&_stpos=&gbr=1

[Drapoon]

Going to book it in for tomorrow ;-)


I just need that new compressor - my dad is a mechanic albeit with Ford so should be able to fit & gas it for me...

Ebay band here - how much is that compressor going for?

[danishmkvgti]

Going to book it in for tomorrow ;-)


I just need that new compressor - my dad is a mechanic albeit with Ford so should be able to fit & gas it for me...

Ebay band here - how much is that compressor going for?

I bought from this guy, excellent service, and in total it cost me 25% of the price from VW Denmark.
Sorry forgot the link, and you want a Sanden pump:

http://cgi.ebay.de/Klimakompressor-VW-Golf-V-1-9-TDI-Klima-Kompressor-/320418719943?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Autoteile_Zubeh%C3%B6r&hash=item4a9a71a8c7

[Richn83]

Going to book it in for tomorrow ;-)


I just need that new compressor - my dad is a mechanic albeit with Ford so should be able to fit & gas it for me...

Ebay band here - how much is that compressor going for?

The link is to an ebay search, but they are all about the 200E mark.  HTH 

[Drapoon]

Thanks mate - that's not so bad ;-)

still a bit of wedge tho' - hopefully my main dealer will see me through, prepared to dish out some doughnuts if they can help me!

[Richn83]

9 days out of warranty lets hope there feeling kind!  You didnt happen to mention anything to them at the last service etc, that you can go back on 

[Drapoon]

The car hasn't been due a service yet under my ownership - it's on longlife but I have changed the oil & oil, pollen & air filter myself.

Next service isn't due for another 4k & I've had the car 12 months...

[Richn83]

Hmmm, well hopefully and Andrewparker says they will sort you out with a deal, maybe the promise or booking of the service might help the service manager get his head round it  anyway good luck