MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: SeaV on May 16, 2014, 02:59:24 pm

Title: Air Con Top Up
Post by: SeaV on May 16, 2014, 02:59:24 pm
Getting my aircon topped up today at ATS for £33 including clean - checkout AmazonLocal for a current voucher offer giving you £22 off ATS price. Really easy, pay on your amazon account, take voucher code to ATS - sorted!


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Title: Re: Air Con Top Up
Post by: lordbigsack on May 16, 2014, 03:43:57 pm
cheers,  Wife was only saying last night the aircon wasnt working.  Dont know much about aircon recharging though, is this a good price for it?

Title: Re: Air Con Top Up
Post by: kris on May 16, 2014, 05:00:21 pm
Damn! Had mine done a couple of weeks ago but paid £49.

To everyone else - snap this up now! Good price.


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Title: Re: Air Con Top Up
Post by: J400uk on May 16, 2014, 05:58:10 pm
Yeah that's very cheap for sure
Title: Re: Air Con Top Up
Post by: Ranbeer Singh on May 16, 2014, 06:00:51 pm
Got mine done from ATS a couple of days ago.

Good stuff  :happy2:

Rick
Title: Re: Air Con Top Up
Post by: chris-182 on May 16, 2014, 09:21:34 pm
cheers! mine is desperate for a re gas :)
Title: Re: Air Con Top Up
Post by: skard on May 16, 2014, 10:11:37 pm
Thanks for the headsup
Title: Re: Air Con Top Up
Post by: gazrn on May 16, 2014, 11:26:03 pm
Just bought my voucher, cheers pal  :happy2:
Title: Re: Air Con Top Up
Post by: SeaV on May 17, 2014, 07:53:38 am
ATS were easy - it did take one and half hours because it had completely run out, but the temp test when I went in was 30.7degC and 11.2degC after they had done it. They said if I used it for a few days it would get even cooler, and should go down to 4deg!  Very pleased with their work and appears to be good value too :)
Title: Re: Air Con Top Up
Post by: lordbigsack on May 18, 2014, 11:15:35 am
Gas was completely empty according to ats.  However, after the regas the aircon still doesn't work.  Guy reckoned it was either the power or compressor fault.    Ran a scan and no errors came up, anyone got any ideas?

Cheers
Title: Re: Air Con Top Up
Post by: Baz300 on May 18, 2014, 11:22:11 am
Gas was completely empty according to ats.  However, after the regas the aircon still doesn't work.  Guy reckoned it was either the power or compressor fault.    Ran a scan and no errors came up, anyone got any ideas?

Cheers

VCDS or generic code reader scan?
Title: Re: Air Con Top Up
Post by: lordbigsack on May 18, 2014, 11:55:02 am
Scanned using torque. Don't have vccds.


Just searched the forum (I know, should looked first) and found a couple of threads about compressors dieting prematurely.  Not sure how long the aircon has been off as I haven't had the car very long and this Is the first bit of good weather to test it.
Title: Re: Air Con Top Up
Post by: skard on May 18, 2014, 12:01:46 pm
VCDS can tell you the status of the aircon, as in it will say exactly what is the cause for it failing to activate. You need to be in measuring blocks as it may not come up as a logged fault. Try get someone local to you to do this before looking at replacing bits.

My aircon stopped in my last car when I swapped the ECON switch type panel for an AC panel, I doubt this is your reason but it is not always the compressor.
Title: Re: Air Con Top Up
Post by: J400uk on May 18, 2014, 01:35:37 pm
Gas was completely empty according to ats.  However, after the regas the aircon still doesn't work.  Guy reckoned it was either the power or compressor fault.    Ran a scan and no errors came up, anyone got any ideas?

Cheers

Sounds exactly the same as what happened to me last month. Mine turned out to need a new compressor  :sad1:

As above try the VCDS measuring blocks and look to see what the Compressor Shut Off code is. It could just be that the pressure switch is dead which is what tells the car whether or not it has enough gas (I changed this also).
Title: Re: Air Con Top Up
Post by: golfgti10 on May 18, 2014, 11:04:05 pm
A bit off topic but is there any air con top up etc available to come to your front door and do it outside
Title: Re: Air Con Top Up
Post by: J400uk on May 18, 2014, 11:10:41 pm
A bit off topic but is there any air con top up etc available to come to your front door and do it outside

You can buy the kit from halfords and do it yourself if that's any help, http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_812353_langId_-1_categoryId_165632 and http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_812363_langId_-1_categoryId_165632 not any cheaper though