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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Focus / April 2007Ading air conditioning in 2001 Focus
Is it possible to add air conditioning in to 2001 Ford Focus? I thought to maybe buy from crashed focus all the staff and install in my car? Is that possible? I have some mechanical knowledge but... Car is great but as days become hotter it is hard to enjoy driving in a souna like focus is... > Is it possible to add air conditioning in to 2001 Ford Focus? I thought to > maybe buy from crashed focus all the staff and install in my car? Is that > possible? I have some mechanical knowledge but... > > Car is great but as days become hotter it is hard to enjoy driving in a > souna like focus is... Better to sell the car you have, and buy one with air conditioning. Chris  SignatureRemove prejudice to reply. >> Is it possible to add air conditioning in to 2001 Ford Focus? I thought >> to [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Chris Well unfortunately it is not that easy to sell a car without air conditioning these days... >>> Is it possible to add air conditioning in to 2001 Ford Focus? I thought >>> to [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Well unfortunately it is not that easy to sell a car without air > conditioning these days... A lot easier than trying to fit it to a Focus without it though :-) Chris SignatureRemove prejudice to reply. >>> Is it possible to add air conditioning in to 2001 Ford Focus? I thought >>> to [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Well unfortunately it is not that easy to sell a car without air > conditioning these days... You bought it in the first place!! Foci with a/c have a completely different rad fan assembly, and interior wiring, as well as a different ECU. (ecu controls a/c) As Chris said, sell it, and buy one with a/c. Tim. . >>>> Is it possible to add air conditioning in to 2001 Ford Focus? I thought >>>> to [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Tim. Thanks to all for the info... If ECU controls the a/c and if that means that I have to change/reprogram ecu to install a/c and without that I have issues with a/c coolant gas and all the wirings ... Well you were right I'll sell my Focus and try to find one with a/c Btw. Is anyone? interested in buying 2001 Focus 1.4 silver dust metalic in perfect condition wo a/c ;-) driven on the coast (no snow or road salt) in Croatia. In message <f10kk0$uoj$1@sunce.iskon.hr>, Luka <luka@net.hr> writes >Thanks to all for the info... If ECU controls the a/c and if that means that >I have to change/reprogram ecu to install a/c and without that I have issues [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >perfect condition wo a/c ;-) driven on the coast (no snow or road salt) in >Croatia. A 1.4 with aircon would be painfully slow anyway. If you do sell it and buy another Focus with a/c then go for a larger engine. SignaturePaul Giverin British Jet Engine Website http://www.britjet.co.uk > In message <f10kk0$uoj$1@sunce.iskon.hr>, Luka <luka@net.hr> writes >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > A 1.4 with aircon would be painfully slow anyway. If you do sell it and > buy another Focus with a/c then go for a larger engine. I would thnk it would stop moving completely everytime the compressor cut in actually! Tim.. >> A 1.4 with aircon would be painfully slow anyway. If you do sell it and >> buy another Focus with a/c then go for a larger engine. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Tim.. My wife once had a/c on a 1.3 Ka. I used to call it the emergency brake! SignaturePaul Giverin British Jet Engine Website http://www.britjet.co.uk >>> A 1.4 with aircon would be painfully slow anyway. If you do sell it and >>> buy another Focus with a/c then go for a larger engine. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> >My wife once had a/c on a 1.3 Ka. I used to call it the emergency brake! I have A/C on my UK 1.6 focus and often have to turn it off if I want to join heavy traffic at a junction or on a roundabout (turnpike). Pulling away with the A/C on is like pulling away with the hand-brake on :( SignatureAlan news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com >>>> A 1.4 with aircon would be painfully slow anyway. If you do sell it and >>>> buy another Focus with a/c then go for a larger engine. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > join heavy traffic at a junction or on a roundabout (turnpike). Pulling > away with the A/C on is like pulling away with the hand-brake on :( Once again highlighting the 1.6's stupidly tall gearing and lack of really low down torque. However, all Foci run a different fuelling/ignition strategy with the a/c on (why?!) which is set up to reduce power at lower revs, further accentuating the problem. A quick Bluefin session soon sorts this however. Tim.. >>> A 1.4 with aircon would be painfully slow anyway. If you do sell it and >>> buy another Focus with a/c then go for a larger engine. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> > My wife once had a/c on a 1.3 Ka. I used to call it the emergency brake! Strangely, my sister has a Ka Collection with a/c, and although you can feel it cutting in and out, it doesnt slow the car much unless you are laden and over 60mph in which case it does struggle to gain any speed! Tim.. In alt.autos.ford.focus Paul Giverin <paul@giverin.co.uk>: >>> A 1.4 with aircon would be painfully slow anyway. If you do sell it and >>> buy another Focus with a/c then go for a larger engine. >>I would thnk it would stop moving completely everytime the compressor cut in >>actually! > My wife once had a/c on a 1.3 Ka. I used to call it the emergency brake! LOL I can imagine, once had a Ka for a day from my Ford Dealer, on some highway driveway it seemed you should get out and push to get it going. It used more fuel then my 2l Focus on the same way, presuming as it had only two throttle positions. Idle and full anything else wasn't worth using. Can't remember if the A/C was turned on or not? It might reduce acceleration slightly with the Focus, though I had the highest Vmax readings, according to GPS with A/C turned on. Though I have just tried a few times with GPS, the speedo is a joke and stops climbing while the revs will still go up. SignatureMichael Heiming (X-PGP-Sig > GPG-Key ID: EDD27B94) mail: echo zvpunry@urvzvat.qr | perl -pe 'y/a-z/n-za-m/'
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