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Car Forum / UK Car Forums / Car Maintenance (UK group) / November 2007

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VW Golf Climate Control Air Con not working!

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gross@maven.co.uk - 29 Nov 2007 09:15 GMT
My climate control air con is not working, I had it regassed about 18
months ago - could this need doing again?
Mrcheerful - 29 Nov 2007 09:51 GMT
> My climate control air con is not working, I had it regassed about 18
> months ago - could this need doing again?

yes
Dave Plowman (News) - 29 Nov 2007 10:22 GMT
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> My climate control air con is not working, I had it regassed about 18
> months ago - could this need doing again?

Yes. Once they start leaking they get progressively worse. The next top up
will only last a few months.

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Tommy - 29 Nov 2007 15:00 GMT
just leave it on

> In article
> <14e2b749-3e35-4ba4-afad-91b0ec6f8707@v4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> Yes. Once they start leaking they get progressively worse. The next
> top up will only last a few months.
Depresion - 29 Nov 2007 21:23 GMT
> My climate control air con is not working, I had it regassed about 18
> months ago - could this need doing again?

It could but "not working" doesn't exactly narrow down the problem, is it
just a case of not blowing cold? As Dave says they tend to get leakier over
time and re-gassing will almost inevitably make the leak(s) worse.
malc - 29 Nov 2007 21:33 GMT
>> My climate control air con is not working, I had it regassed about 18
>> months ago - could this need doing again?
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> leakier over time and re-gassing will almost inevitably make the
> leak(s) worse.

So if you have a system which, although 10 years old, is still working,
would you get it regassed? I tend to be of the school of though that if it
ain't broke don't fix it. I leave my climate control on all year round and
as the outside sensor reads about 5 or 10 degrees high I reckon the
compressor is always on.

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Mrcheerful - 30 Nov 2007 11:35 GMT
>>> My climate control air con is not working, I had it regassed about 18
>>> months ago - could this need doing again?
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> as the outside sensor reads about 5 or 10 degrees high I reckon the
> compressor is always on.

there are theories either way, regassing will make very little difference to
the pressures IF it was still working before the regas.  All systems lose
gas over time, as the gas goes so does some oil, in theory water can be
attracted in via any leaks (I don't see how if there is sufficient pressure)
As the pressure gets low the system will start to freeze and the compressor
may cycle on and off more.  Very modern systems only contain a small amount
of gas, so any leak is more important.
On balance I would have it done every three years or so.
Malc - 30 Nov 2007 14:52 GMT
> >> <gr...@maven.co.uk> wrote in message
> >>news:14e2b749-3e35-4ba4-afad-91b0ec6f8707@v4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
[quoted text clipped - 20 lines]
> of gas, so any leak is more important.
> On balance I would have it done every three years or so

I'd best get it done then. Dunno when it was last done and I've only
had the car a year and a bit

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