Need a good aircon expert

[Simpo Two]

You guessed it, as soon as the hot weather strikes my aircon breaks - I put the blowers on 'LO' and they just blast hot at at me - it's like being in a fan oven.

My first choice expert is busy until July; can anyone recommend someone in the Colchester/Ipswich area please? It may just be regassing or it may be more serious, don't know.

Edited by Simpo Two on Monday 24th May 14:04

[dirty doug]

Marine Auto Electrics, off Hadleigh Rd Ipswich. 01473 289107

Worked on couple of my cars. Good work & reasonable vfm. hth

[Jonny_uk]

If the compressor cuts in and out quickly ie cycles on or off less than 10 seconds then gas has probably fallen out, mostly caused by lack of use making the seals dry up

[Simpo Two]

If you mean with the bonnet up, it's a diesel - would I hear anything cutting in or out?

And would new gas fix it or do all the seals have to be changed first?

Edited by Simpo Two on Monday 24th May 14:31

[Jonny_uk]

Should hear, or see the compressor motor, will click and enginer revs drop a bit normally,


As for seals sometimes they get lubricated and self seal, and sometimes just empty gas out,


Get a aircon guy to do a dye test for leaks, then suck all the air out the system and fill with gas

[Simpo Two]

Well my thanks go to Doug - Auto Marine saw the car immediately and found the AC was empty. They put dye in it and at 3/4 pressure it went phut and blew it all out of the front of the compressor - green dye everywhere. So it's a new compressor, fortunately not too expensive as they go, and they'll be fitting it before the weekend. So quite a good result all things considered!

[dirty doug]

Simpo Two said:

Well my thanks go to Doug - Auto Marine saw the car immediately and found the AC was empty. They put dye in it and at 3/4 pressure it went phut and blew it all out of the front of the compressor - green dye everywhere. So it's a new compressor, fortunately not too expensive as they go, and they'll be fitting it before the weekend. So quite a good result all things considered!

My pleasure - thats why we are all members of PH