Skinny Mike · Jun 20, 2017

Thor1950 said:
how you figure unless there is a leak. Here we don't us AC in a car for about 6-7 months in a year. and our house ac only gets used maybe 2-3 months in a year.

Unlike a standard fridge unit that is sealed a car uses multiple Flexi hoses and joints that even under ideal conditions will dry up and let gases slowly leak. As cars age this will get worse unless the hoses etc are replaced. Plus the aircon system has a lubricant in it that if not used isn't being pumped around the system.
And the biggest reason it's a sodding land-rover, need I say more.

dog-man said:
Just come back from Halfrauds and got seen to immediately. Guy picked up a can, walked to my FL and connected the short hose which was connected to the can and after switching on the air conditioning he said, "look, it is almost full, I won't be able to improve on that". So no recharge done.

So now I am asking is there anything wrong with my air con. It definitley puts out cold air but not nearly as cold as it has been previously.
It certainly cannot cope with the current weather we are having. I have to open windows.

Could there be something wrong or was this guy just an untrained, unknowing oaf?

I have had the car for around 5 years and I have never had the air con recharged in that time.

Sounds like a complete Dingle. There's more to it than system pressure. Just take it somewhere else and just ask for a re-gas. Even though it's called a re-gas, there's multiple stages to the service, it's more like a rejuvenation than just adding gas.

Mike

dog-man · Jun 20, 2017

Nodge68 said:
I could do that myself
Try Quikfit. They have the proper equipment and test the results after the work is done.

It did literally look just like the do it yourself recharge kit you can buy.

I will make an appointment with kwikfit.

Thor1950 · Jun 20, 2017

Skinny Mike said:
Unlike a standard fridge unit that is sealed a car uses multiple Flexi hoses and joints that even under ideal conditions will dry up and let gases slowly leak. As cars age this will get worse unless the hoses etc are replaced. Plus the aircon system has a lubricant in it that if not used isn't being pumped around

Mike

Well lets see got a 1998 and 100k miles on it , got a 2005 with 240kmiles on it have never touched either of the ac units and the work wonderfully . need I say more

Skinny Mike · Jun 20, 2017

Thor1950 said:
Well lets see got a 1998 and 100k miles on it , got a 2005 with 240kmiles on it have never touched either of the ac units and the work wonderfully . need I say more

Lovely, very glad for you.
Mines been pressure tested and there is no leak. The main culprit on a Freelander are the 2 hoses at the bottom front near the aircon rad, they're rigid rubber hoses, but due to where they are they move and vibrate quite a bit. If you add the aircon leak detector you can see where the gas has come out, but with the car stood still and pressure added to the system they don't leak. It's a quite fantastic design.
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