I have no doubts about what the instructions do say but for a D2 those instructions have absolutely no effect nor logic as long you understand how the system works so next time when you top up you can let the internal settings as they were believe me...the system's pressure has nothing to do with the blower or flaps position
that seems like a weak contact on the circuit somewhere which gets hot and cedes under load, can be the relay "tired" too
I'm sure you are right , you very nearly always are!!!
I learned fairly recently, that's an urban myth.because its used summer & winter, it looks after the seals I understand
Really?
It was told to me by a aircon guy, the seals are in a sealed environment so nothing to attack them.. it might be complete rubbish
I don't think it is a question of anything attacking the seals more a question of them drying out if not lubricated by the lube in the gas.
Maybe not the right word.. but it's exposure to air that causes rubber to deteriorate/dry out/crack. There's no air in an ac system
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I'd be surprised if there was no water or other liquid in there, and we all know what that can do it not moved around a bit from time to time.
You have moved to AC with climate control, which I find a pain, winter and summer But with manual controlled AC as fitted to my D1 works fine, and yes the compressor will engage with 500cm of snow on the vehicle.Guys, i beg you all those who claim to use the aircon in the winter to keep it fit to try to understand how that system works... there are sensors involved so the compressor will not kick in unless the selected inside temperature is lower than the ambient... in the winter the heating system will work which has nothing to do with the aircon side.... period, thats in a nutshell while it's more complicated but to keep the A/C system's seals lubricated you need a working compressor which will not kick in if it's cold oustide whatsoever ... i hope you all see what i mean.
for those who doesnt believe me here's an analogy: put the refrigerator out in the yard when it's 0*C outside and see if the compressor will kick in or not to keep your food at 6*C cos even that simple thing has a thermostatic switch in it
Running the ac wouldn't have an impact on that? My brain hurts now. Doesn't take muchCos at least 1 side is exposed to air, no?
for those who doesnt believe me here's an analogy: put the refrigerator out in the yard when it's 0*C outside and see if the compressor will kick in or not to keep your food at 6*C cos even that simple thing has a thermostatic switch in it
As far as the AC fitted to my 25year old disco I has 6c out of the dash vents even on the hottest days in the UK.
The disco was my first vehicle fitted with AC so interested in what it did, my fingers on the steering wheel felt they were freezing, the vent temp was less than the 6c today, so the system was switch off and later back on when I was in France/Belgium at the time, then the outdoors ambient temp at the time was 40c plus… it seems to get HOT over there in summer.
The discos AC system still has the refrigerant it had when it left the factory, so no leaks, possibly because its used summer & winter, it looks after the seals I understand
Now we have climate control i’m still playing with the AC dash control, I thought I could just dial the temps for both sides and that is that, but the system thinks differently.
