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My sister-in-law purchased a Hyundai i10 under the Scappage Scheme 12 months ago and is highly delighted with the car. During the recent hot spell she has been using the air conditioning but insists on...
My 2001 Honda Civic SE automatic has been diagnosed as needing a new low pressure pipe and/or condenser. £500 is the quote for whole job. The Honda official agent has said he can do just the pipe for £160,...
A high pitched whine from the lower front of the engine compartment of my 2005 Passat Highline 2.0 TDi (77,000 miles) was diagnosed by my Volkswagen dealer as a faulty air conditioning compressor, in which...
My car went into a local garage for a replacement radiator. When I collected the car the air conditioning wasn't working and the next day a coolant warning light came on. I took the car back to the garage...
I have a Ford Mondeo Ghia 2001. The air conditioning was working, then started to blow warm, so I got it re-gassed. Then it blew cold for a couple of days, and then warm again. There used to be a sound...
My 2006 Ford Focus' air conditioning seems to be blowing but no heat or cool air will come out through the vents on the dash. It seems to be blowing against the windscreen constantly. Do I need to take...
I have had problems with the A/C on my 2004 Renault Laguna Sport Tourer intermittently not working over a period of time and sometimes emitting an audible whine when the engine revs go high on changing...
My brother-in-law has an 8-year-old BMW X5 diesel from new (85k miles). It has always been serviced by the same garage he bought it from in Surrey. Four days ago he was told that his A/C was “shot”, and...
I have a 2007 Volkswagen California camper with 27,000 miles on the clock which went out of warranty on 22 July. An air conditioning hose has split which is going to cost around £700 to replace, because...
A holed condenser caused gas loss in my Honda FR-V in late May. It was replaced in early June (£475) but operating pressure was too high (24 atm and rising, normal 10-14). Communications between my local...