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• £3K Car Help 29 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Tops £3,000 to spend must be DIESEL (doing 15,000 miles plus) Likes 1.9 d 206 - but consider alternatives. AIR CON is desirable. Any advice or ideas?
• Galaxy Air Con 22 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Hi everyone Having problems with the air con on my 2001 Ford Galaxy, 115ps TDI. I have never been a fan of the system used on this vehicle. It is complicated and fiddly to use when you're driving. To those who are familiar with the VW/Audi set up, it is similar to that, ie. an LCD display, one showing a symbol for the rear of the car, the other for the front.
• Mercedes-Benz A-Class - Air conditioning expert 24 May 2012 (Forum)
  My wife's A-Class (2007) has a hole in the condenser so the air con does not work and there is no point re-gassing it.  The dealer has quoted £600 to replace of which he says well over half is made up of parts. Before I let the dealer do it, can anyone recommend an expert in the Manchester area who could give me a cheaper quotation.
• Renault kangoo cabin filter 19 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  The cabin filter for the air-con on my 04 Kangoo seems blocked after a very dusty holiday. Air flow is way down and it smells !Problem is that I can't find the filter and don't want to visit the main dealer until I need to at 18000mls ( I change the oil and filter myself at 6000 ) .
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  The aircon in my car failed because I didn't use it enough - should it be repaired under warranty? 10 Aug 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I've not been using the air con due to the weather conditions and now it doesn't work. I have a quote from my Nissan garage for a re-gas on my Qashqai...
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  Why is my Fiat 500 overheating? 10 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My Fiat 500 was recently recovered after overheating. The radiator reservoir was empty and the garage diagnosed a leaking small radiator behind the dashboard...
• Mercedes A180 Cdi - Heater blower fan - no air in cabin 21 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  I have a 2006 A class with manual air con. Lately, for short periods of time, I cannot get any airflow in the cabin. It makes no difference whether the air conditioning compressor is on or off or the position of the air distribution dial.
• Peugeot 307 SW (2002 - 2008) - 2002 2.0 Air Con Unit controls - lighting up? 16 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  I bought a 307 SW SE 110 (52 plate) model last week. the car is fine, been well maintained and everything appears to work well. I noticed one little problem...
• Where to buy R134a in small amounts? 28 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  I have a very small leak in my air con system. It seems to need refilling every 12 months or so. I have taken it to air con specialists twice now but they can't track down the leak. Rather than keep paying them to refill it periodically, I would like to buy some R134a in smaller quantities and refill it myself.
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  Citroen C4 Picasso leaking water - what's the cause? 12 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have found water dripping inside my Citroen C4 Picasso. The problem is around the footwell, but I cannot see any blockage around the rain water channels....
• Ford Focus CC diesel - £942 for a service and work - pants pulled down? 7 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Took my 6 year old Focus CC turbo diesel (38000 miles) in for a service today.  I knew the brakes needed looking at (advisory on my last service) and I requested an air-con check. Service = £195, air-con check = £30. So I'd braced myself for a bill of at least £225. Guy phones me after two hours and says (a) front and rear discs and pads need replacing (b) wipers need replacing (c) fuel additive needs replacing otherwise the DPF could fail and land me with a £1500 bill (d) brake fluid needs changing   Total bill came in at £942.
• Ford CMax 1.8 petrol - Disconnecting the alternator 13 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  I'm getting a whining noise when the engine is first starting in the morning which disappears a soon as the engine has warmed up a little. Sounds like the water pump bearing, but the noise is coming from more in the direction of the air con pump. Switching  the air con on and off doesn't make any difference though. I have checked the water pump in situ and there is a very tiny amount of play in the bearing, but otherwise it feels smooth.
• Ford Puma (1997 - 2001) - 1998 1.7 spare parts 16 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  i have problems whith my powering steering my hose pipe is goosed tryed to get new part but they dont make it any more it the one that goes into the pump with the electrical flow censor without air con i phoned ford up but they said that the company that supplied the part whent bust years ago and the only way i could get the part is buy is to go to a auto breakers but i had phoned round about a hundred breakers and they had not many in it seemed that the pumas that the had is with air con and the part is diffrentthe part number is 1044930 i would be very greatfull if you could help me as my puma is off the road untill i get this part thanx rob
• citroen xsara gear box oil change 12 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  hi got heater fan sorted motor came from citroen in the end £106 new second hand ones £25+ and p&p on top with 30 days warrenty.my car had air con which means the fan motor had to to talk to air con!!!!got local auto electrictian to test and fit for £45. i am enquiring if xsara gear boxs need an oil change or top up.if so were do i find filler plug and drain plug.car has cover 105k miles in 7 years.box is very stiff and difficult in first couple of miles from cold start after it is very smooth.think of putting in millers oils trx gear oil to free up gear change.any advice gratefully received.
• 99 vectra fuse problem 26 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  hi can anyone help me my vectra keeps blowing a 30 amp fuse in the engine compartment ,there is a fuse holder at the front of the engine next to the battery. inside there are two fuses green 30 amp and are quite big.one of them keeps blowing but not all of the time .i dont know if this has something to do with my air con as it normally goes when its on but not all of the time.i do know that it has some thing to do with the fans as the temp goes up sky high.so pop a new one in and the fans come on again. i did have the front fan ghanged as this was seized up .so was this front fan the air con fan....and could it be a differant fan than went on my car ,as i got it from a scrap yard... any suggestions why it keeps blowing.
• Cost to change 6 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Right: Old car - 1996 (N) Peugeot 406 1.9 TD LX. Metallic silver, 125k miles. No air con. Very good condition for year - belt change 10k miles ago, four new tyres (6mm on back, new on front), minor scratches and dings but nothing exceptional. Everything working. No history until 96k miles, sheaf of bills since then.
• Help! Pug 306 Radiator swap nightmare 27 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  The radiator on my 306 (1996, new shape DTurbo, with air con) needs replacing - the only problem is it looks like the radiator is married to the airconditioning condenser. Combine this with virtually zero clearance to disconnect the bottom hoses (located on drivers side) it looks like an absolute mare.
• Taxi TX2 7 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  My Taxi cut out yesterday when I pressed the air con button. Now it won't start. I thought it may be the imobiliser but I don't know how to reset it - any idea's
• Madza 626 1 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  Could anyone say what the following would be expected to make at auction: Mazda 626 2.0 GXi 1996P, Silver, air con. CD, 90K, full mot but no history? Many thanks
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  Losing your air 18 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I run a 2005 BMW 320 Cd with 48,000 miles. I was recently away for a week's holiday. On my return the air-con is not working. The fans come on but no...