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• AIR-CONDITIONING: How do I know if my air conditioning needs servicing? (FAQs)
  Some manufacturers such as Peugeot in the 308 and Nissan in the Note, replaced R134a with this new gas, generally called R1234YF. Unfortunately, as well as being flammable, it appears to be more prone to leaking from systems and when it does the high cost of the gas makes a re-gas much more expensive. The EC Competition Commission urgently needs to look into this matter because it appears there are very few manufacturers of HFO 1234YF and the price (up to 5 times as much) has now made the price of R134a much more expensive.
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  How much should it cost to regass my i10's air con? 27 Apr 2016 (Ask HJ)
  Is it fair that I have to pay £292 for air conditioning regassing on a 2-year old Hyundai i10? Apparently this model uses the new (and very expensive)...
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  Why is there no official Nissan recall on a widespread issue of broken air con? 3 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have two Nissan Qashqai, both under 10000 miles, just out of warranty and both with broken air con. Nissan is graciously offering 75 per cent contribution...
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  Does the Nissan Qashqai come with air con as standard? 11 Sep 2016 (Ask HJ)
  Does the Nissan Qashqai Visia grade have air con as standard?
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  What is a fair price to have air con re-gassed? 17 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Is £600 a fair charge to have the air conditioning re-gassed on a three year old Nissan Note? The condenser needed renewing, but the main cost was £300...
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  How worthwhile would it be to get an air con regas done on my 10 year old car? 5 Jun 2017 (Ask HJ)
  How worthwhile would it be to get the air con regas done on my 10 year old Audi TT? It's done 49,300 miles.
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  Is it right that my new car should need the air conditioning serviced after just 18 months? 28 Jun 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My BMW dealer has told me that the air conditioning on my 318d will require servicing in October by which time the car will only be 18 months old. I presume...
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  Why has the air con gas in my Nissan X-Trail already run out? 27 Jun 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My Nissan X-Trail is under two years old and has done less than 8000 miles. The air con isn't working properly and I've been told by the Nissan dealer...
• Citroen Picasso C4 2015 1.6HDi - Type of air-con fluid in my '15 C4 Picasso? 8 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  If it's R134a - as in my older C3 - then I can DIY the top-up (and still have a can of the stuff!). But can this also be done if it's the newer gas - R1234yf? And how can I tell which I have? Thanks.
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  Does the air conditioning need servicing on a two-year-old car? 29 Jun 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I have received a round robin letter from my Nissan dealer informing me that my Qashqai needs an air con service at a cost of £149 as dry seals may result...
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  Why wasn't I told my air con should have a re-gas every two years? 20 Jun 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have suspected that the air con on my 2015 Nissan Qashqai has not been particularly effective. A recent 200 mile journey in hot sunshine convinced me...
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  Fault air con - should the dealer replace it? 4 Sep 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My wife purchased a one year old Ford Focus in January 2015. When we first had warm weather in May 2015 we noticed the climate control was not cooling...
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  What spacious, family friendly car would be more fitting than our Nissan Qashqai? 9 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  We have a 2014 Nissan Qashqai 1.5 DCI Tekna with 9000 miles on the clock, only had it one year and thinking of selling due to ongoing problems. I've had...