Noticed my air con isnt working now, just blows air out, turned it on, no cooler, turned it off, same air coming out. Anyway any suggestions and is it covered by warranty? mine expires next month so if so need to get it done asap.

ermm if it needs a regas then it wouldnt be warranty i dont think. if its lost gas and they find a leak, then it would be warranty. if its something mechanical such as pump, compressor etc faulty then it would be covered warranty. well thats how we do it at the place i work anyway lol

scotty

aircons need servicing for filters and gas. as scotty said, if this is the case then no this will not be covered by warranty as it is wear and tear

cheers lads. Does anyone know if when my front bumper was stolen any damage could have been done to the air con? or is it not really anywhere near that?

Also if it is a regas any idea how much the cost is for that? I could well do with it working yesterday and today haha.

never really looked under bonnet of ST cos not got mine yet, so dunno if its anywhere near bumper. as for cost, we charge £69 i think and thats at bmw. so i'd prob say £40 at a garage or kwikfit or somewhere like that

scotty

Mines broke and the wire to the air con was split so easy fix.

Can u hear the pump kick in when u switch it on?? If not then the pump is gone or wire is cut.

If the pump is going but just no cold air, you'll prob need air con recharge kit.

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You should hear it click, feel through the clutch pedal, or on idle the revs will drop very slightly when it clicks
When my RS is just starting up on idle it almost stalls it

I don't understand. So when I turn it on I should hear a click?

When u switch her on, you shud hear the air con kick in, like a fan motor switchin on!! If there is no extra noise, then the pump is either broke or there is loose wire!

Switch her on at fan speed 1 and listen for a extra noise from the front. Shud kick in afta 5 secs at most!

ok thanks, will try this tonight. I phoned ford and they said it more than likely needs gassing and the only way to find out of there is a fault is to regas it they put some dye in it which in a few weeks will show if there are any other problems. They say if there is, i will get my £65 back, otherwise i wont as re-gassing isnt covered under warranty. Sound right?

I phoned an independant garage and they said it shouldnt need regassing yet??

Depends on useage, if its not used every month then it will need redoing, I have also heard generally they need redoing every 3 years

i didnt use it at all over the winter so does seem that may have been the issue. Doh. its too cold to use in winter thougH!!!

You can use it with heat as well you know