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#412602 - 23/03/12 12:17 PM Aircon...
Kaxe Offline


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Just FYI start giving it a 5min run each day ready for the summer as I used mine for the first time in a few weeks and it 'clunked on'
Seals need to be lubricated people so run your air con often!

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#412603 - 23/03/12 01:04 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: Kaxe]
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My aircon don't work anyway! Does that stupid thing where the compressor keeps cutting in and out! Need to get it regassed
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#412604 - 23/03/12 01:06 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: DanRedSt]
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I had it regassed 2 times over the last years, and it still doesn't work properly, so i'm probably just gonna take it off to save weight
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#412605 - 23/03/12 01:38 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: Duff]
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I don't have airco anyway
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#412606 - 23/03/12 02:53 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: steviehouse]
Jack_P Offline
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I hardly ever use mine.....gonna be stinking the car out when i turn it on next!
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#412607 - 23/03/12 03:24 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: Jack_P]
Kaxe Offline


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Wow this was a big fail...

Cleaned the bugs out of mine and re-gassed it for peanuts!

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#412608 - 23/03/12 03:39 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: Kaxe]
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Want mine regassed but don't really want to take it to ford incase they try charging an arm and a leg for doing it!
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#412609 - 23/03/12 03:56 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: Kaxe]
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Cleaned the bugs out of mine and re-gassed it for peanuts!



They wanted about £30 off me!
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#412610 - 23/03/12 04:32 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: ST_Lee]
Ashley6 Offline



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haha i have used min once since....june!

Not looking forward to this

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#412611 - 23/03/12 04:48 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: Ashley6]
Kaxe Offline


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30 bucks is a round of drinks these days...
Get it done! No one likes to be hot in the car!

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#412612 - 23/03/12 05:50 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: Kaxe]
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use it everyday, will be getting it re-gassed this year.
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#412613 - 23/03/12 06:52 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: YellowBadge]
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i haven't actually used mine since i bought it (oct) :/ maybe need to give that a hit tomorrow !

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#412614 - 23/03/12 07:00 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: james_wzp08]
ChrisCumbria Offline

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It says in the manual to run it for at least 30 minutes per month. I've stuck to doing this every winter and never had any problems when summer comes around.
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#412615 - 23/03/12 07:32 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: Kaxe]
Jack_P Offline
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30 bucks is a round of drinks these days...
Get it done! No one likes to be hot in the car!




I'm a regular for having the windows down anyway i like to hear the noise!
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#412616 - 23/03/12 08:02 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: Jack_P]
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Aircon should be used for 20 minutes for every 500 miles......the seals can go if not, and the worst that can happen is the pump and aircon rad will blow up.
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#412617 - 23/03/12 09:23 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: Jack_P]
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Quote:

Quote:

30 bucks is a round of drinks these days...
Get it done! No one likes to be hot in the car!




I'm a regular for having the windows down anyway i like to hear the noise!



+1 Can't beat a bit of wind through your curly blond locks!

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#412618 - 23/03/12 10:19 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: Ashley6]
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What a lot of people don't know is you can also use it when blowing out hot air aswell!

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#412619 - 24/03/12 10:01 AM Re: Aircon... [Re: sully]
Kaxe Offline


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You win some you lose some... Good to know you guys are on top of it!

Jack

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#412620 - 25/03/12 02:04 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: Kaxe]
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Mine seemed fine today when I used it for the first time in months
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#412621 - 25/03/12 02:37 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: ST_Lee]
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Mine seemed fine today when I used it for the first time in months



same as !

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#412622 - 26/03/12 06:51 AM Re: Aircon... [Re: james_wzp08]
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Quote:

Quote:

Mine seemed fine today when I used it for the first time in months



same as !



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#412623 - 26/03/12 09:53 AM Re: Aircon... [Re: james_wzp08]
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Good news!

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#412624 - 26/03/12 10:08 AM Re: Aircon... [Re: Kaxe]
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Mine seems to work after I got it regassed last year, compressor clunks on and off every 30-45 seconds or so, my old MK5 did the same thing.
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#412625 - 26/03/12 12:07 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: dontpannic]
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Clunks on and off is low on gas?

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#412626 - 26/03/12 01:25 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: nosnow3]
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Yep if it goes on and off you need it regassed like mine
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#412627 - 26/03/12 01:31 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: DanRedSt]
Kaxe Offline


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Mine 'clonked on' because I hadn't used it in a while
Must be low gas for you guys yeah...

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#412628 - 26/03/12 01:35 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: Kaxe]
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Anyone know a sort of good place to get it regassed? anywhere but ford though!
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#412629 - 26/03/12 03:51 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: DanRedSt]
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I used Kwik Fit but its been clonking almost straight away after that (after he eventually found the filling valve (2 litre? Nah, they never did a 2l Fiesta!)).

Its definitely cool though. Do I need more gas then?
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#412630 - 26/03/12 04:01 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: dontpannic]
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Is it me or does everyone think they never did a 2 litre fiesta? First week I had the car all I got was whats that a 1.6 err try 2.0 mate
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#412631 - 26/03/12 04:23 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: DanRedSt]
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I get it all the time!

"What engine size is it? A 1600?"
"Nah its a 2l"
"flipping off, they never did a 2l"

Right you are then Sir!
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#412632 - 26/03/12 05:22 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: dontpannic]
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Can you use one of those halfords refill kits

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#412633 - 26/03/12 07:01 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: nosnow3]
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why does my Re-Circ just blow more powerfully and warmer air with it ? what is the point of it, should it blow even cooler air ??
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#412634 - 26/03/12 07:25 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: dontpannic]
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I get it all the time!

"What engine size is it? A 1600?"
"Nah its a 2l"
"flipping off, they never did a 2l"

Right you are then Sir!



I got that too
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#412635 - 26/03/12 07:50 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: Alex_H]
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Quote:

Quote:

I get it all the time!

"What engine size is it? A 1600?"
"Nah its a 2l"
"flipping off, they never did a 2l"

Right you are then Sir!



I got that too



+1 but I still get it now if someone ask's me about my car

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#412636 - 27/03/12 05:51 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: DanRedSt]
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Mine does that all the time, even after being re gassed

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#412637 - 28/03/12 05:46 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: matthewhotdude]
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someone asked me the other day if it was a 1.4.... I was like "get out right now and walk home"
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#412638 - 28/03/12 06:42 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: Burn4]
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Thought yours was a 1.4 Ben, just made to look like an ST?











Hehehhehhe.
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#412639 - 28/03/12 06:55 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: STash]
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I'd rather have an ST made to look like a 1.4
that'd be awesome
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#412640 - 28/03/12 08:17 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: Burn4]
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My mate kept saying i had a 1.2 when my spoiler fell of
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#412641 - 28/03/12 08:52 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: Alex_H]
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1.6 tends to be the standard engine size people at work think it is.

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#412642 - 28/03/12 11:06 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: Milky]
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my aircon is constantly on, not on hot obviously, if i turn it off all my windows steam up, oh and there is a small leak. think something is wrong....

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#412643 - 31/03/12 12:15 PM Re: Aircon... [Re: Jodiebizzle]
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my aircon is constantly on, not on hot obviously, if i turn it off all my windows steam up, oh and there is a small leak. think something is wrong....



Do you have your 'recirc' button on all of the time Joddie If so, in certain conditions, if you don't have the windows down slightly, they will steam up because the system is recycling your exhaled breath.
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#412644 - 02/04/12 08:15 AM Re: Aircon... [Re: Kev]
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yeh that button and the air con button are always on, its the leak im more worried about, its started leaking drivers side now too. prob should take it to a garage....

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#412645 - 02/04/12 08:43 AM Re: Aircon... [Re: Jodiebizzle]
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Tested my Air Con this weekend and its working superbly !

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