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Offline pitman4u

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Re: air con
« Reply #30 on: 23 May 2009, 12:15 »
got mine back last week,new compressor fitted under warrenty. seems fine now, blowing ice cold, bit of a funny smell though,like a sickly smell!!!! assuming its the new compressor & will hopefully 'wear in'!
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Offline TagnuT

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Re: air con
« Reply #31 on: 23 May 2009, 14:04 »
Maybe bacteria in you evaporator?
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Offline pitman4u

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Re: air con
« Reply #32 on: 23 May 2009, 15:52 »
smell seems to have gone now, but strangely doesnt seem as cold as wen i last drove it a week ago!! :undecided:
should it be cold immediately or does the car need to be running for 10min or so for it to go cold??
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Offline arletty69

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Re: air con
« Reply #33 on: 23 May 2009, 16:34 »
Hope your stealer did not make the same mistake as my frog stealer!  Replacing the compressor alone is NOT sufficient.  The TSB clearly states that the condenser needs to be replaced too and the system thoroughly flushed to remove all the sh1te otherwise the new compressor will quickly fail again!  The sh1te in the system quickly clogs the valves in the compressor which cannot be cleaned, meaning yet another replacement compressor!  Could be that your new compressor is starting to crud up which would mean a gradual reduction in cooling before total failure!
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Re: air con
« Reply #34 on: 23 May 2009, 17:00 »
s**t well that didnt last long!!! ha ill get out in it over the weekend and see how it fairs. if not ill have to send it back in. ill take a copy of the tsb in aswell i think!! lucky i only use the car on weekends!!!
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Offline farmerpalmer

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Re: air con
« Reply #35 on: 26 May 2009, 10:27 »
dropped my ED30 at the dealers to look at the air con - was making a strange noise, although it did seem to be working.

just had a call - needs new compressor  :sad:   but at least its under warranty  :laugh:
thanks to everyone who has contributed to this link - otherwise i would probably not be aware there was a problem with 07 cars.
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Re: air con
« Reply #36 on: 29 May 2009, 11:24 »
My car has been back to the dealers this week to re-check the aircon.

Did they look for any leaks, like they said they would : No.
Did they recheck the pressure : No
Did they look for any fault codes : No

The reason is because the the Aircon is blowing cold air. No further action needed.
I would have liked to have known where it had previously lost all its gas from though  :embarassed:
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