Air con after having it refreshed!

[starlingadey]

At my last service the dealer did an air con refresh...Now yesterday I turned on the AC as it was quite warm in the car and it didn't reach that chill you'd expect for at least an hour and even then I wasn't convinced it was 100%. Does it need running in after this or have they bolloxed something up at the dealers??

[Steve30]

At my last service the dealer did an air con refresh...Now yesterday I turned on the AC as it was quite warm in the car and it didn't reach that chill you'd expect for at least an hour and even then I wasn't convinced it was 100%. Does it need running in after this or have they bolloxed something up at the dealers??

I bet they never did it? 

[2007GTI]

could be a leak, they can do an ultra violent test to see if its leaking, but it aint cheap.

[andrewparker]

Are the fans behind the radiator spinning up when you turn on the AC?

Mine suffered a similar problem, though it had not had a recharge. The compressor needed replacing which was thankfully done for free, plus a 50% contribution to labour. Cost me £168 instead of £1K+.

[duffy78]

a refresh is when they just clean out the ventilation with antibacterial agent and make it smell nice.

A recharge replaces the spent refridgerent in the AC system.

[andrewparker]

Yeah, you'd have noticed the additional cost had they carried out a recharge, probably £70ish.

[AlanD]

Yep, you need it recharged as opposed to refreshed to see any improvment in your AC.