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Offline Mattyj

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Re: Air con kaput
« Reply #20 on: 02 August 2014, 00:56 »
I'd avoid the diy approach on aircon personally loads of specialists about, i was told the air con needs a service every 2 years this should help to avoid compressor failure
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Re: Air con kaput
« Reply #21 on: 02 August 2014, 06:58 »
Yeh, i'm quite happy for them to do it. Waiting on a relay for a friends 58 plate Honda civic to see if that cures their intermittent blowing hot cold air sometimes.Works for ten minutes or so then spits the dummy out. Then it works again, been topped up twice. I wasn't there to see what pressure it was filled to the the first instance. The second time he drained and completely filled it again. It was 2 days between the rill refill. I suppose we could have seen from the numbers that there could be a leak, if we knew them.
With the known problem on the air compressor unit i'm more than happy to keep the warranty intact.
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Re: Air con kaput
« Reply #22 on: 02 August 2014, 07:03 »
Quote from: Mattyj on 02 August 2014, 00:56
I'd avoid the diy approach on aircon personally loads of specialists about, i was told the air con needs a service every 2 years this should help to avoid compressor failure

Yeah vw recommend air con service every 2 years.  Looking to get mine done this autumn.
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Re: Air con kaput
« Reply #23 on: 03 August 2014, 10:28 »
Just had mine serviced due to a really bad smell on the first 2 minutes, and only when outside really warm! Problem is that even though it's been done, smell seems to have come back within weeks. Back to the dealer for another go.
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Offline golfhappy

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Re: Air con kaput
« Reply #24 on: 04 August 2014, 05:52 »
Bad smell usually blamed on the pollen filter, think done every other service. Culprit is the filter contaminated with mould and bacteria.
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Re: Air con kaput
« Reply #25 on: 04 August 2014, 11:31 »
My aircon is currently not working & showing the same signs as what's described in this thread, VW want £70 for diagnostics but as the car is under warranty I shouldn't have to pay anything IF they find a problem, if they don't I will have to pay the £70.

I'm wondering whether or not I should book it in for an aircon service which is £50 but claims to check the Compressor & Condenser are working correctly, seems like the better option.
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Re: Air con kaput
« Reply #26 on: 04 August 2014, 14:19 »
Well if the air con isn't working and it's under warranty VW shouldn't charge anything. Take me i'm due a service shortly and i've a problem with my heated rear screen not working. It IS WHEN the car is running it shows on the Radio it comes on and goes off again. I've checked the fuse is ok and in the CECM all is well. I'll tell them no fix under warranty it wont go into them for a service.
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Re: Air con kaput
« Reply #27 on: 05 August 2014, 13:40 »
Quote from: golfhappy on 04 August 2014, 14:19
Well if the air con isn't working and it's under warranty VW shouldn't charge anything. Take me i'm due a service shortly and i've a problem with my heated rear screen not working. It IS WHEN the car is running it shows on the Radio it comes on and goes off again. I've checked the fuse is ok and in the CECM all is well. I'll tell them no fix under warranty it wont go into them for a service.

I have tried that stance, but they want to charge me £50 for an air con service as the dealership that I bought the car from (Alan Day) didn't do an Air Con service when the car was with them.

Going to ring customer services once I'm home as I shouldn't be punished for a dealerships error. Not happy!
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Re: Air con kaput
« Reply #28 on: 05 August 2014, 15:20 »
I'll see what happens when i go in. The last time they tried to diagnose something it was a bit like "Little Britain, the computer says no!" They were going to have to go the old route of using the human computer " the brain" i left feeling reassured that they wouldn't cope and it would have cost me thousands of pounds!
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