NellyD5
Member Since: 01 Apr 2013
Location: Newton Mearns
Posts: 740
  
|
Had the aircon re gassed last Sunday and all was good. Chilly! Used the car today, no cold air. 
Opened the valve up and gas escaped so assuming there is still gas in there
Any ideas? D3 2005 TDV6 7 Seat Zambezi Silver
Tints
19" HSE Alloys
Clear side repeaters
Xenons
LED Everywhere
3 Flash Indicators and clock on dash
Cruise
Roof Rails
Audi A6 S line Black Edition Daytona Grey
|
 22nd Jun 2019 8:45 pm |
|
|
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10364
 
|
some gas will always come out the valve
|
| 22nd Jun 2019 11:01 pm |
|
|
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
 
|
If you gave the valve core a quick prod with a blunt instrument you should have got a pretty rapid escape of gas and some oil all over the place, anything less most likely means you have a leak.
|
| 22nd Jun 2019 11:05 pm |
|
|
NellyD5
Member Since: 01 Apr 2013
Location: Newton Mearns
Posts: 740
|
Gave the valve a prod No oil, just gas. KwikFit regassed it and as part of that claim they leak test it D3 2005 TDV6 7 Seat Zambezi Silver
Tints
19" HSE Alloys
Clear side repeaters
Xenons
LED Everywhere
3 Flash Indicators and clock on dash
Cruise
Roof Rails
Audi A6 S line Black Edition Daytona Grey
|
| 23rd Jun 2019 6:46 am |
|
|
Globetrotter448
Member Since: 21 Mar 2017
Location: Londonderry NSW
Posts: 1783
 
|
Did they gas it with the air conditioning on max cold or they might not of sucked all air out
|
| 23rd Jun 2019 6:50 am |
|
|
Lee Trinder
Member Since: 12 Aug 2018
Location: Henley in arden
Posts: 515
|
Hi, Kwik fit did mine last year, and that lasted a week, so I topped it up myself with the stp easy cool.
I have rear aircon, and wondered weather that needs to be turned on as there are two amounts of gas written on the plate under the bonnet. Mine worked ever since.
|
| 23rd Jun 2019 7:00 am |
|
|
NellyD5
Member Since: 01 Apr 2013
Location: Newton Mearns
Posts: 740
|
I didn’t supervise them doing it so I m not sure. I m guessing as when I pressed the valve I still have gas in there so no leak. Compressor maybe? D3 2005 TDV6 7 Seat Zambezi Silver
Tints
19" HSE Alloys
Clear side repeaters
Xenons
LED Everywhere
3 Flash Indicators and clock on dash
Cruise
Roof Rails
Audi A6 S line Black Edition Daytona Grey
|
| 23rd Jun 2019 7:06 am |
|
|
geoffsnook
Member Since: 13 Jun 2014
Location: south wales
Posts: 3169
|
condenser is most likely done one on my disco and then my sport  Discovery 3 se gone
Range rover sport supercharged here:)
|
| 23rd Jun 2019 9:46 am |
|
|
aja4x4
Member Since: 14 Apr 2019
Location: Westbury
Posts: 2459
|
You need to get it on the diagnostics and see if you have fault codes and pressure.
I wouldnt recommend Kwick fit to carry out any diagnostics.
I have repaired a number of vehicles that have been to them and im not saying they do a bad job but they just connect vehicles up to there automated machines and as long as the vehicles are good and they press the right buttons all goes well.
There is more of a skill to diagnosing and repairing the systems.
For example the Discovery fitted with rear aircon has a big system with a lot of pipes, it needs vacuuming for at least an hour and the pressure test needs to be for at least 20 mins. I know that automated machines are set to 20 mins for vaccuming and 4 mins for the pressure test and unless you loose all the vacuum on a pressure test it will carry on and refill the system. 3 months down the road you have lost most of your gas and damaged the enviroment.
A good repairer will also fill the system with nitrogen to find any leaks not just put dye in and hope to find the leak next time the customer returns.
If yours has the rear aircon i would get the piping checked out the pipes easily corode and start to leak due the the way they are routed
|
| 23rd Jun 2019 10:18 am |
|
|
NellyD5
Member Since: 01 Apr 2013
Location: Newton Mearns
Posts: 740
|
Thanks Aja
Rear aircon? I have two vents but no controls other than open or closed D3 2005 TDV6 7 Seat Zambezi Silver
Tints
19" HSE Alloys
Clear side repeaters
Xenons
LED Everywhere
3 Flash Indicators and clock on dash
Cruise
Roof Rails
Audi A6 S line Black Edition Daytona Grey
|
| 23rd Jun 2019 12:12 pm |
|
|
aja4x4
Member Since: 14 Apr 2019
Location: Westbury
Posts: 2459
|
Any vents in the roof by the interior light?
It doesnt sound like you have so it should be a lot easier and cheaper to repair and as mentioned before is mist likely a damaged condensor
|
| 23rd Jun 2019 12:17 pm |
|
|
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20731
|
You won't have rear AC Neil
You need the pressure of the AC system checked. Should be around 3-4 bar. If it's less, you have a leak
If the pressure is too high, the compressor won't kick in either
If the pressure is OK, there may not be enough refrigerant in the system, but having been regassed, this shouldn't be an issue
Of everything else checks out OK, it is likely to be the compressor. Replaced a few recently My D3 Build Thread
TDV8 Retrofit Build Thread
|
| 23rd Jun 2019 2:00 pm |
|
|
wizbongre
Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 690
 
|
Is there an easy way to diagnose the compressor Mikey, and are they as much of a **** to swap as I’ve read? Cheers,
Gareth
'57 D3 2.7 TDV6 HSE gone and soon to be forgotten!
‘15 D4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Luxury
'64 Audi A6 3.0BiTDi Quattro S-Line Black Edition with lots of toys
|
| 23rd Jun 2019 4:46 pm |
|
|
NellyD5
Member Since: 01 Apr 2013
Location: Newton Mearns
Posts: 740
|
Thanks Mike, booking in to an AC specialist this week and let them do a full diagnostic and system check D3 2005 TDV6 7 Seat Zambezi Silver
Tints
19" HSE Alloys
Clear side repeaters
Xenons
LED Everywhere
3 Flash Indicators and clock on dash
Cruise
Roof Rails
Audi A6 S line Black Edition Daytona Grey
|
| 23rd Jun 2019 10:06 pm |
|
|
NellyD5
Member Since: 01 Apr 2013
Location: Newton Mearns
Posts: 740
|
Condenser condemned and now replaced D3 2005 TDV6 7 Seat Zambezi Silver
Tints
19" HSE Alloys
Clear side repeaters
Xenons
LED Everywhere
3 Flash Indicators and clock on dash
Cruise
Roof Rails
Audi A6 S line Black Edition Daytona Grey
|
| 30th Jul 2019 6:31 pm |
|
|
