Member Since: 06 Oct 2007
Location: tn163ah
Posts: 17
CLIMATE CONTROL NOT WORKING
I HAVE MY LANDROVER DISCOVERY 3,OVER IN SPAIN FOR THE NEXT 6MONTHS` UNFORTUNATLEY THE CLIMATE CONTROL ISNT WORKING,I HAVE HAD IT RE-GASED TWICW BOTH TIMES` WITH GREEN DYE, AND EACH TIME IT WAS GONE IN 24HOURS` YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT THE GREEN DYE WOULD HAVE BEEN EVERYWHERE BUT I HAVE EVEN LOOKED MYSELF WHEN IT WAS UP ON THE RAMP.I EVEN BROUGHT BACK A CONDENSOR FROM U.K. WITH JUST IN CASE BUT,THE LOCAL GARAGE COULDNT` FIND WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM,TO BE FAIR TO THEM THEY DIDNT` CHARGE ME FOR THE SECOND RE-GAS,AND TIME ON THE VEHICLE.THE SAID IT NEEDED TO GO TO A LANDROVER SPECIALIST,SO DOES`ANYBODY NO OF ONE,WE ARE IN MORAIRA SPAIN ABOUT 30MINUTES FROM BENIDORM .THANKING ANYONE IN ADVANCE
15th Jun 2010 10:00 am
Bernie
Member Since: 22 Sep 2005
Location: North Yorks
Posts: 107
HI, If you have rear aircon, check the pipes that run front to rear on nearside at side of chassis rail.These frequently appear to be an issue and corrode lleading to fluid loss.
Cheers
Bernie
15th Jun 2010 3:52 pm
DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
Posts: 16390
it is these pipes that corrode :
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can be found behind the Front LHS wheel arch / sills
The bloke who did mine used hydrogen and dye - it was a very small leak. he pickedit up on a hydrogen tester but there was no sign of the dye !Duncan
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15th Jun 2010 3:56 pm
barrymartin47
Member Since: 06 Oct 2007
Location: tn163ah
Posts: 17
THANKS` GUYS` I HAVE MANAGED TO TRACE A GARAGE WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT THESE WORKS`.FINGERS` CROSSED.
Just had these 2 pipes replaced on mine - in fact the guy is still outside finishing up.
It's not so much that the pipes corrode - it's more that they end up chaffing on the metal bracket you can see in the picture as the foam sleeve round the pipes offers little protection.
Changing them is not too bad except that the nut you can see in the picture holding the bracket corrodes badly and in trying to remove it, the stud it screws on to gets sheared off. This happened with the front and centre brackets on mine. Luckily, the guy doing mine had a "rivetnut" device. He was able to drill a hole and fit a rivetnut to it, giving him something to secure the bracket to. He had to reposition the bracket though.Now an ex-D3 owner after 7 happy years. Miss the car but not the big bills
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