Mine is about 5 degrees after regassing last year at 3 years old. Been fine since, don't know where the gas went but before the regas it was only blowing it at a few degrees below outside air temp. You don't need any special thermometer
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well here goes a super rant, so my van has never had cold air con if at all so I decided to get it looked at, using the fiat professional place closest to me as it was in for its two year old service earlier this year. so the other day I had it booked in and they rang to say it needed a new pipe this has 3000 miles on the clock and 4 months out of warranty, they wanted £768 to replace it and regas it so I said no problem.Mine is about 5 degrees after regassing last year at 3 years old. Been fine since, don't know where the gas went but before the regas it was only blowing it at a few degrees below outside air temp. You don't need any special thermometer
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Mine was replaced under warranty but to be honest I suspect there was nothing wrong with it as replacing it didn't fully resolve the problem.they gave me the old pipe that looks fine
That's why a friend of mine never pays if he considers it warranty work. He let's them disassemble, identify fault ,then expressly refuses permission to do any work until manufacturer agrees to pay. Nothing dealers can do about it apart from refuse custom at outset. He even got daughters gearbox where a pin dropped out replaced foc by vw after identifying that it was a common problem eu wide which should have been a recall.called the dealer and they said we wouldn't release the vehicle without payment and its needs to be out and paid asap due to the size,
JokersMine was replaced under warranty but to be honest I suspect there was nothing wrong with it as replacing it didn't fully resolve the problem.
I like that idea to be honest maybe, good advice for us all in the future, but I just wanted my van back so probably my fault.That's why a friend of mine never pays if he considers it warranty work. He let's them disassemble, identify fault ,then expressly refuses permission to do any work until manufacturer agrees to pay. Nothing dealers can do about it apart from refuse custom at outset. He even got daughters gearbox where a pin dropped out replaced foc by vw after identifying that it was a common problem eu wide which should have been a recall.
Still not fully resolved.did you get it sorted in the end, this just boils my blood
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Could be the evaporator sensor detecting ice formation , rightly or wrongly...seen many of these changed for the symptom you've described.Still not fully resolved.
It is an intermittent problem - the air con works most of the time but sometimes it just stops working for no apparent reason.
(It has been regassed and there are no signs of any leaks).
I had it back with Fiat, but on the day it worked perfectly, so they just said it is working fine, there is nothing we can do.
I replaced the pressure sensor this week, but as the problem was intermittent I will need to drive it for a few days to see if that has made any difference.
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They should never be topped up really.I was told by a reputable mechanic that aircon should be topped up roughly at 2 year intervals. Did my car and van myself, both took 1 can to reach the correct pressure. Cost just short of £50.
Sounds fasmiliar.The air con in our 18 month old motorhome doesn't feel very cold.
Interesting. that could well explain it. Would give a better fuel consumption when new. (and test cheating?)The “aircon man” says many motors are not fully charged from new so not too cold at 18 months wouldn’t be unusual
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Less gas content means more compressor action required to achieve cooling, so that would mean higher fuel consumption, These so -called specialists can certainly spin a yarn....Sounds fasmiliar.
Interesting. that could well explain it. Would give a better fuel consumption when new. (and test cheating?)
Not sure there are any plastic bits in a typical air con system tbh (except the dash buttons)what happened to the days of when things actually worked as they should and for a good few years, now everything is plastic, event things like rocker covers, water pumps,oil pumps inlet manifolds, remember when these were metal, throw away society
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Wow I'm amazed they can get away with that, just goes to show they aren't AC engineers,, just salesmen. Lots of people will fall for it though, even funsters when they've been told
You are possibly right most of it is aluminium and high pressure tubing with around half a KG of R134 A or if it’s the new one the really expensive version.Not sure there are any plastic bits in a typical air con system tbh (except the dash buttons)
I wish I could say that about mine.If it’s working, it’s working
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