My air con has got worse over the past couple of years to a point that its now kicking out no cool at all. I had an air con guy round the other day and he tells me that the system has plenty of gas in it (not bad – its never been regassed EVER!). Now the bad news – he says the compressor is noisy and needs replacing and more importantly the a/c pipework and evaporator core needs flushing through in case there is any broken down compressor in the system which will break any new components if not flushed out.
So here’s a plan:
SEAT quoted me £140 for a flush, but I’m sceptical about how cheap that is and whether their “flush” really is the “flush” I need for compressor failure.
Am I over-thinking this? Can any old garage do a proper flush? Some garages have offer to replace the compressor without any form of flush!?!
Compressor replacement appears to be vaguely straight forward.
Condenser replacement – can it be removed from the front? I’m assuming yes based on an old photo I have from when I fitted an Airtec.
Question – should I go all out and replace the radiator whilst I have the opportunity?? Again, does this remove from the front (after the condenser) or does the whole front slam panel need to be removed from the car?
So here’s a plan:
- Get the system flushed out.
- Then (DIY of course!) replace the compressor, condenser and dryer with new.
- Get the system regassed
- Chill
SEAT quoted me £140 for a flush, but I’m sceptical about how cheap that is and whether their “flush” really is the “flush” I need for compressor failure.
Am I over-thinking this? Can any old garage do a proper flush? Some garages have offer to replace the compressor without any form of flush!?!
Compressor replacement appears to be vaguely straight forward.
Condenser replacement – can it be removed from the front? I’m assuming yes based on an old photo I have from when I fitted an Airtec.
Question – should I go all out and replace the radiator whilst I have the opportunity?? Again, does this remove from the front (after the condenser) or does the whole front slam panel need to be removed from the car?