Air Conditioning Packed Up....

[spoons]

Air Conditioning packed up yesterday.

Pressed the button to turn it on and all I heard was a psssssssssssssh sort of sound... a bit like a metalic air escaping sort of noise.

Anyway... the aircon doesnt work now !!

Any ideas whats happened ??

[parapaul]

Hmmm....

Are you still getting air coming through the vents? ie are the fans still working?

[spoons]

Hmmm....

Are you still getting air coming through the vents? ie are the fans still working?

Yep, the airflow is all still working fine... but no cold air !!

Just a metalic Psssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssh noise

[Jay Kay 313]

sound like you have lost a/c gas. Might have a damaged pipe or a damaged pipe seal

[John35]

Sounds like you have lost the gas which acts a lubricant for the compressor. Thats why you hear the metallic clicking from behind the dash. You have a leak. Don't keep it switched on as you will damage the compressor.

[parapaul]

I bet its due to pressure build-up in your turbo........

[Silver V]

dear oh dear... could this be anything to do with fitting the "intercooler" ???

[AJA]

I always thought if the system lost pressure the canbus module wouldn't engage the A/C pump? Am I wrong?

[John35]

i've lost gas twice and both times the compressor has worked. I've got no gas at the moment and the compressor tinkles from behind the dash. Noise goes away when i turn off the A/C. So it must be the compressor.(i think)

[VauxVeteran]

If it's hissing it's normally a pipe/hose leaking, but it will only do it for about 5 mins until all the gas has gone, then it should automatically shut down the whole a/c system.