Focus RS air con
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Funny you should mention this, my Mk3 didn't feel as good as my Mk1 Mondeo, it's off to be regassed this Saturday so will let you know, I'd say you may have a low charge or fault though, it really should cool the cabin down. Hopefully mine will feel nice & chilled come Saturday afternoon, not much good if the Mk1 was better!!
Defcon5 said:
4340BB said:
Hi mate.
Make sure you have it on recirc and fans on full.
Does having it on recirc make it cooler?Make sure you have it on recirc and fans on full.
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t fit, those tts told me my old car had a massive leak & wouldn't even accept the gas. The A/C specialist i went to put in Nitrogen and couldn't find it so they gassed it & added dye, I'm back there tomorrow where hopfully they will find the leak. st fit obviously lied as it worked for a few days & the specialist i took it to showed me the machine reported no leak detected either as it is so small. So much for the "it was just pissing the gas straight out m8"!
t fit, those tts told me my old car had a massive leak & wouldn't even accept the gas. The A/C specialist i went to put in Nitrogen and couldn't find it so they gassed it & added dye, I'm back there tomorrow where hopfully they will find the leak. st fit obviously lied as it worked for a few days & the specialist i took it to showed me the machine reported no leak detected either as it is so small. So much for the "it was just pissing the gas straight out m8"!Dave_ST220 said:
Funny you should mention this, my Mk3 didn't feel as good as my Mk1 Mondeo, it's off to be regassed this Saturday so will let you know, I'd say you may have a low charge or fault though, it really should cool the cabin down. Hopefully mine will feel nice & chilled come Saturday afternoon, not much good if the Mk1 was better!!
Just had mine done by my local mechanic.Sucked out the old gas, did the UV check, then filled. Cool as a Polar bear's bits...
neiljohnson said:
Have seen many mk2 Focus with poor a/c as they havent been fully gassed at the factory 
once done properly (not a cheap top up from Kwik Fit etc) it works very well & the versions with climate are even better 
You might also notice the power steering fluid is not topped up properly either. I got hit with a top up in the first service! once done properly (not a cheap top up from Kwik Fit etc) it works very well & the versions with climate are even better Just an update, had my RS in for the 1st service today & had them check the air con, found it to be very low on gas (charge?). They emptied, re-charged, checked for leaks & no problems found.
Funnily the service manager did say, its the 3rd RS they have had to re-charge & came to the conclusion, as has been said by others, that the systems were not charged properly from the factory.
Luckily, this IS covered by the warranty & done free of charge.
So, even though my air-con felt cold & ok, i told them to check it & hey presto its now colder than a penguins penis!
My advice would be to get them to check it on the first service anyway!
Funnily the service manager did say, its the 3rd RS they have had to re-charge & came to the conclusion, as has been said by others, that the systems were not charged properly from the factory.
Luckily, this IS covered by the warranty & done free of charge.
So, even though my air-con felt cold & ok, i told them to check it & hey presto its now colder than a penguins penis!
My advice would be to get them to check it on the first service anyway!
Yep, def much colder like last year! I remember the back of the steering wheel getting ice cold, this year just cold!
Also when the air con is on the system clicks every 10-15 seconds, as if its flicking on & off, hasn't been doing that all the time this year.
Clicking like a good'un now!!
Also when the air con is on the system clicks every 10-15 seconds, as if its flicking on & off, hasn't been doing that all the time this year.
Clicking like a good'un now!!
Edited by Gareth350 on Wednesday 7th July 15:40
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