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PMartinR

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72 posts

158 months

Tuesday 14th January 2014
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Evening ! Have owned my 3R since feb -13, and My plans for this winter was to Clean it under front hood,

Some of its old owners must have driven it whole year!! Crazy in my world,so it has a lot of rust on screws

and nuts in the suspension, and it dont look good under radiator!! :-( its a new PRO Alloy but then they change

it they must forgotten to Clean up all old brown water!!! Im bee so tired then I saw it!

Now to My question, of course so is the llittle dry filter on left side not so good, were can I buy? Have tried

To mail Jetstream in other questions but they never coming back so other company please :-) Also My rubber

Tubes from radiator not good, maybe buy at Demon Tweeks? Looking forward to some help :-)

Regards Martin in Sweden

Metalman

1,173 posts

241 months

Tuesday 14th January 2014
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You can buy the aircon filter dryer from these guys http://www.racetechdirect.co.uk/tvr-car-part-p0121... as it's a universal part.

2.5bluenob

1,620 posts

199 months

Tuesday 14th January 2014
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Metalman said:
You can buy the aircon filter dryer from these guys http://www.racetechdirect.co.uk/tvr-car-part-p0121... as it's a universal part.
Cheers Jason i have been trying to find where to get these

Metalman

1,173 posts

241 months

Tuesday 14th January 2014
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2.5bluenob said:
Cheers Jason i have been trying to find where to get these
No probs mate. Just make sure you keep the covers on as long as poss so it doesn't soak up moisture from the atmosphere.

PMartinR

Original Poster:

72 posts

158 months

Wednesday 15th January 2014
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Metalman said:
You can buy the aircon filter dryer from these guys http://www.racetechdirect.co.uk/tvr-car-part-p0121... as it's a universal part.
Thanks very much!! Do you Knowles were I can buy a new condensor? Same place maybe?
/ Martin

V1DL3R

560 posts

152 months

Wednesday 15th January 2014
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Not sure if this will help. My aircon stopped working and thought it was the compressor because I had it re-gassed and it didn't fix the problem. I phoned another local guy to come and take a look at it again (who was lovely, but fk me I hope I never get stuck next to him at a dinner party, he knew EVERYTHING about aircon, aircon was his life). He said that it was very common for the old mondeo units to get blockages and that you needed to blow the blockage out and the compressor is quite often okay. If it's a blockage it has the same effect as low pressure and shuts the compressor off - he said the best thing to do to work out of its the compressor or just a blockage is to drain the system and measure how much comes out. Re-fill the system and he said you should be able to get about 80-90% of the volume suggested in, if it it's a blockage the amount in and the amount out should match and you certainly wont be able to get 90% of the volume in. Mine got to about 30% and then said it was full. He emptied and filled mine about three times until he could get 90% of the volume in on a single go and it has been going strong ever since!

PMartinR

Original Poster:

72 posts

158 months

Wednesday 15th January 2014
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V1DL3R said:
Not sure if this will help. My aircon stopped working and thought it was the compressor because I had it re-gassed and it didn't fix the problem. I phoned another local guy to come and take a look at it again (who was lovely, but fk me I hope I never get stuck next to him at a dinner party, he knew EVERYTHING about aircon, aircon was his life). He said that it was very common for the old mondeo units to get blockages and that you needed to blow the blockage out and the compressor is quite often okay. If it's a blockage it has the same effect as low pressure and shuts the compressor off - he said the best thing to do to work out of its the compressor or just a blockage is to drain the system and measure how much comes out. Re-fill the system and he said you should be able to get about 80-90% of the volume suggested in, if it it's a blockage the amount in and the amount out should match and you certainly wont be able to get 90% of the volume in. Mine got to about 30% and then said it was full. He emptied and filled mine about three times until he could get 90% of the volume in on a single go and it has been going strong ever since!
Dont had problem whit it! Just want to Clean up under radiator and in wheel arch! But of course
It give me more job! :-(.

PMartinR

Original Poster:

72 posts

158 months

Wednesday 15th January 2014
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V1DL3R said:
Not sure if this will help. My aircon stopped working and thought it was the compressor because I had it re-gassed and it didn't fix the problem. I phoned another local guy to come and take a look at it again (who was lovely, but fk me I hope I never get stuck next to him at a dinner party, he knew EVERYTHING about aircon, aircon was his life). He said that it was very common for the old mondeo units to get blockages and that you needed to blow the blockage out and the compressor is quite often okay. If it's a blockage it has the same effect as low pressure and shuts the compressor off - he said the best thing to do to work out of its the compressor or just a blockage is to drain the system and measure how much comes out. Re-fill the system and he said you should be able to get about 80-90% of the volume suggested in, if it it's a blockage the amount in and the amount out should match and you certainly wont be able to get 90% of the volume in. Mine got to about 30% and then said it was full. He emptied and filled mine about three times until he could get 90% of the volume in on a single go and it has been going strong ever since!
Dont had problem whit it! Just want to Clean up under radiator and in wheel arch! But of course
It give me more job! :-(.

2.5bluenob

1,620 posts

199 months

Wednesday 15th January 2014
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Metalman said:
No probs mate. Just make sure you keep the covers on as long as poss so it doesn't soak up moisture from the atmosphere.
Jason do you know where to the other bits from that are attached to it? (the bits that have wires going to them)
Cheers
Steve