Air Con failing - what great timing? (996 ‘03)

Air Con failing - what great timing? (996 ‘03)

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Slaav

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4,240 posts

209 months

Saturday 21st July 2018
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Jumped in the car for the first time in a while (wife uses it as
‘her car’ and air con playing up.

Initially, seemed to default to 22C and pump,out warm air but is now behaving and staying on (eg) 18C but no cooled air coming out. It now feels like no aircon or cooling capacity? Have played with it and various permutations of buttons/settings to no avail...

It’s a 996 C4 Cab from late ‘03 so ab ‘04 model I believe.

Any ideas people? Is there even a separate fuse worth trying? A Regas?

Ps - the Mrs has no idea when it stopped working!!!


jakesmith

9,461 posts

170 months

Saturday 21st July 2018
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Slaav said:
Jumped in the car for the first time in a while (wife uses it as
‘her car’ and air con playing up.

Initially, seemed to default to 22C and pump,out warm air but is now behaving and staying on (eg) 18C but no cooled air coming out. It now feels like no aircon or cooling capacity? Have played with it and various permutations of buttons/settings to no avail...

It’s a 996 C4 Cab from late ‘03 so ab ‘04 model I believe.

Any ideas people? Is there even a separate fuse worth trying? A Regas?

Ps - the Mrs has no idea when it stopped working!!!
Very common and most likely to be the air con rads that corrode as the front bumper sucks up leaves that they sit against the rads and corrode them. Only way to avoid is to fit mesh grilles or frequently hoover them out

Likelihood is you'll need a new rad. Once the bumper is off and you're paying the labour and for the regas you might as well do both as the other one is likely to be in the same condition.

Once all that's off the engine cooling rads can be inspected & hopefully they are fine...

EGTE

996 posts

181 months

Sunday 22nd July 2018
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Whilst condenser failure is far from uncommon, if you do go to a re-gas place, they should check for leaks/pump failure anyway.

It may just need a re-gas.

Slaav

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4,240 posts

209 months

Sunday 22nd July 2018
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Thanks both
Will try a regas as it seems (from reading elsewhere) that would identify leaks at minimal cost and effort. Then back to Northway if required.....


mikey P 500

1,236 posts

186 months

Sunday 22nd July 2018
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Places like kwikfit don't charge for re gas if doesn't fix it, so nothing to loose (part from about 30minutes),trying this first. My 996 they re gassed (no leeks), but still doesn't work as compressor not engaging, so no charge but no nearer to finding solution, and all the aircon specialist are too busy to look at it due to weather.

Slaav

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4,240 posts

209 months

Tuesday 24th July 2018
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mikey P 500 said:
Places like kwikfit don't charge for re gas if doesn't fix it, so nothing to loose (part from about 30minutes),trying this first. My 996 they re gassed (no leeks), but still doesn't work as compressor not engaging, so no charge but no nearer to finding solution, and all the aircon specialist are too busy to look at it due to weather.
This is a mirror of my Saturday morning- system took gas but pressure was OK apparently. No obviously leaks but no engine note change when switched on and no cooling whatsoever. So I am guessing Compressor and not rad thingys….

EGTE

996 posts

181 months

Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Sounds like it, sadly.

Might want to read this: http://911uk.com/viewtopic.php?t=93945

Slaav

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4,240 posts

209 months

Tuesday 24th July 2018
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EGTE said:
Sounds like it, sadly.

Might want to read this: http://911uk.com/viewtopic.php?t=93945
Thanks EGTE - much appreciated