A/C not cold

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Our newly acquired 2009 cooper has decided that the A/C won’t work. It is not blowing. cold air at all, just warm from outside it feels like.
How much should I expect to pay approximately for the unit to be overhauled please?

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banjowilly said:

Would this be the one you were assuring me last week was well sorted?

A/C stuff is complex. Could be a regas, could be a major overhaul. Might have a leak, might have a duff compressor. You can do visual checks, like seeing whether the clutch engages when the button is pressed. You could take it somewhere like Kwik Fit who will regas it for £60 & if the temp doesn't come down 10% then there's no charge.

Air con systems aren't simple. On Minis, there are all sorts of checks the ECU performs when you press the button & if one element of the system is not working such as the temperature sensor or the low speed fan, then it won't switch on. If it were mine, I'd be checking fuses, the clutch, electrical connectors like the fan & after that, recognising it's specialist work & ringing round for a few quotes from guys who know what they're doing & who will tell you the cost depends on what they find.

It is one and the same, I spoke to soon
The A/C worked OK on test drive and we hadn’t used it since, now it is not working. I have looked through the service records but cannot find any history on the A/C service or regas. Hope just regas, thanks for posting, I will check the obvious stuff before taking it to specialist.

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Tried a couple of the mobile operators but one said we were out of his area, fair enough, and other didn’t get back to me.
Went to Kwik Fit this morning, one hour later with system tested for leaks and recharged it’s blowing ice cold, all for £60.