Hi all,
In the 20 months or so I have owned the car the AC has never worked. Earlier this year I took it to a place to get it checked and they confirmed that the Compressor is not working and needs replacing. I decided not to proceed at that time.
For the first time in ages we had a day where I needed to clear the windscreen today so I put the dial round to Window but forgot to set the temperature to hot. After a few seconds cold air was coming through. And it was proper icy air, not just ambient cold. It stayed this way for the journey I was doing - around 4 or 5 minutes.
Got back in to drive elsewhere, no cold air. It was just ambient temperature and not cold at all. Another 5 minute or so journey.
I then came back home again - a 10 minute journey - and started playing with the dial. Norm AC, Max AC, vent, windscreen, nothing, just ambient. After a few more moves of the dial, cold air started coming through again on Norm AC. And it was cold!
So, where can I start looking for this one - there's obviously a loose / damaged connection somewhere - maybe behind the dials themselves?
Interestingly, I have a Jaguar X-Type as well which had a similar issue and that was found to be a relay in the fuse box - could I be that lucky again?
Thanks in advance for any pointers.
TMW
In the 20 months or so I have owned the car the AC has never worked. Earlier this year I took it to a place to get it checked and they confirmed that the Compressor is not working and needs replacing. I decided not to proceed at that time.
For the first time in ages we had a day where I needed to clear the windscreen today so I put the dial round to Window but forgot to set the temperature to hot. After a few seconds cold air was coming through. And it was proper icy air, not just ambient cold. It stayed this way for the journey I was doing - around 4 or 5 minutes.
Got back in to drive elsewhere, no cold air. It was just ambient temperature and not cold at all. Another 5 minute or so journey.
I then came back home again - a 10 minute journey - and started playing with the dial. Norm AC, Max AC, vent, windscreen, nothing, just ambient. After a few more moves of the dial, cold air started coming through again on Norm AC. And it was cold!
So, where can I start looking for this one - there's obviously a loose / damaged connection somewhere - maybe behind the dials themselves?
Interestingly, I have a Jaguar X-Type as well which had a similar issue and that was found to be a relay in the fuse box - could I be that lucky again?
Thanks in advance for any pointers.
TMW