JimLondon Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Hi all Are there in auto air con engineers on site? I'm having a few problems with my Isuzu trooper air con system and would like to pick your brains Thanks for reading Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 I'm a car mechanic that does the odd aircon re gas but I've not been on the coarse ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLondon Posted July 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 PM sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 From the guy who did a cracking job in mine (99% of the time it's the Condenser not the compressor) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budice Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Whats up with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLondon Posted July 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 The compressor was missing when I bought it so it's had to open ended hoses for god knows how long. It's a isuzu trooper btw anyway I've got a replacement compressor but I don't want to start laying out money if the system is kaput coz of the open circuit issue. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budice Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Going to have to replace the receiver/drier unit as well in that case mate, they absorb water from the air so really open hoses should have been sealed off to avoid this. Might be worth fitting the compressor and getting the system pressure tested for leaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuC Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 As above, get it back together and get it tested with nitrogen (it's illegal to knowingly release refrigerant gas into the atmosphere). Any repairer / fast fit should test before carrying out a re-gas so you could get away with an FOC check Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 As above, get it back together and get it tested with nitrogen (it's illegal to knowingly release refrigerant gas into the atmosphere). Any repairer / fast fit should test before carrying out a re-gas so you could get away with an FOC check MIne was gassed twice and "passed " the auto pressure test, the condenser was knackered! and had a big hole in it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil82 Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 MIne was gassed twice and "passed " the auto pressure test, the condenser was knackered! and had a big hole in it!more likely it just had the vacuum test. total waste of time, when you go for your system to be checked over ask if they have, and use nitrogen to check for leaks, if they don`t have it, walk away, the a/c works under pressure not vacuum so for the life of me I can`t understand why anyone relies on the built in tests on the filling machines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 These lads know more about it than I do, so what he said ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLondon Posted July 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Thanks for the input chaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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