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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: duggs on 09 February 2008, 22:25:20

Title: Did I read ?
Post by: duggs on 09 February 2008, 22:25:20

Sorry guys..I've searched but didn't find something I read somewhere.

Did I read that Air Con WON'T kick in if the outside temperature isn't to a certain level.

I regassed the system in the summer and she worked fine but today, it wasn't getting cold, well no more so than the normal cold setting.

Could this be the case or is my Air Con buggered again. ?

Title: Re: Did I read ?
Post by: TheBoy on 09 February 2008, 22:39:57

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Sorry guys..I've searched but didn't find something I read somewhere.

Did I read that Air Con WON'T kick in if the outside temperature isn't to a certain level.

I regassed the system in the summer and she worked fine but today, it wasn't getting cold, well no more so than the normal cold setting.

Could this be the case or is my Air Con buggered again. ?

doesn't work below certain temp (4C ??)

Title: Re: Did I read ?
Post by: PaulyQ on 10 February 2008, 00:06:56

and if the external temp sensor is goosed? (or something isn't working right))

Does aircon work then??

Title: Re: Did I read ?
Post by: duggs on 10 February 2008, 00:11:49

Ermmmm Not sure.  Today it was 11 degrees and it didn't appear very cold to be honest..I just switched it on for a while as they say you should. To be honest the engine didn't "hop" either as I switched it on...

Title: Re: Did I read ?
Post by: Mike Collins on 10 February 2008, 08:59:45

Watch the front of the compressor pulley as air conditioning is switched on, you see the clutch engage and the front section rotate.

If it doesn't, some signal must be disabling it, low temperature possibly, or low refrigerant pressure.

I would think the air temperature in the afternoon is high enough, what does your outside air temp display?

My 2.6 did a similar thing back in october, when the underbonnet temperature became reasonably high, the gas pressure must have increased just enough to enable the compressor sometimes. The upper pipe did not get very cold though.

Gas pressure/content had become very low.

I found a refrigerant pressure gauge, looks like the extending type of tyre gauge.

Title: Re: Did I read ?
Post by: duggs on 10 February 2008, 10:02:52

Thank you Mk...I'll have a little "play" with her later....

Title: Re: Did I read ?
Post by: Markjay on 10 February 2008, 17:12:45

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Sorry guys..I've searched but didn't find something I read somewhere.

Did I read that Air Con WON'T kick in if the outside temperature isn't to a certain level.

I regassed the system in the summer and she worked fine but today, it wasn't getting cold, well no more so than the normal cold setting.

Could this be the case or is my Air Con buggered again. ?

You probably saw it in the Owners Manual...:

(http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/4804/airconzs9.jpg)