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[Varche]

We haven't yet bought a second car so are soldiering on with our Suzuki 4 x4.

Due to unusually high temps we are already into heatwave (35C today) and with no air con it is a pain.

The air con used to work and work well but over successive years it isn;t holding the gas. Last year the recharge lasted two months, this year about 2 weeks. With the air con on you can barely notice the difference. The mechanic said " not worth repairing" . At the time I took that at face value but now think if it is going to cost £500 it would be worth it.

So how much do the team think it would cost to fix it? This is my guess:

New radiator (presumably ours has pin holes in it letting the gas out)
Regas
maybe some new piping or valves
Testing prior to repair
Labour

I am presuming the pump will be OK. car is 15 years old. It is a fairly simple system , no pollen filter for example. Am I missing anything?

[Doctor Gollum]

Half your budget would probably be doable...certainly the case on the Omega if you don't diy

[biggriffin]

We haven't yet bought a second car so are soldiering on with our Suzuki 4 x4.

Due to unusually high temps we are already into heatwave (35C today) and with no air con it is a pain.

The air con used to work and work well but over successive years it isn;t holding the gas. Last year the recharge lasted two months, this year about 2 weeks. With the air con on you can barely notice the difference. The mechanic said " not worth repairing" . At the time I took that at face value but now think if it is going to cost £500 it would be worth it.

So how much do the team think it would cost to fix it? This is my guess:

New radiator (presumably ours has pin holes in it letting the gas out)
Regas
maybe some new piping or valves
Testing prior to repair
Labour

I am presuming the pump will be OK. car is 15 years old. It is a fairly simple system , no pollen filter for example. Am I missing anything?

 

I know, our little fabi was struggling past 3 days, but it survived,...now at aerpourto, waiting to return home.

[biggriffin]

Would start with a new condenser,  Omega ones are around £100, a mk6 fiesta is £50, vectra/saab £120, if that helps.

[Varche]

We haven't yet bought a second car so are soldiering on with our Suzuki 4 x4.

Due to unusually high temps we are already into heatwave (35C today) and with no air con it is a pain.

The air con used to work and work well but over successive years it isn;t holding the gas. Last year the recharge lasted two months, this year about 2 weeks. With the air con on you can barely notice the difference. The mechanic said " not worth repairing" . At the time I took that at face value but now think if it is going to cost £500 it would be worth it.

So how much do the team think it would cost to fix it? This is my guess:

New radiator (presumably ours has pin holes in it letting the gas out)
Regas
maybe some new piping or valves
Testing prior to repair
Labour

I am presuming the pump will be OK. car is 15 years old. It is a fairly simple system , no pollen filter for example. Am I missing anything?

 

I know, our little fabi was struggling past 3 days, but it survived,...now at aerpourto, waiting to return home.

Crikey that holiday went nearly as quickly as ours did.

I'll go and see the garage and ask them for an estimate. Will have to have a hire car for a few days.