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[tranceporter]

I have been trying to sort out the aircon in my ex-plod mv6, but no luck yet. I am based in swindon, and I gave the car for aircon servicing to Pebley Beach, and they diagnosed a leaking air con pipe. The leaky aircon pipe was the low pressure pipe, and it was leaking near the valve at the top.
So I contacted Mason TTC in swindon, and they sent a mobile van to have a look. The guy filled the aircon with nitrogen, and then put a small screwdriver into the valve, where it was leaking. It gavei 2 short bursts of nitrogen and stopped leaking altogether. The aircon guy said that this might have happened due to some dust being caught under the valve. So he went on the remove the nitrogen and re-gas my system, and gave me a call an hour later, that it was still no go, and that the compressor clutch was not cutting in due to electrical fault. Here is the diagnosis on the repair sheet:

"A.C.CHECK/LEAKING PIPE. carried out H/P leak test with OFN. Found leaking discharge SVC port. Recitfied by resealing valve. Purged vehicle and moved vehicle to suitable power supply. Place on long vac and added UV Dye to system, tested and found comp clutch not cutting in. No power to clutch coil. Supplied temporary feed, with power probe - found comp cutting in. Reqs further investgation."

After all this, me and my colleague went to my car again, and decided to test the car comp with Economy mode. So once I switched on the ECO mode, the comp would stop and the cool air from outside was directly pulled in, and once I switched off the ECO mode, the comp would start working. So I am not sure if the Mason guy's diagnosis is correct.

I called the coolaircon.co.uk guy called Nick (Reading/Slough) and he said that if the eco mode is working, then the comp must be ok, its just that the comp is not getting enough power to let out high pressure gas. So he suggested that I show it to an auto electrician who could fix that.

So after all this story writing, the biggest question is, does anybody know any auto electrician who can help me fix the aircon problem with ripping me off 
Also, any suggestions are welcome. Maybe it is still a problem with comp. Did anyone have similar experiences?
Thanks for your help in advance

[tranceporter]

err... that was "without ripping me off" ..lol

[tunnie]

I have been trying to sort out the aircon in my ex-plod mv6, but no luck yet. I am based in swindon, and I gave the car for aircon servicing to Pebley Beach, and they diagnosed a leaking air con pipe. The leaky aircon pipe was the low pressure pipe, and it was leaking near the valve at the top.
So I contacted Mason TTC in swindon, and they sent a mobile van to have a look. The guy filled the aircon with nitrogen, and then put a small screwdriver into the valve, where it was leaking. It gavei 2 short bursts of nitrogen and stopped leaking altogether. The aircon guy said that this might have happened due to some dust being caught under the valve. So he went on the remove the nitrogen and re-gas my system, and gave me a call an hour later, that it was still no go, and that the compressor clutch was not cutting in due to electrical fault. Here is the diagnosis on the repair sheet:

"A.C.CHECK/LEAKING PIPE. carried out H/P leak test with OFN. Found leaking discharge SVC port. Recitfied by resealing valve. Purged vehicle and moved vehicle to suitable power supply. Place on long vac and added UV Dye to system, tested and found comp clutch not cutting in. No power to clutch coil. Supplied temporary feed, with power probe - found comp cutting in. Reqs further investgation."

After all this, me and my colleague went to my car again, and decided to test the car comp with Economy mode. So once I switched on the ECO mode, the comp would stop and the cool air from outside was directly pulled in, and once I switched off the ECO mode, the comp would start working. So I am not sure if the Mason guy's diagnosis is correct.

I called the coolaircon.co.uk guy called Nick (Reading/Slough) and he said that if the eco mode is working, then the comp must be ok, its just that the comp is not getting enough power to let out high pressure gas. So he suggested that I show it to an auto electrician who could fix that.

So after all this story writing, the biggest question is, does anybody know any auto electrician who can help me fix the aircon problem with ripping me off 
Also, any suggestions are welcome. Maybe it is still a problem with comp. Did anyone have similar experiences?
Thanks for your help in advance

The compressor won't run below a certain temp, which i think is 8/9 degrees or something maybe more  :-/ - I can't remember the exact temp.

But with this cold snap latley its possible its too cold out for the compressor to run.

[I_want_an_Omega]

I think its less than that, 3 or 4 degrees IIRC

[tranceporter]

thanks for your replies guys! Yes, the temp is 4 deg. But it was 20 deg that day, lol, so I do not think that was the issue. The problem is that diagnosis of aircon is a pain, and most of the money goes into that, not to mention the parts later! One of the garages said that it might be the pressure switch, but I am giving it to one of the local guys, so lets see what they come up with Will keep you updated!

[sneakypenguin]

I think the easiest and certainly cheapest way to check is to turn off eco mode (light out) and see if the engine revs increase slightly, this means the clutch is kicking in, if not then could be a leccy problem as you say. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong