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dr_hoon45

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I imported my 32, and as usual the aircon condensor has been removed and degassed. i think it had the old gas in it.

does anyone know if i can take it anywhere to get it regassed or do i need to find someone who has the old gas?

a place in the western suburbs would be good. thanks for the help :ninja::laugh:

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Yeah in compliance, they will remove the gas due to some heritage law in Australia. They should re-gas it, though?

I know Profix regas air-cons! It doesn't need the 'old' gas, it just needs to be re-gassed with whatever the workshops use.

Costs about $149 from memory.

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Just get it re gassed, depending how far you want to get into it will depend how much u want to spend. Just get it gassed and see if it stays working, because there is no point replacing the receiver drier if you leak gas out a seal or a rubber pipe and need to get that fixed.

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Just get it re gassed, depending how far you want to get into it will depend how much u want to spend. Just get it gassed and see if it stays working, because there is no point replacing the receiver drier if you leak gas out a seal or a rubber pipe and need to get that fixed.

Speaking of air cons, anyone know a place that repairs dodgy air mix door/actuators? Mines short circuited and requires a replacement

-D

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adelaide car care on marion road regas for less then $100 bux

i got mine done there but found out after that the air con motor had shat itself :)

couldnt find that place :D ended up taking it to isaacs auto electricians on brighton road, had to get some valves put in (as it was missing them) and regassed and serviced. works real good now tho! cold as!

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Does any1 know about the sensors linked to the aircon? I've had an auto electrition look at it and they couldn't fix they said possibly sensors behind??? Any ideas????

i know the locations of 3 sensors;

One is inside the centre unit, to the right of the ashtray (where there is a small air grille cutout)... thats the interior air temp sensor

then theres one on the top of the dashboard, its a black plastic shiny square on the passenger side near where the dash meets the window... that one is the sun load sensor/sunlight sensor

then theres another one in the front bumper section which is the external air temp sensor...

think there are a couple other sensors (one for the temp of the compressed gas at least) but I wouldnt have a clue where to look

If these guys are any good at fixing aircon's, I might have to take mine there... my PBR actuator is reporting a short circuit ;\

-D

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i know the locations of 3 sensors;

One is inside the centre unit, to the right of the ashtray (where there is a small air grille cutout)... thats the interior air temp sensor

then theres one on the top of the dashboard, its a black plastic shiny square on the passenger side near where the dash meets the window... that one is the sun load sensor/sunlight sensor

then theres another one in the front bumper section which is the external air temp sensor...

think there are a couple other sensors (one for the temp of the compressed gas at least) but I wouldnt have a clue where to look

If these guys are any good at fixing aircon's, I might have to take mine there... my PBR actuator is reporting a short circuit ;\

-D

But i've had everything looked at the fan works but no cold air comes out??

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But i've had everything looked at the fan works but no cold air comes out??

ok what u need to do is run the diagnostics for the climate control... theres a guide here somehwere

basically you hold down the 'off' button of the CC unit as soon as you turn the ignition on... after 4-5 seconds it'll start up in diagnostic mode

you can then use the up and down arrows to navigate thru the options... you'll need to read the guide to interpret them, its your best bet of figuring out whats going wrong

if your fan works it could either be a compressor not working/no gas in compressor, or a stuck hot/cold mix door.... or a bunch of other stuff .... do a search on the r32 climate control and you'll find the diagnostic thread.... mine reports a shorted PBR actuator (controls the hot/cold mix coming into the car)

-D

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hey mate. if it is on r12, which is the scew type service port fittings then, you need to get it retro fitted to the new gas. the old gas is no longer sold as it not ozone friendly. the reciever drier will need to be replaced as it has been exposed to the atmosphere, and the oil changed to a R134a gas type (like ester oil) it's a massive fine if anyone is caught incorrectly gas vehicles or hasn't got a licience to do so. it costs me $100 a year for my licience so i can regas vehicles. if i was you i'd get it done properly just so the a/c doesn't completely sh*t it's self and cost you a fortune. that's my 2c.

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