Air-Con Playing Up

[SKY350]

hey guys, been holding off on this for a while

but my air con keeps turning itself on and off. I

dont know how to control it. any ideas?

[SKY350]

its v35 sorry

[vee35]

does it still turn off if you put the climate control down to the lowest (ie 18)?

[sonicii]

Yeah, need more info.. does the display show it is turning off/on, does the interior fan turn off/on, or just the AC compressor?

If it is just the compressor, it could be low on gas, or have a blocked/clogged up condensor which can trigger the high pressure switch.

[SKY350]

i havent really played around alot with it. i usually have it on 21. i turn it off and about a minute later it turns itself back on again and still with the same settings. the fan comes on.

[sonicii]

So it is mysteriously turning itself on? sounds like it might be a faulty control panel.

[Nightcrawler]

Most cases climate control playing up is caused by the intake temperature sensor pipe being inadvertently disconnected. It is a small pipe which runs inside the lower trim panel that drops down under your steering wheel. On the left hand side underneath is a pipe which connects to a little grille on the drop-down panel. If this is disconnected that is probably your issue.

[Tommy Kaira RL]

^^ That is true but it sounds more electronic than that. If the tube was disconnected it would blow hot air most of the time. Does your panel up top just happen to turn on? Does everything work ok once its on.

[SKY350]

i did some work a while back and i know the pipe you guys are talking about. it is connected. yeah as soon as i start the car up a minute later it comes on with the settings i had previously, i turn it off and a minute later bam it comes back on. and yes i can play around with the temp and fan and stuff