V70: General - AC Issue

Turkish68 · Apr 23rd, 2019, 21:30

Good evening,
I've been a member of the owners forums for a long time. Saying that, I haven't logged in for a long time. I could really use some assistance if possible?
The day before last my AC started blowing warm air. Initially I thought it would probably need its refrigerant topped-up as I can't remember the last time it was done. To my surprise, when a vacuum test was done on the system the results showed there were no leaks with the refrigerant level at 801g out of 820g apparently?
I appreciate you can't really tell much by looking at it but the condenser appears to be in reasonable condition (with the odd fly trapped in the fins) so i thought I'd check the fuse for the compressor. While it hadn't blown, the blades were fairly dirty so I replaced it (position 32, 15a in the engine bay fuse box, next to the water bottle filler)
You can hear the compressor clicking when you turn the AC on and when I set the temp to 'LO' I get the occasional blast of cool air, but it doesn't last for long.
Can anyone confirm if it sounds although the compressor is goosed? or are there further checks I can do to diagnose the fault myself before having to fork out between £400 and £600 for a new compressor?
Thanks in advance.

Apr 23rd, 2019, 21:30	#1
Turkish68 New Member Last Online: Jun 30th, 2019 08:44 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Workington	AC Issue Good evening, I've been a member of the owners forums for a long time. Saying that, I haven't logged in for a long time. I could really use some assistance if possible? The day before last my AC started blowing warm air. Initially I thought it would probably need its refrigerant topped-up as I can't remember the last time it was done. To my surprise, when a vacuum test was done on the system the results showed there were no leaks with the refrigerant level at 801g out of 820g apparently? I appreciate you can't really tell much by looking at it but the condenser appears to be in reasonable condition (with the odd fly trapped in the fins) so i thought I'd check the fuse for the compressor. While it hadn't blown, the blades were fairly dirty so I replaced it (position 32, 15a in the engine bay fuse box, next to the water bottle filler) You can hear the compressor clicking when you turn the AC on and when I set the temp to 'LO' I get the occasional blast of cool air, but it doesn't last for long. Can anyone confirm if it sounds although the compressor is goosed? or are there further checks I can do to diagnose the fault myself before having to fork out between £400 and £600 for a new compressor? Thanks in advance.

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