T5 Air con issues, anyone in the game?

Kuchster Insano Dub Head

762 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 14 Mar 2016, 1:41 pm

#1024542

Ive got a T5, the air con constantly turns on and off. It is not a gas issue and the compressor is running and up to pressure.

After a weekend of not driving it, it usually takes around 10 minutes for it to start operating.

Even when you start the car it is not working, you give it a rev and it starts operating. Even when coming to a stop and the revs drop, it stops working..

Anyone work on these things?

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1,086 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 14 Mar 2016, 4:57 pm

#1024551

The issue on mine was the gas sensor. A plastic sensor that checks the gas level and pressure. It was faulty and caused the aircon to randomly switch off. Bend over a barrel to take the price. - $120 for a plastic plug and you have to regas the system.

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 14 Mar 2016, 5:04 pm

#1024552

yours was small. mine was the compressor vanes disintegrated and stuffed the condenser. 10g for the replacement pack and was told since it was one month out of warranty i had to wear it.

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Sick68VW Officially Full-On Dubber

303 posts · joined Mar 2003 · 15 Mar 2016, 11:33 am

#1024587

10g for ac replacement??

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 15 Mar 2016, 5:15 pm

#1024602

yep whole system and labour. talk about a raw deal. they ended up coming to the part when i started talking statutory warranties and expectations and brought it down to 2g it was mainly labour. also this was in a golf.

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