marinabrid

think i may have explained it wrong. first start up on morning if i turn air con on then there is a drop in revs as it clicks in but there is no cold air at all, even for a second or two, nothing. then if i turn it off and back on the revs dont drop at all, unless the car has been standing for many many hours. if it has then the revs drop again. but if you leave it for a few mins the thing clicks in queitly but with no rev drop. how would i know if any other part had failed, like this expansion valve or condenser, would there failure cause symtomes i describe ? thanks for all advice

mmmm it clicks in and drops revs 1st time but it still doesnt blow cold on first click in, it clicks in and stays warm. then after it stays warm as well. no leaks detected. hes done test for leaks with the dye and it aint lost no gas or pressure in a week. why do we bother ?

looked on the readout 950g of gas went in. what i notice though , when i turn air con on after engine has run for 10 mins is that when the compressor clicks in there is indeed a drop in rpm, however this is short lived. if i turn it off then back on and off a few times more there is no drop at all in rpm and the click is very quiet, so i think we must assume its kapoot. you agree ?

i got some readings on the printout i got stationary low side 75 stationary high side 75psi running pressure low side 30 psi running pressure high side 85 psi does this make any sense is it in or out of whats needed to cool me, your right though if an engineer cant say if the compressor is knacked he must be knacked himself

thanks ive turned the comp on and off a lot of times and there is no drop at all in rpm so i think the kapoot compressor is favorite particulary as the pipes aint getting cold thanks again

thought of that but all these call outs add up . anyone out there had anything similar ?

thanks for advice,, the compressor is working according to mr cool the aircon man it clicks in, the centre clutch is spinning or if engine not on it can be turned by hand with some resistance, though no cold pipes, the air con man is at a loss. its had a new dryer only this year a full regass etc pulling what bit of hair i have left out now. one thing noticed is that the compressor clicks in rather queitly rather with a loud clack, mr cool put his machine on and he said the compressor is working as it should. odd very odd

hi all another saga of no cool air, after weeks of trying to sort it, i had another mobile chap say compressor is working ok everthing is sound full of gas no leaks new dryer but still i get no cold air the pipes from the compressor are not cold at all but this guy puts his machine on and says its working fine and hes stumped. mention something about an outside air temp switch that may be faulty but he or i cant see one, anyone any idea where this is on the mk1 tdi, or anyone out there with any more ideas on this. thanks again

i have read on here that its been done many times you just have to find a shorter belt find a local friendly car shop man and usually they will let you try a few sizes to get the right one think one from a focus fits not sure which engine though

hi all on the mk1 galaxy tdi can someone tell me the ac pipes, is the side with the valve behind the os front indicator the high side or the low side of the air con thanks

i had same pipe affected 18 months ago the pipes are around

is it connected to temp gauge in any way

thinks i will do nothing as the summers gone ! the compressor was second hand last year and the guy said then it was a noisy one and may not last, but its done a year even my bodged up pipes are still holding the pressure, just annoying ive had it regassed at

so as i respect your judgement seatkid through many items causing worry or annoyance do you think i should swop the compressor as ive a spare one here doing nothing, what i cant fathom is why the engineer didnt feel the pipes and diagnose , he had a window gauge between two gauges and showed me the green gas in there i dont know

does thae fact that none of the pipes are cold mean the compressor is not working right even though its clicking into action ?

when engine off i can turn the compressor inner there is some resistance there it does spin when the engines running why arnt the pipes getting cold ?

regassed by a mobile professional known him many years, one odd thing though although the compressor clicking in and turning none of the pipes are cold up to the bulkhead very odd

thanks my fan is running all seems well except no cool air, no leaks, fully gassed , new dryer, but the compressor only clicks queitlwhen turned on although its engaging the clutch and spinning

hi all 1.9 tdi mk1 on the right hand side of the cylinder head where the water pipe for the heater comes out there is a sensor screwed in can someone please tell me what this one is thanks

hi my air con chap says the old compressor i have on the mk 1 may have an air gap thats too big he mentioned something about taking some shims out has any one done this if so can you tell me how to do it as the aircon man doesnt seem to want to ! thanks

going mad today forgot also this may help thoses in the know.. all the pipes from the compressor were not cold, the ones up to the bulkhead the fat one was hot and the other warm no condensation or coldness on them is it compressor even though its cliking in albeit very queitly

forgot to mention although everythings gassed up i noticed the compressor noise when it kicks into action isnt as loud and powerful as it used to be. could this be the problem ? is there any other way to test it thanks

hi all can anyone tell me which module you ask about faults with the switches to do with the air con, unless anyone else has similar prob, was fine then just dont get cold had a regass everything seems in good order yet still no cold air thanks

hi all ive got a 6000 cd unit to install in the 97 galaxy i have iso on the car wiring loom but nothing on the cd unit i though about using push on connectors but i need to know which pins on the radio go to which pins in the car no one seems to make a lead to connect the two together thanks alll

hi all had a problem a while ago with the gal temp gauge reading high after the turbo oil pipe split, anyway month later still running fine, i got a cheapo vagcom lead off ebay for