air con not cold

[davvyd]

any ideas why.my air con doesn't blow cold air ,did need ir last summer when I got it does it just need regas?58 plate auris

[Anthony Poli]

Hi David,

Do you use the air con regularly?

If not the gas settles and escapes from the seals and that's why people are often told to turn it on for a minutes every couple days.

Mine is due for a regas as its nearly time for its next service.

 

[FROSTYBALLS]

Ideally one should use the air con at least once a week throughout the year in order to keep the seals lubricated. One doesn't have to use it on cold - coupled with the heater it makes for faster demisting, especially in the winter.

[davvyd]

my last car had climate control and was used every trip mostly ,i didnt know  that usage keeps it working till now, will get it gassed up and use it regularly now

thanks lads

 

[davvyd]

how much is a re gas?

[FROSTYBALLS]

The Toyota charge is £40. If you want the system cleansed as well that ups the cost to £80. May be able to get a re-gas done cheaper elsewhere, but check they test for leaks first.

[Anthony Poli]

I was quoted £80 for the full air con service. Knowing my luck the previous owner was too tight. If you would have seen the filter from the last car, I am sure you would have laughed, it looked like the car had turned into a garden vac.

[Cyker]

My first Yaris was like that... first time I changed the cabin filter I nearly shat myself because it looked like it had been colonised by wasps! It was almost completely packed with them!Thankfully they were all dead, but to this day I still wonder how the heck so many of them got in there!

[davvyd]

where does the cabin filter live?

 

[Cyker]

In mine it lives behind the glovebox; You have to open it and squeeze the sides to unlatch it so you can take the whole thing out, then there's a white rectangular plastic thing the filter slots into.
 

[davvyd]

many thankx