veilsideTT Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 My car has sat from September last year to about 3 weeks ago now when I finally got my engine back in. I’ve used the air con a few time since the rebuild and it was working fine! On Friday I had a Clifford 500 installed. Got in her today and whacked the air con on for the first time since having the alarm fitted and it just didn’t get cool in the car. The engine idles up when I put the A/C button on and I can hear the A/C unit click in. So I checked the diagnostics code and the Windscreen Defogger light flashed. This refers to a Solar Sensor Fault. Checked the sight glass at the bumper and there were a few bubbles in there. Not loads though! Also when sitting in the car if i switch the A/C on I can hear like a gas flowing sort of noise from around the dash area. I’m pretty positive this sound was never present before and is a new one. Do you think the Alarm fitting and the A/C problem is related or do i need re gassing? Or possible a leak somewhere? I don’t think I can manage summer without my 'con' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilsideTT Posted April 26, 2004 Author Share Posted April 26, 2004 No replys then Oh Well Well just an update, ive had the system re-gassed today and they have put the Leakage Dye in the system too. Got to run it around for a few days and then check the pipes for the dye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 The solar sensor is that little dome on the drivers side, dash top. Do you know where they mounted the alarm/what area they were working in? - Maybe they've inadvertantly unplugged it. Do all the other heater controls/positioning work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilsideTT Posted April 27, 2004 Author Share Posted April 27, 2004 I can only imagine the system gave me a fault code for the solar sensor due to the fact there was no direct sunlight on it at the time (according to the W/S manual this can happen) After having the system re gassed the air con is working fine. For how long though i dont know! i feel i have a leak to be honest as when they drained the system there was only 40g in there!!! they were working in that area when installing the alarm but i think i need to wait and see what happens over the next few days as i can check for leaks now with an ultraviolet light apparently! I may have cracked a pipe when installing my 3row as you have to move a couple of pipes around for the cooler to fit and for the piping going up to the throttle. By the way matt, Sorry i had to get the system done closer to home mate as from a "cost" point of view it was better for me. Cheers Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 That's alright mate, you're not exactly local! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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