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156 TS air conditioning

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#1 ·
hi all,

bit of a numpty when it comes to car stuff so after advice please.
156 1.8TS goes in for service tomorrow. Do they need a/c recharges or is it just a top up of liquid...or is that the same thing.

thanks all,

mark:)
 
#2 ·
Recharge as it's a gas.
 
#3 ·
hi all,

bit of a numpty when it comes to car stuff so after advice please.
156 1.8TS goes in for service tomorrow. Do they need a/c recharges or is it just a top up of liquid...
If it requires topping up regularly (more than every few years) then you have a leak. You should get the air con system pressure tested with a U.V. dye at a proper specialist (not an air con regassing station) to find out where the leak is from.

BTW it is illegal for the air con "professionals" to knowingly release the gas into the atmosphere. They should ask you some questions before filling, and if they suspect a leak must check for such. Any place that does not do this are cowboys IMO.
 
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