Cephas 3rd Gear March 27, 2013 Share March 27, 2013 Last few days the weather was a killer! and the aircon is always temperamental to break down on these hot days..... Was reading the forum for aircon workshop - MarkCool, Tomika came up as most popular. Some suggestions were Kim. Went over to Ubi early morning 8.45am. Saw Tomika already opened and Kim was yet to open. There were already cars inside Tomika so decided to wait for Kim. After discussion with Kim and his visual inspection, the possibility of breakdown is cooling coil leak. Quoted the job cost, nego a bit, go ahead to do it. Good thing is if the coil is OK, then i just need to pay for aircon service fee (include coil checking). Humble boss, give Kim a try. Just make sure you are early because the job will take 3-4hrs (for cooling coil or more for compressor). The assistant is OK quite open to share knowledge with me. The above quote applied to bread & butter Jap 1.3L car. I understand from boss that Conti car will need more workmanship, thus higher job fee. ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4vtec 3rd Gear March 27, 2013 Share March 27, 2013 my aircon also wacko these few days, gas is full, but takes very lonf time to cool down ( 10 mins) can feel the coolness only if you switch the fan speed to a low level... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnylim 5th Gear March 27, 2013 Share March 27, 2013 So what is yr damage? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pentium77 Clutched March 27, 2013 Share March 27, 2013 my aircon also wacko these few days, gas is full, but takes very lonf time to cool down ( 10 mins) can feel the coolness only if you switch the fan speed to a low level... maybe u can check on the cabin filter as sometime it will block the wind from coming out,hence need longer time to cool your ride. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cephas 3rd Gear March 28, 2013 Author Share March 28, 2013 (edited) maybe u can check on the cabin filter as sometime it will block the wind from coming out,hence need longer time to cool your ride. I have removed the filter lor...tested, tried, still hot air blowing.... I got similar issue last year, change filter, it was settled. Now take out the whole filter, go direct blow, also hot, no choice, got to repair... Edited March 28, 2013 by Cephas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cephas 3rd Gear March 28, 2013 Author Share March 28, 2013 So what is yr damage? PM sent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitx Neutral Newbie March 29, 2013 Share March 29, 2013 Can anyone advise if changing of air con compressor oil required? Driving for 3.5years now. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Clutched March 30, 2013 Share March 30, 2013 PM sent. Might sharing with me the damage as well?? I have a similar problem where there's a gas leak in the coil. Thanks. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fcw75 Hypersonic March 30, 2013 Share March 30, 2013 Can anyone advise if changing of air con compressor oil required? Driving for 3.5years now. Don't fix it if it ain't broken. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cephas 3rd Gear April 1, 2013 Author Share April 1, 2013 Might sharing with me the damage as well?? I have a similar problem where there's a gas leak in the coil. Thanks. PM sent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cephas 3rd Gear April 1, 2013 Author Share April 1, 2013 Don't fix it if it ain't broken. Fully agreed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beonhah 1st Gear April 1, 2013 Share April 1, 2013 Can anyone advise if changing of air con compressor oil required? Driving for 3.5years now. yes,air con compressor oil need to change,it can extand your air con clucth and compressor life band.i will change around 40-50k km 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG_Myvi 1st Gear April 1, 2013 Share April 1, 2013 From what I know is 60000 km . Quite subjective....some said necessary and some said no. Still down to consumer. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Clutched April 1, 2013 Share April 1, 2013 my ride at around 180K, luckily did not need to change anything till now, Recently gas leak, need to change cooling coil already Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Supercharged April 1, 2013 Share April 1, 2013 Don't fix it if it ain't broken. i dont quite agree to this. i believe in changing the air con compressor oil periodically. i change every 40k KM or so. It doesn't cost alot anyway. I just did it on last Sat. Costs me $68. the ws will clean up the inside blower too. many drivers don't change air con compressor oil and the compressor will not last long eventually. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fcw75 Hypersonic April 1, 2013 Share April 1, 2013 i dont quite agree to this. i believe in changing the air con compressor oil periodically. i change every 40k KM or so. It doesn't cost alot anyway. I just did it on last Sat. Costs me $68. the ws will clean up the inside blower too. many drivers don't change air con compressor oil and the compressor will not last long eventually. Different view I guess. My VW is now 5 and 8 mths with mileage 80K. Never done servicing before, the aircon still strong and cold. Only change the aircon filter every 20K. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samsontok Neutral Newbie April 1, 2013 Share April 1, 2013 To be honest, I did nothing to my Hyundai Matrix's air con for the past 9 years except cabin filter changed. It went strong till I scraped the car recently but I still think is good to do a oil change for the compressor. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mkl22 Twincharged April 1, 2013 Share April 1, 2013 (edited) I used to subscribe that changing compressor oil is good. But then the fridge and home Aircon also never heard of anyone changing oils before. What's so special about car Aircon? So never bother now. I think it's just a way to get more money by workshops. Edited April 1, 2013 by Mkl22 ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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