Air Conditioning Problems

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ChrisOxon

The hot weather arrives and I realise my air con isn't working. My local garage tried to recharge the system and have told me there is a leak on the 'evaporator'. They have quoted me £900 to fix it! £650 plus VAT for the evaporator itself.

My Almera is an 05 SVE. At that price I am considering going back to traditional air conditioning; opening the windows and sun roof! My other Nissan is an 100NX so no problem with air con there! Targa roof off and that is air con and a half!

Anyway I quickly decided to source a used replacement 'evaporator'. I used the 247 parts finding service. Seemed to work very well. I was quoted £36.80 inc. VAT and post. A saving of £710.70!

Then the problems began. What exactly is the evaporator? My local garage told me it is the bit within the dash that provides the actual cooling. The Rotterham based dismantler that 247 found said that was the matrix. My Haynes manual says very little about air con but it does suggest that the matrix is the heating part of the system with the cooling element behind it.

Needless to say my local garage isn't prepared to fit used parts even if they come with a guarantee, understandable I suppose. So it's back to DIY again!

Does anyone here have any experience of repairing air con in Almera?

Chris
 
I think it`s the part within the dash. The bit that cools the air. The part may be cheapish but you`ll need to remove the dash to get to it.......
 
Good luck with fixing your air-con.
I've got my 17 year old pulsar gti booked in to change the gas because it's the illegal r12 gas:confused::eek:
I've got my fingers crossed,otherwise staying with the traditional:lol::lol::lol:
I didn't even have air-con/climate control in the R:O
 
Seems to be reasonably straightforward provided the dismantlers supply the right bit. From what I see in Haynes etc. the heater motor is behind the glove box. A job for next weekend!

Chris
 
Oh come on it's been 3 days, now I see why we have that stereotype of being a nation of moaning sods. Complain when it's hot, complain when it's cold, complain when it rains, country is in shut down under 3" of snow....how the fuck did we rule the world?
 
had mine checked the other day for free - wondered why it took a while to work - the answer = no gas in it lol, gettin it regassed for 40 quid :D
 
Ripping the N16 dashboard out is fairly simple I done one in about 30 mins. but that was on a scrap car I think you will take about 50 mins at most to get the dash out
 
Darren please help me if you can ,I''m after wiring diagrams for an N16 ,my ac compressor and thermal fan just won't turn on like it should,where I live ac
is a necessity.Rodwell.Nt.Au
 
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