A good place to get the air con fixed?

[Sonic]

last summer i went to get the air con re-gassed, and was told that there were some fatal holes, one where they connect their hose to the radiator and another at the back of the engine bay on the drivers side

I survived last summer, however i'm going to the south of France in the s2 this summer and would rather come back alive.

Does anyone have anyone to recommend to get this sorted as id rather not have some local clue-less mechanic scratching his head and poking around in the engine bay.

I am prepared to travel

[Rusty]

I was looking at £500 to fix my aircon so I ditched it in favour of lightweightness

Pipes are all available through VAG Parts.

[Sonic]

Id rather have the aircon!

How heavy is an air con unit anyhow? You people are always talking about removing them for less weight

Where were you looking at getting it done for £500? I guess i could get the pipes and supply them to a mechanic, but id rather someone who'd looked at an s2 air con system before could fix it.

[Rusty]

Replacement pipe was £100
Replacement Drier was £120
Replacement Condensor was £250+
Re-gas was £50

Even then it wasn't gauranteed that the rest of the system was in good shape as it had been inoperative for 3 years...

Didn't weigh much, just joking around About 15-20kg for the bits I removed but I've still got the blower box in there, need to remove that at some point.

[johne]

Replacement Drier was £120


Didn't weigh much, just joking around About 15-20kg for the bits I removed but I've still got the blower box in there, need to remove that at some point.[/QUOTE]

Andy, I'd have thought you'd have wanted to keep the blower box given that you need the fan anyway but you're welcome to my non air-con blower box left over from when I converted to having air-con - or we could do a swap and I'd have a spare!

Drier is under £40 from GSF.

[S2central.net]

@Sonic - all you will need is replacement hose(s) and the drier, plus a regas.

I have all the aircon info if required... A good a/c man will have the data for gas and oil amounts for all vehicles. I'd suggest an a/c equipped specialist in classics and such - or ask around at your local motor factors for recommendations.

The 1st thing to tell the a/c man is the low pressure service port is non-standard and exists on the compressor... All those connectors on the condensor (in fornt of rad) are all high pressure points.

Paul

[UrS4Eben]

[QUOTE=S2central.net;314579The 1st thing to tell the a/c man is the low pressure service port is non-standard and exists on the compressor... All those connectors on the condensor (in fornt of rad) are all high pressure points.

Paul[/QUOTE]
There is one other low pressure port (on my R12 URS4 anyway) its at the evaporator in the plenum chamber when you unscrew the low pressure switch (might not be good for draining without vac though but good for refill). You need a screw-on refill adaptor for an R12 system.
Number 13 on the one below (S2)

Number 24 on the UrS4/6

[Sonic]

@Sonic - all you will need is replacement hose(s) and the drier, plus a regas.

I have all the aircon info if required... A good a/c man will have the data for gas and oil amounts for all vehicles. I'd suggest an a/c equipped specialist in classics and such - or ask around at your local motor factors for recommendations.

The 1st thing to tell the a/c man is the low pressure service port is non-standard and exists on the compressor... All those connectors on the condensor (in fornt of rad) are all high pressure points.

Paul

Cheers Paul,

So if i get the pipes and drier from VAG parts for £220 that should patch up the problem, then just get them fitted and go for a regas?

Cheers

Andy

[S2central.net]

There is one other low pressure port (on my R12 URS4 anyway) its at the evaporator in the plenum chamber when you unscrew the low pressure switch (might not be good for draining without vac though but good for refill). You need a screw-on refill adaptor for an R12 system.
Number 13 on the one below (S2)

Number 24 on the UrS4/6

There is actually an LP port on the S2 evaporator also - well actually its the same low pressure switch you mention. I've only ever seen it in a drawing - never found it in the real world so figured it was just too much of a PITA to get at.


Paul

[s2driveruk]

drier on the bay....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AUDI-S2-AIR-CO...2em118Q2el1247

Drop the drivers side wheel-arch liner and you will see it. Get an oring kit from Halford for £10 and you can then undo the various pipes and change these over too so you have decent connections. Should be plenty of s2's breaking where you can get the various parts from rather than buying everything new IMO. I dont see why you shouldn't be able to do it for much less than £500. Get a UV test done to show u where its leaking from and away you go. Access is a s*d on the S2 for some pipes but on an ABY they will be easier than on the 3B....

Good luck!
David

[s2driveruk]

ahem......and a condensor for an ABY by the looks of it:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AUDI-S2-10-92-...2em118Q2el1247

[Sonic]

Quick update... had some nitrogen flushed around the system today and there was a blatant 1" hole in the pipe that goes around the airbox.

New pipe ordered from VAG Parts - £95 delivered.

Once that's fitted i'll get it tested again and either repeat the process or get it gassed up

[S2central.net]

@Sonic - please advise part number on that hose and that it fits OK.

Any photo to confirm the hose on your ABY is good info too - the old family album is far from accurate in this department.

[Jamo]

Hi Paul there's a thread on the forum by Martyn showing the part number http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44

[Sonic]

Will do Paul...

You mentioned earlier that i'd need a drier. Is this as a result of the host being damaged or just worth doing at the same time? Just trying to work out if i need a new one or not.

Cheers for this David