2010 XKR Air Con - regass? (RESOLVED)
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2010 XKR Air Con - regass? (RESOLVED)
Hi All,
Anything I should know about the air con in a 2010 XKR?
The weather is warming up in the UK and I took the car on a long jaunt today with the roof down. I noticed the air didn't seem too cold so when I got home I set the temp down to low, but the air being pumped out was certainly no cooler than ambient. I've got my air con guy coming round on Tuesday eve to do a pressure check/re-gas - but is there anything else it's likely to be, any known issues?
Cheers.
Anything I should know about the air con in a 2010 XKR?
The weather is warming up in the UK and I took the car on a long jaunt today with the roof down. I noticed the air didn't seem too cold so when I got home I set the temp down to low, but the air being pumped out was certainly no cooler than ambient. I've got my air con guy coming round on Tuesday eve to do a pressure check/re-gas - but is there anything else it's likely to be, any known issues?
Cheers.
Last edited by GGG; 05-05-2017 at 05:21 AM. Reason: Add RESOLVED to thread title
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Stuart S (06-06-2021)
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Parts dot com. Doesn't seem TOO unreasonable. Certainly not a 1988 toyota, but that's a GOOD thing...
https://parts.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=store.sectionSearch&storeid=2 &vehicleid=293090§ion=HVAC&group=AIR%20CONDITIONER &subgroup=COMPRESSOR&Title=Jaguar
https://parts.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=store.sectionSearch&storeid=2 &vehicleid=293090§ion=HVAC&group=AIR%20CONDITIONER &subgroup=COMPRESSOR&Title=Jaguar
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There is not really a lot of information to go by from your description except that air con would work best with the roof up
Put some gauges on it as you might have a leak, if gas is low, recharge and ad a leak detector dye so that you can find out where it's leaking from. If the level is too low, the pressure switch will prevent the compressor from engaging.
Put some gauges on it as you might have a leak, if gas is low, recharge and ad a leak detector dye so that you can find out where it's leaking from. If the level is too low, the pressure switch will prevent the compressor from engaging.
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My air con guy has just left - it's the condensor leaking upfront.
No pressure whatsoever when he connected up, not good. He put a bit of gas in and found the condensor leaking at the left hand side as you look at the car from the front. You could see a damp spot where it's leaked out.
We started it up and ran the car with the gas in, everything worked fine, ice cold, and I mean really ice cold air within a few seconds so the compressor seems to be fine. Fingers crossed.
He's gonna get back to me with a price to replace tomorrow.
Unfortunately, with everything stripped off the top of the engine, it was really , really evident that there's a seriously unpleasant knocking noise coming off the supercharger at idle, very reminiscent of the noise my old 4.0 made before I swapped out the S/C on that.
Having done a quick google it seems there is a technical bulletin saying to replace the s/c isolator, about 4.3 hours and about £400 for the part based on my googling the part number.
Anyone else had this done and did it work?
No pressure whatsoever when he connected up, not good. He put a bit of gas in and found the condensor leaking at the left hand side as you look at the car from the front. You could see a damp spot where it's leaked out.
We started it up and ran the car with the gas in, everything worked fine, ice cold, and I mean really ice cold air within a few seconds so the compressor seems to be fine. Fingers crossed.
He's gonna get back to me with a price to replace tomorrow.
Unfortunately, with everything stripped off the top of the engine, it was really , really evident that there's a seriously unpleasant knocking noise coming off the supercharger at idle, very reminiscent of the noise my old 4.0 made before I swapped out the S/C on that.
Having done a quick google it seems there is a technical bulletin saying to replace the s/c isolator, about 4.3 hours and about £400 for the part based on my googling the part number.
Anyone else had this done and did it work?
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Hi All,
Just to close this one out.
The condensor was replaced yesterday with an OEM spec replacement which cost £225, cheaper are available on ebay, but this was a good quality brand.
My air con man sent me photos during the job showing the old radiator where the left hand side had been soaked with leaking gas residue. Worth noting that the bottom of the condensor was full of impacted crap in the fins, and he said the other two radiators that sandwhich it were similarly clogged, he brushed them all through to remove the crud.
Not any easy job to do with everything in place, but worth bearing in mind if you've got the nose of for any other reason.
Anyways, all sorted now, cold, dry air available. Would be nice to have some warm days back over here to give it a good test.
I've added the picture of the condensor, note the crud is all along the bottom of the radiator where you can't see it when it's in the car.
Condensor condition - 2010, 84K miles
Just to close this one out.
The condensor was replaced yesterday with an OEM spec replacement which cost £225, cheaper are available on ebay, but this was a good quality brand.
My air con man sent me photos during the job showing the old radiator where the left hand side had been soaked with leaking gas residue. Worth noting that the bottom of the condensor was full of impacted crap in the fins, and he said the other two radiators that sandwhich it were similarly clogged, he brushed them all through to remove the crud.
Not any easy job to do with everything in place, but worth bearing in mind if you've got the nose of for any other reason.
Anyways, all sorted now, cold, dry air available. Would be nice to have some warm days back over here to give it a good test.
I've added the picture of the condensor, note the crud is all along the bottom of the radiator where you can't see it when it's in the car.
Condensor condition - 2010, 84K miles
Last edited by Piersman; 05-05-2017 at 05:25 AM. Reason: Picture included.
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Sean W (05-05-2017)
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If you don't know what you're doing, you can damage the compressor and ... you'll wish you had paid a pro. Adding refrigerant won't cure the cause of the leak.
P.S. See the Workshop Manual in the Stickies at the top of this Forum for details of how to properly recharge your AC.
P.S. See the Workshop Manual in the Stickies at the top of this Forum for details of how to properly recharge your AC.
Last edited by Stuart S; 06-06-2021 at 08:19 PM. Reason: Added P.S.
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