The Original i30 Owners Club
THE GARAGE (SERVICE, MAINTENANCE & REPAIR) => DIESEL => Topic started by: Loix22 on August 18, 2015, 10:28:44
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Hi Everyone,
Does anyone know off hand the recommended service interval for the Air Con system on a second generation i30?
I have a 62 plate and the air con is completely empty already
TIA
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As far as servicing goes, pressure levels might be checked periodically if the effectiveness seems poor, if you have no gas in the system then it must have a leak and will require fixing before re-gassing.
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As Craig said there are no service on A/C system. Only requires attention if you notice a drop in performance.
You can "maintain" the system by simply using it for 5min a week every week, this keeps everything lubed and circulating, as recommended by Hyundai.
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Thanks for the replies guys
Air con stopped working a few months ago. Dealer didn't have the equipment to test for a leak (!) so they had to take it to another garage who couldn't find a leak.
They now want to charge me for re-gassing. I don't think 2.5 years is long enough for the system to need a complete re-gas to be honest.
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I don't see how the aircon would be without gas if it didn't have a leak ( unless someone purposely evacuated the system via the charge valve :undecided: )
The system would require being put under vacuum for 20 minutes and checking gauges for evidence of a leak, if the gauge remains still for that period then it's safe to re-gas.
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They did the pressure test and didn't see a problem.
The dealer dropped the price by 50%, but I'm still not happy.
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Still doesn't make sense why it stopped working a couple of months ago, if there is no gas/refrigerant in the system it had to have either leaked or someone has evacuated the refrigerant from the system :confused:
If the system is leak free then I'd just take the car into an auto aircon specialist and have it re-gassed - or whoever is cheapest with the dealer 50% off.
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After some more arguing I got a 75% discount
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A better deal.
Is you car still under warranty? refrigerant isn't classed as a consumable so I would have thought that a 2012 vehicle would be covered by warranty because if the refrigerant is gone then there is a fault somewhere.
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Didn't they put in that UV stuff when they re-gassed the system..? Then you can drive for 2 weeks and then they should be able to find the leak with a UV light...