A/C hissing and blowing hot air.

woody10381

Hard to say as it will depend on your manufacturer. I had to replace the pipe on one of my old cars, it was around £120 for the part and then 1.5 hrs labour to re-fit it and re-gas the system.

I'd probably look online for condenser / compressors (try eurocarparts) to give yourself an idea but these can cost well over £500 unfortunately. Obviously it may be something entirely different but either way I'd be going through your warranty paperwork to check for any specific exclusions.

furryhobnob

As above, my brother in laws compressor has broke on his focus, replacement quotes so far have been £500 plus just for the part I beleive, so labour on top of that too

AMc

If they used gas with UV dye in it it should be simple enough to find the leak - if there is one.
Depending on the age and value of the car and the way the compressor is driven it may not be economic to repair it - when the condenser went on my old Merc the garage suggested fitting the aux belt from a non-air con engine to bypass the drive wheel and effectively forget about the air con.
As I was driving to the south of France I stumped up for the repairs but if I'd been staying in the UK I'd probably have just opened the windows

ssbib

Oy! Let’s hope it’s not a leak or if it is that it is covered by the warranty.

dmpzsn

The condenser has gone on my c4gp but luckily covered by the warranty, so downside is they can't do it till the end of the month as I need a c4 as a curtesy vehicle so I can get my scooter in the boot.

ssbib

Glad to hear it’s on your warranty. Will save you a few bob.

dmpzsn

Yes, your not kidding, that was my first question was it covered or payable. I know the car is a motability and nearly everything is covered but not sure if that would be.