Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:02 pm Post subject: AIRCON Q..???
just a quick q ....members, have just had my A/C meticulously gone over by a bloke i know in the trade
very good at his job.......
he asked if a 147 has an internal filter for ouput into the car..?? which if so , can be removed and cleaned.?
THIS.....after checking around , i cannot answer / hence the question for those that know more than me .
he did say on fan speed 2 (4 total ) at 18 degrees (lowest setting ) the unit is starting to ICE UP..!!
on speed 3 or 4 no problems.? thanks in advance for any advice given..........cheers nick..
It would actually be at the condenser which the freezing would occur. This would be blocked by your FMIC so inadequate airflow may cause the issue.
However I would say that there has been a different refrigerant used than what is recommend for the system. Might pay to have the pressures checked and reduce the quantity of refrigerant in the system to increase the temps - This will however reduce the cooling capacity of the system but it won't be any good any way if its frozen up..
some DO have an internal filter, mine does, but the actual filter itself is missing, someone stole it...if you look under the passenger dash the big white box thingy...some have a removable cover, some dont, if u take the cover off, theres supposed to be a filter in there..
my soarer has one, but the cover doesnt fit on the risto, which is disappointing because mine is missing the cover, so most of the air goes out there instead of the air vents! _________________
i do have the big white plastic unit there ,with like spring clips around the outside edge of it..!
but thought this was all part of the fan drive area.?
pics of what to look for , for other members that MAY have this proplem..?
THIS is all the shit that dropped out once i removed the bottom cover..!!
the bottom cover in question ,that needs to be removed..!!!
the filter that (on mine ) is totally full of shit..!!! says blow out with air only .
being i have not got a compresser , i am soaking in degreaser then washing it out..!!....nick.
Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 3855 Location: townsville,qld
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:46 pm Post subject:
james05 wrote:
NO RHETTO.. what you see in my pic is all that came out..? (2 blocks clipped together )
in your pic , it show a 4 block unit clipped together..? )
have checked ,and in my car there is NO ROOM for a 4 block filter..?
but you are right in regard to where it fits mate..!! exactly the same there..!
noticed your info rhett......... is from a "96" (S2 )147 . they may be differant for a (S1)..??
yeah mate,that a 1996 aristo series 2,i dont have my car atm its still at the shop waiting on injectors but im gonna check it out when i get it back,was yours very dirty
WELL RHETT...when i "sprayed it" 10 mins later i placed it in a bucket of soapy water and swished it
up and down like a bitch on heat, and the water went black as straight away....
SO YEP..!! i would say it was bloody filthy .
the filter NOW.......... is almost a white colour .
Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 3855 Location: townsville,qld
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:53 pm Post subject:
james05 wrote:
WELL RHETT...when i "sprayed it" 10 mins later i placed it in a bucket of soapy water and swished it
up and down like a bitch on heat, and the water went black as straight away....
SO YEP..!! i would say it was bloody filthy .
the filter NOW.......... is almost a white colour .
thats the go,i might check mine(if i have one)and clean it like you did
WELL RHETT.... at the end of the day fella, it surely cannot hurt it..?
and see, the bloke that waved his magic wand over my S1 and redone my A/C , said the only thing that
could be making my a/c "ice up" could possibly be a dirty in line filter..? he was right .
mate............ turn it on now,and 2 minutes later ,you are looking on the floor for the family jewels
WELL RHETT.... at the end of the day fella, it surely cannot hurt it..?
and see, the bloke that waved his magic wand over my S1 and redone my A/C , said the only thing that
could be making my a/c "ice up" could possibly be a dirty in line filter..? he was right .
mate............ turn it on now,and 2 minutes later ,you are looking on the floor for the family jewels
the one in my soarer was stupid dirty aswell...ended up taking about 30mins of just soakin in a bucket of water, refilling the bucket with clean water then soaking, over and over...
your lucky you see, you have the filter AND the cover, i have neither, so whenever i turn on the heater/AC it just bypasses the vents and comes out the great big gaping hole at the bottom of my heater unit! Maybe ill call on my local wreckers (Jamie ) to see if he has a spare cover at all... _________________
Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 3855 Location: townsville,qld
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:36 am Post subject:
james05 wrote:
WELL RHETT.... at the end of the day fella, it surely cannot hurt it..?
and see, the bloke that waved his magic wand over my S1 and redone my A/C , said the only thing that
could be making my a/c "ice up" could possibly be a dirty in line filter..? he was right .
mate............ turn it on now,and 2 minutes later ,you are looking on the floor for the family jewels
ha ha,mine gets ice cold now,but i did see that when the fan speed is low,the suction line in the engine bay frosts up a little
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