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The A/C in my 1996 XM 2.1 TD has been getting weaker and weaker over the last year. I took it into a local place, they regassed it with R134A and told me that the A/C valves had a small leak. So they replaced the valves. As I understand it these are the filling valves on the firewall. A/C worked when I collected car.
Two days later (Yesterday) the...

Is there a certain outside temp that will stop the a/c from working?I recently drove to London,outside temp was 3deg,had some sleet on the way but the a/c wouldn`t work,hence misty windows.When the outside temp gauge rose to 4/5 deg,you could feel the a/c pump cut in.
It`s always been like this,& apart from that it all works fine.Just...

Does anyone know of a good place to get my Xant td regassed in the birmingham area ?
Air-con is still pretty cool but i would like to get it checked before the spring/ summer rush

Anyone know if its possible to convert my N reg. zx avantage to aircon, ' cause I'm tired of driving to France every summer and sticking to the seats with warm air blowin in my face!

1997 406 TD with climate control.
Question is that when the CC is in AUTO, should the fan speed vary automatically as the heating/cooling demand is varied?
I know that my previous car (Audi A4) did automatically vary the fan speed.
Could it be a fault with my unit ?
Thanks
Stuart

I got called out on a breakdown today and whilst there came across a former work colleague in the air/con business.
Asked a few questions on various subjects and was told the latest trick with converting the old systems (R-12, Freon 12) is to use a gas called (forgot its name he used...possibly overcoat (?)) or R135.
It seems that this gas will go...

can anyone give me some pointers please?
I have a renault laguna 1995 model with an iffy climate control system.
It stopped working some time ago and I was told by a dealer that the fan unit has a resistor that fails and shuts everything off, a common problem he says.
I fitted a new fan, everything went ok for some months then stopped working...

Ok so having spent more hours on the phone and net I finally had to give in and pay citroen their ransom demand to get my air con going again.
The pipe from the compressor to condensor was just a smidge short of ?200!!! even the guys in the spares dept were very apologetic.
So now it is all reconnected I thought before I put the new dryer bottle...

A few weeks ago we had a hot day & I turned the climate control on and all was working well. (Xantia 1994/5 VSX)
Stopped to get petrol whereupon, some old bod who looked old enough to be Methusalahs grandad is stuffing around at the bowser, possibly trying to remember if he'd already put petrol in or if that was why he'd stopped there.. anyway,...

Hello there fellow citroen owning dudes
i have had citroens since year dot (my first car was the old 652 cc visa) and have finally got a xantia with air con......except as its a citroen it has the usual range of electrical problems.
now i have solved most of them but my air con well here goes...
the fan switches work very very intermitantly (of...

Ok so now the fans are fixed, dodgy contacts, I have a leak from the air con where the pipe from the compressor and the pipe from the dryer bottle are coupled to the condensor. So after all the effort of doing the fans I've still wound up dismantling the front end !!. Good old Citroen, loads of ally pipe held in place by a nice bit of mild steel ,...

Hi, I've looked in the archives but cannot find the info I require, which is, does the aircon temperature sensor have a fan to circulate the air over it and how do I get to the fan/sensor in order to check/replace as necessary?

Yes, I need a new aircon belt for my 405 Mi16 (1990) and Pug no longer make the belt which is 1010mms in length.
Any bright ideas anyone?

Having read all the relevant posts, anyone got any thoughts on the following problem
Xantia 1.9td VSX 1997, Air con works fine when engine cold, engine hot ,no chance, or very intermittent.
As you look at the front of the car no matter how hot the engine gets the RH fan never runs, the LH fan cuts in at full speed when the temp gets to about 90...

I have a P reg xantia turbo diesel with air con, my blower fan is running very slow and does change speed, any ideas?

I recently had some corroded pipes replaced on my air conditioning system. The system was then regassed and it worked fine for about a day then failed again. On removing the radiator is was clearly apparent that the fluid was leaking from the large condenser that sits infront of the rad. I have managed to get hold of a condenser for £95 but I...

Hello chaps,
My 1.9 turboD Xantia has had a noisy aircon pulley for years. It really whines when the clutch is not engaged. Switch the aircon on, the clutch engages and the noise goes away.
I've had enough, so, am thinking of getting a new compressor. This means I need a regas as well. Not a DIY job obviously. Unless I could change the bearing in...

Anyone know where it lives on a Xsara? I believe under the glovebox? There seems to be a piece of carpet, two trim clips and 2 torx headed fasteners. Is this the right place? I'd like to change it.
I'm also going to get the system recharged when I find a suitable local place. To my mind the aircon is simply not cold enough, but I'll measure the...

Only joking

BX
Standing start - cold engine
Temperature probe in centre vent
Blower on max.
Start engine
Temp. 21 deg.C
A/c switched on
4 minutes later
6 deg.C
Bloody freezing

Success

My a/c works a treat.
Trouble is I can't bring myself to turn it off so I'm after a big warm coat and some nice comfy gloves.
Thermal underwear for Christmas I think
I was warned that I would use more fuel with my a/c on, They were right I now go miles out of my way just to stay in the car nice n cool

Excellent idea for a new forum, esp. as this item is increasingly common and not easy for the DIYer.
Can anyone tell me what length belt (and perhaps even the GSF part no.?) I would need in order to bypass the aircon on a 2.1TD Xantia? This will buy me some time until I can source a replacement compressor.
Thanks,

Thanks to Powerlee for finding this great explaination of the Bitron unit, wiring diagram and fan relays for Xsara, 306 etc.
Click on the Electrical link on the top right of the page, then the 306 Cooling Fans pricipal of operation link.

Due to an increase in Aircon related posts, most of which have been in the Citroen Forum, we've decided to create a new Forum just for Air Con posts. AlanS will be running it We'll copy or move the best Aircon related queries from the other Forums and also hopefully provide the usual handy hints if we can.

I seem to have a problem with my aircon working even if it's switched off and not on auto. If the blower is on face or windscreen I can hear the fans come on . If I turn them off the fans on the rad stop. Also if on cold it gets very cold so it definatley is on.Any ideas?