[seanonf]

Hi all,
I've had my mk5 R32 for about 6mths and noticed that it takes aprox 5-10mins for the air con to kick out cold air. Now i've done some digging on here and on vwvortex and can only come to the conclusion my HP/LP switch is knackered. Has anyone had a similar issue and resolved it? I don't think its the compressor because it does kick in and blows ice cold air but takes 5-10 to do it. The "technicians" at VW over here in dubai say its normal and there's nothing to fix but I'm unsold on that.

Thanks in advance

sean

 

[themainlegend]

Hey buddy,

You need to warm the car up before the aircon will put out cold air. It isn't on tap and needs to run through the condenser, drier etc before coming through your vents.

It's completely normal.

 

[cokecan]

I had an A/C problem with same symptoms on my old B6 Passat. Would take about 10-15 minutes before it would start to get cold where as prior to the problem it would generally take only a few minutes tops. Eventually it got worse, took longer and then never got cold.

After a re-gas, pressure test and some more fault finding we discovered that the compressor was knackered. After replacing that it was back to normal and did start feeling cold after a few minutes of being on.

 

[seanonf]

Thanks for the replies guys, the local VW dealer when i went in and spoke to him, he changed his mind and said the compressor was on its way out. I'll wait until it's unbearable.

thanks