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madasmad



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United Kingdom 2019 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Baltic Blue
Air con on strike

I got in my car this morning and noticed what a lovely warm April day it was. I turned my air conditioning down but found it wasn’t blowing out cold air even when put on low. It worked perfectly yesterday. Does anyone have any idea what it could be and how to fix it please? 2019 Autobiography SDV8 Byron blue/black - current
2016 Vogue SE SDV8 Santorini Black/Ivory - sold
2009 RR Sport TDV8 HSE - sold

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Matt Buckland



Member Since: 27 Nov 2018
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United Kingdom 2017 Range Rover Autobiography TDV6 Santorini Black

Hi,
The most likely component failure is the condensor, but you can try a local Indy, or even national chains like Halfrauds or Kwik-Fit, etc for a re-gas and they should check as part of the process if their equipment is able to draw a vacuum. If it does, you’re in luck and a simple re-gas (£80ish) will suffice. If you have a very small leak in the sydtem, not detected by the vacuum draw, you will know in a few months if air-con stops working again….in which case I’d suggest a local air-con specialist, who will check valves as well as other components in the system.
There will be a label somewhere near the slam panel under your bonnet that denotes the type of refrigerant you have, worth noting, as not all garages stock the newer environmentally “friendly” gas.
Good luck and I hope you get sorted. Others on here FAR more knowledgeable may suggest other likely sources of failure to check. L405 2017 TDV6 AB
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1976 Lightweight
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madasmad



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United Kingdom 2019 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Baltic Blue

Hi Matt, many thanks for your response. I have to agree that due to the speed with which it stopped working it’s likely a component failure rather than a small gas leak. I will update once I have taken it in and had it checked. 2019 Autobiography SDV8 Byron blue/black - current
2016 Vogue SE SDV8 Santorini Black/Ivory - sold
2009 RR Sport TDV8 HSE - sold

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madasmad



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United Kingdom 2019 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Baltic Blue

Just an update - it seemed that the system needed a regas. They tested the vacuum and found no issues. All done and very cold again! Thumbs Up 2019 Autobiography SDV8 Byron blue/black - current
2016 Vogue SE SDV8 Santorini Black/Ivory - sold
2009 RR Sport TDV8 HSE - sold

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Matt Buckland



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United Kingdom 2017 Range Rover Autobiography TDV6 Santorini Black

Oh excellent. Glad it was sorted and just in time for the summer weather to arrive…anytime soon! L405 2017 TDV6 AB
Previous toys:
4.4 TDV8 Westminster. Santorini Black
1976 Lightweight
4.0l P38
2 Disco 3s
Jaguar XJ6 (X350)
Jaguar XJ8 (X308)
Jaguar XK
Jaguar XK8. Confirmed JLR nut.

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