Astra Air Con Mystery

( snipped-for-privacy@my-generation.org.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

After front end shunts?

Sounds more like a damaged pipe somewhere. Could be damaged wiring, though.

mine is the same = minor front end shunt (this happened beforei got the car) = behind the front bumper but infront of the headlight on the left, looking from the front of the car, there is a switch just below the filler for the aircon, the switch on mine was damaged and finally went, and let all the gas out. i have had it refilled for £50, but now the aircon cooler fan has packed up on the rad, so i can no longer use my aircon again :(

You have a leak. There is no way anything electrical will release the gas to atmosphere. Anyone vaguely familiar with a/c will tell you that!!

Anyone that cant find a major leak needs shooting also!!

Check the low and high pressure switches themselves, AND the union to which they screw in where it is bonded to the main pipework. The LP switch is behind the bumper and is most likely to have been knocked and damaged during the shunt.

Thanks for the replies. After a month it appears to be fixed. Five hours ago the main dealer told me they were working on it. In that time they have phoned Vauxhall central technical support, fixed it, and got it back to the appointed repairers.

Needless to say they won't say what was wrong, but judging by the time taken it doesn't sound like much.

I also wonder why they took two weeks to call Vauxhall, unless they get charged a lot for it!

Gary

if they dont tell you what was wrong then you do not know what they are charging you for, i would ask for a invoice detailing what parts were needed.