I know its not the time of year to worry about this, but there's no point waiting until late Spring when I need it.
My Laguna's air-con isn't functioning ( Car purchased mid December-03 ). I'm by no means an expert on air-con. I only know it starts off with a clutch activated compressor, plus they loose gas if not frequently used ( £60 for a re-gas ).
Anyway, whilst I've been pondering why my aux belt is flapping around loose even on max adjustment ( thats another story ), I saw my air con pulley spinning without being engaged. So I switched on the a/c and cranked the dial to cold plus the fan on full blast.
....in typical Renault fashion....didly squat happened.
Like I said, I'm no whiz on air-con. I can't physically see any electrical conns on the compressor, although I can see a multiplug at the top on the condensor thingy-ma-kig. I assume that the dashboard switch triggers a relay which in turn triggers a demand. But how this actually happens I don't know.
Can any Renault or air-con boffins please explain what I should be checking & where, so I can isolate the problem. i.e. what would cause the clutch not to engage ?
Thx
PS the other story: I can't adjust the aux belt tensioner enough.
Can anyone checkout these renault diagrams and advise:-
- Could the ribbed rubber sleeve on the tensioner arm be hiding an adjusting rod of somekind ?
- The alternator itself seems to be rigidly connected to the bracket. Is that a false assumption ?