R60 A/C issues?
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Yes!! I did!! And everyone thought I was crazy...
Check the thread I started in the R60 finding/fixing problems "Not so cool AC" and see my dilemma.
I've since sold my mini but my neighbor bought one and hasn't put 2500 miles on it and the AC feels like it should be from an economy car from the '80s.
Mine would get loud like rushing water and then an arctic burst of COLD then run air that was hot s the outside on me. Got a new AC and it still didn't help.
Good luck with yours. I spent over a month without my mini trying to fix it. But the dealers thought I was crazy til I took it to a dealer up north where my AC was replaced, but on the way home, it started all over again.
Worst AC ever... my Wife didn't mind as she thinks 75 degrees is frigid... But not too much more embarrassing than dining clients and the AC not working. Clients need to be impressed.
Check the thread I started in the R60 finding/fixing problems "Not so cool AC" and see my dilemma.
I've since sold my mini but my neighbor bought one and hasn't put 2500 miles on it and the AC feels like it should be from an economy car from the '80s.
Mine would get loud like rushing water and then an arctic burst of COLD then run air that was hot s the outside on me. Got a new AC and it still didn't help.
Good luck with yours. I spent over a month without my mini trying to fix it. But the dealers thought I was crazy til I took it to a dealer up north where my AC was replaced, but on the way home, it started all over again.
Worst AC ever... my Wife didn't mind as she thinks 75 degrees is frigid... But not too much more embarrassing than dining clients and the AC not working. Clients need to be impressed.
#3
I only have about 1200 miles on mine and my a/c (have the auto climate control version) seems to be working fine (fingers crossed).
I know this does not really help your particular problem but I got my FRONT windshield tinted (some special tint that knocks out 80 or 88% of the heat) along with other windows. You can barely see that the windshield is tinted.
I live in Texas and let me tell you, it was the best $200 I have ever spent. I tested it against my wife's volvo one afternoon. It was about 20 degrees different between the two cars.
I know this does not really help your particular problem but I got my FRONT windshield tinted (some special tint that knocks out 80 or 88% of the heat) along with other windows. You can barely see that the windshield is tinted.
I live in Texas and let me tell you, it was the best $200 I have ever spent. I tested it against my wife's volvo one afternoon. It was about 20 degrees different between the two cars.
#4
on a 108F + 65% humidity day, i see 42F air coming out of the vents with recirc off, even colder with recirc on
scott
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The a/c doesn't work as well as it used to, and was never good to be honest, but has clearly gotten worse.
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If you get a 20-30 degree change - it's working as designed... Yes this means in 110 degree weather with humidity you may only get 80...
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i have a manual ... my dad bought an auto ... my a/c works great ... his not so much, until he started using manual mode and keeping the rpms up
dad's auto in manual mode, keeping the rpms at least 3,000, has 42F air cominjg out of the vents, just like my cms all4 ... if he lets the car shift itself, the rpms are under 2,000 and the a/c just does not work well
scott
R134a is not as good as the old R1x refigerants were ... spinning the compressor faster helps a bunch
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R134a systems are *exceptionally intolerant* to overcharging. I'm talking an extra ounce and the system blows hot air... R134a is not like the older "Fill at will" R12 systems.
The other issue is the added "products" those cans have, the "system sealers" and "boosters" just pretty much turn to gum inside the small pressure differential valve called a thermal expansion valve... We've literally cut them apart and found them to be blocked with gum from the "Sealers"..
Just beware that R134a is not a "more is better" type refrigerant if you go that route.. and make sure to get a bottle that is JUST r134a and NOTHING else..
#13
You really need to be careful with that stuff.. as a professional I've seen that stuff do more harm than good.
R134a systems are *exceptionally intolerant* to overcharging. I'm talking an extra ounce and the system blows hot air... R134a is not like the older "Fill at will" R12 systems.
The other issue is the added "products" those cans have, the "system sealers" and "boosters" just pretty much turn to gum inside the small pressure differential valve called a thermal expansion valve... We've literally cut them apart and found them to be blocked with gum from the "Sealers"..
Just beware that R134a is not a "more is better" type refrigerant if you go that route.. and make sure to get a bottle that is JUST r134a and NOTHING else..
#14
I recently received my 13 CM S and live in TX. I don't have my windows tinted (yet!) and have had no issues with my AC so far and we've had plenty of 95 degree days. I have the auto climate control and sometimes kick it up a bit warmer (to 76 or 78) because I get a tad cold. This is without recirculate being on. I think with tinting mine will be just fine when we start hitting 100+ in the next couple of weeks.
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