Np,
Yep it is, actually to be more specific past 3 days only have been lol, last week it was just a trickle.
It's only when the heat comes and it hits 28-30 then I get so many calls.
To be honest once book fills up and past few days been solid 7am till 9-10pm it's very hard to return calls or even answer them!
People tend to think bad that they left me a voicemail and I don't reply but problem is, if I get in at 10pm at night I can't start calling people back... It's too late, then following morning in out again lol and vast majority you call back and they say they have sorted it already or don't pick up...so it's a catch 22
So I return a couple and that's about it.
Better to text or email me lol usually in the one telling people to leave me a voicemail and I do usually return them all, just when I get 20 i can't... Physically too many.
But I don't mind coming on here late at night as I'm not doing anything else... Then reply / help people wherever I can... I can be blunt though... And don't like it sometimes when I read about garages or fast fit places who take on Aircon work but don't know what they are doing. That does upset me somewhat..
Had a few jobs past few days, people have had an Aircon system capable of working and didn't have to endure the heat... But because of fast fit places and garages they have gone away believing their Aircon needs a repair.
Had a Renault Megane, it was working before it went in for a service but not getting as cold as they wanted.
Kwik fit left the car powered up while doing a recharge, it triggered an error code for refrigerant pressure... They regassed it and it wouldn't work so they took the gas out again and said it needed a specialist.
I recharged it, cleared the code and away it went.
Had same yesterday with a merc slk, they gassed it, wouldn't work, took the gas out, said it needed a repair.
Just needed error code reset and worked immediately.
One other day, gassed up, lasted a few weeks, leaked out, pressure switch showed signs of leakage for a whole which was why it was empty in first place primarily... 5 minutes to check seeming undertrays were missing anyway would of discovered it.
Another yesterday, garage gassed it, compressor was clicking on and engaging, but they told owner compressor was knackered because it wasn't blowing cold... Glossed over fact that the s-type jags have a common problem with heater control valves causing heater to run on full even if on lowest temp setting.. That is a very common problem even. Poor owner went out and brought a new compressor, and was about to pay £150 for 3 hours labour to fit it.
And even though I do get problems with slow leaks like everyone else, I do identity obvious problems to customers beforehand I know my job and even warrant the gas!
Yet you still get some customers who will book, then cancel because somebody else can do it a day earlier lol that's almost offensive.
Regarding condenser on mk3 mondeo,
Drivers side headlamp removed.
This gives access to the top refrigerant pipe from compressor if I can remember correctly.
Undo that pipe.
Bottom pipe can be undone from underneath, that goes to the pipe on chassis leg with filler if I can remember.
Then it's just a case of 2 bolts if I can remember underneath condenser, either side and condenser drops out underneath.
May have to remove any under shields first.
Haven't had to do 1 on a mk3 yet this year, and some I do the under shields are missing anyway lol, change so many that I have to refamiliarise myself sometimes on how they come out but have a vague idea on most vehicles.
No need to touch bumper though. None of the fords you do usually, fiesta ones can be removed from back, then focus and mondeo all out underneath, same with kuga, s-max, c-max etc.
Fiesta ones are a bit of a pig though because if you are lucky and there's enough room you can remove fan shroud, and then move engine rad out but leave it connected. Then get the condenser out... But if not enough room have to drain coolant and remove the rad.
Peugeots and citroens tend to be same in regards to how condenser and rad is mounted in a frame.
Worst ones are the expensive 4x4s lol
I hate those, they are all designed to remove entire radiator pack... But when you have auto gearbox coolers and everything else it's not my first thought to do.. And they end up taking hours.
Got to have a look at a vw tourareg tomorrow, it was a bit low back in December last year and it triggered error code which shut it down.
I refilled then 2 weeks later did same thing again.
So because I didn't want the nightmare of pulling condenser out, I opted to try a sealer and then recharge it. It's been fine for 6 months, then other day it's shut down again
it's taunting me I think... So no getting away from condenser now.
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