nicholas75

Ken, Jars, thanks, yes thats the conundrum- will the compressor go, and knock out the rest of the ventillation system if I leave the condenser problem? Basically I'm happy to leave the expense of a fixed aircon for now as long as it wont damage anything else down the line. Jars, I am really missing my 06 diesel Fabia. It was such a beast. I was overtaking audis up hills in 4th in that thing.

Hi, I've had an aircon leak test on my 2017 fabia mk3 and the condenser shows as needing replacement. I'd happily go with no aircon but the technician said that the compressor might fail if I leave the gas low in the system and that would be an extra cost down the line. My general mechanic questioned this and suggested I could leave it ungassed and with its current condenser. The compressor is apparently belt driven and runs whenever the engine runs unlike older ones that idle. Can I get away without this expense or will I indeed wreck my compressor into the bargain if I leave it? Thanks in advance for any suggestions!