Radiator/Air Con

[motr]

Hi,

 

Can somebody please tell me the order of the air con compressor and radiator is please?

 

Does the air con have a seperate radiator to the main radiator?

 

Cheers

[KenONeill]

1) And in English please?

2) Yes.

[motr]

What order are they Kev? I believe there are 3 units? Compressor at the front followed by?

 

And sorry for my poor question, its still early ;-)

Edited 18 June, 2014 by motr

[erindad]

From the front      1/   air con condenser,    2/  air cooler   (turbo intercooler)   for cooling the turbo charged  air to the engine,       3/   radiator for cooling coolant.

[motr]

Thanks for that erindad.

 

I am not very gifted when it comes to cars, but does the air cooler have anything to do with the air con, or is it just the front air con condenser?

[gregoir]

As said above 'air cooler   (turbo intercooler)   for cooling the turbo charged  air to the engine'. So no, nothing to do with the air conditioning system.

[motr]

As said above 'air cooler   (turbo intercooler)   for cooling the turbo charged  air to the engine'. So no, nothing to do with the air conditioning system.

 

That's great, exactly what I wanted to hear. Cheers.

 

Does the air cooler leak water if there is a hole in it? Also, what effect would this have on the car and would any lights flash up on the dash to indicate a leak or a problem?

 

The reason I am asking is that I am heading for a dispute with a dealer.

Edited 18 June, 2014 by motr

[motr]

Forget what I posted in the above comment, I don't have a turbo intercooler apparently.

[DanSej6]

On the 1.6 FSI you'll have the air con condensor at the front and behind that the coolant radiator.

Neither system mixes with each other.

 

If you've got a water leak, usually of a pink coloured water, it could be from the coolant radiator.

 

You're not going to see any fluid leaking out of the air con condensor.

 

Neither being faulty will bring a light up on the dash, unless all the coolant has leaked out and dropped below the minimum level. The low coolant warning light ( a red thermometer) would be shown at that point.

Hope that helps?