Dear All,

 

Following my recent purchase of an 07 Diesel VRS I took a gamble knowing the air con wasn’t working, turned out it needed a new condenser and compressor...

Checkout the condition of the condenser...😲

 

The chap who fixed it apparently does a number of Octavia’s and Golfs, commenting on the pain to remove it though...

 

So I’m finally ice cold, just as we turn into Autumn...

 

HFM66

Many of us have placed a mesh behind the grill to prevent debris from damaging the condenser.

 

 

 

 

See details in this thread:

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/361941-improved-air-con-condenser-protector/

 

When I fitted mine I was surprised at the amount of small concrete pieces and other bits that were lying on the top of the bumper.

 

 

Just about to order some from eBay...

definitely a bargain compared with the cost of a new condenser...

 

Is it your photo on eBay?

 

👍

39 minutes ago, HFM66 said:

Is it your photo on eBay?

 

👍

 

No.

I've just had mine looked at too, and thankfully it only ended up being the compressor clutch! Definitely dodged a bullet.

4 hours ago, marfrohun said:

I've just had mine looked at too, and thankfully it only ended up being the compressor clutch! Definitely dodged a bullet.

 

On what car?

33 minutes ago, Tech1e said:

 

On what car?

Mk2 FL Diesel. After 240k kms there was absolutely no friction material left on the poor thing.

1 hour ago, marfrohun said:

Mk2 FL Diesel. After 240k kms there was absolutely no friction material left on the poor thing.

 

The air con compressor doesn’t have a clutch??

37 minutes ago, Tech1e said:

 

The air con compressor doesn’t have a clutch??

The one on the 1.6 TDi Denso compressor does.

28 minutes ago, marfrohun said:

The one on the 1.6 TDi Denso compressor does.

 

The only on I have ever seen or heard of then. Compressor technology moved on with the Octavia II in 2005 when they went to a variable displacement compressor, odd.

3 minutes ago, Tech1e said:

 

The only on I have ever seen or heard of then. Compressor technology moved on with the Octavia II in 2005 when they went to a variable displacement compressor, odd.

I've seen quite a few of them actually. Here's a video showing it on a Golf with the same set up:

 

 

1 minute ago, marfrohun said:

I've seen quite a few of them actually. Here's a video showing it on a Golf with the same set up:

 

Interesting, that style of compressor stopped with the MK4 Golf, MK1 Octavia (A4 platform) here, wonder if it is a regional thing?

 

The variable compressors haven't been the most reliable of things, maybe they went back to old tech for NZ.

 

Everyday is a school day.

 

12 minutes ago, Tech1e said:

 

Interesting, that style of compressor stopped with the MK4 Golf, MK1 Octavia (A4 platform) here, wonder if it is a regional thing?

 

The variable compressors haven't been the most reliable of things, maybe they went back to old tech for NZ.

 

Everyday is a school day.

 

Who knows, VW is wacky sometimes. 

That video is of the shear plate on a Sanden (or other) variable displacement compressor, not a clutch.