Hi All,

 

I was wondering if anyone could help.  Earlier this year I noticed the AC wasn't as powerful, plus the car was close to 5 years old,  so I had my AC regassed at a Skoda Dealer and it didn't make a difference really. I then started hearing low whirring noises from time to time and the AC system would not work on some days, often the hottest days.  Now it's also turned cold the same with the heater, so I guess it's all linked.  My car has just finished its extended Skoda Warranty as well so I guess this going to cost me to fix.  Any idea what it might be and rough cost?  Is it a DIY job?

 

TIA

Kev

 

I’m a bit confused here as I think you may be getting the terms confused, there are 5 separate systems at play for the climate control system, could you specify which one you think is the problem and the symptoms you are getting.

 

Air blower and filter - the variable blower fan and pollen filter

 

Air conditioning - complete heat exchanger system including the evaporator core which almost freezes the air to clean and dry it

 

Fluid heating system - this uses engine coolant to heat the cooled air to the correct temperate as decided by the climate control ecu

 

Electric heating system - (not fitted to all) uses a large electric resistor to heat the air when coolant isn’t at temperature 

Ventilation system - uses electric stepper motors to adjust flaps to direct the air where required and requested

Hi there,

 

Many thanks for your response.

 

So basically in a nutshell the air con and heater do not work in my car anymore.  It started off as an intermittent fault over the last few months and that's when I had the AC regassed.  I've only tried the heater recently with the cooler weather and that too does not work .  It appears that there are no fans working to kick out the air (hot or cold) and this is what has been temperamental over the last few months but has now packed up it seems and makes a weird low noise when on sometimes.  Hope this makes a bit more sense.