A/C playing up.

On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:28:20 +0000, pete wrote:

>My A/C is on auto all the time. It has been set like that for the past
>year with no problems.Suddenly it has started blowing hot air out of
>the windscreen vent on the drivers side. The car is a 2000 540 and has
>done 73K miles. Any ideas folks?
>pete
>www.suffolkrightsofway.co.uk
>www.ipswichwaterfrontaccess.co.uk


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On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:28:20 +0000, pete wrote:

>My A/C is on auto all the time. It has been set like that for the past
>year with no problems.Suddenly it has started blowing hot air out of
>the windscreen vent on the drivers side. The car is a 2000 540 and has
>done 73K miles. Any ideas folks?

Have you been driving any politicians around?

-- Larry
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"pete" wrote in message

> My A/C .......has started blowing hot air out of
> the windscreen vent on the drivers side.

This is a common problem with the control unit. Search on ebay and you will
find ads that repair your unit and return it for about £15-£20. It's a
simple repair but you pay them for what they know.
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On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:52:01 +0000, hsg DeleteThis @h-gee.co.uk wrote:

>On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:28:20 +0000, pete wrote:
>
>>My A/C is on auto all the time. It has been set like that for the past
>>year with no problems.Suddenly it has started blowing hot air out of
>>the windscreen vent on the drivers side. The car is a 2000 540 and has
>>done 73K miles. Any ideas folks?

>NO GAS--------------------
>
>
>Sir Hugh of Bognor

It sounds likely. How much does that cost to fix in the UK?
pete
www.suffolkrightsofway.co.uk
www.ipswichwaterfrontaccess.co.uk
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On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:59:03 -0400, "Tom K."
wrote:

>
>"pete" wrote in message
>
>> My A/C is on auto all the time. It has been set like that for the past
>> year with no problems.Suddenly it has started blowing hot air out of
>> the windscreen vent on the drivers side. The car is a 2000 540 and has
>> done 73K miles. Any ideas folks?
>> pete
>> www.suffolkrightsofway.co.uk
>> www.ipswichwaterfrontaccess.co.uk
>
>When it happened to my E46, the refrigerant was low because of a number of
>leaks.

How much did it cost to fix it?
pete
www.suffolkrightsofway.co.uk
www.ipswichwaterfrontaccess.co.uk
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"pete" wrote in message

> On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:59:03 -0400, "Tom K."
> wrote:
>
>>
>>When it happened to my E46, the refrigerant was low because of a number of
>>leaks.
>
> How much did it cost to fix it?

US $1,100.00

Tom K.
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On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:54:57 GMT, "RustY©" wrote:

>
>"pete" wrote in message
>
>> My A/C .......has started blowing hot air out of
>> the windscreen vent on the drivers side.
>
>This is a common problem with the control unit. Search on ebay and you will
>find ads that repair your unit and return it for about £15-£20. It's a
>simple repair but you pay them for what they know.

Well that sounds cheaper so I hope you are right:-)
pete
www.suffolkrightsofway.co.uk
www.ipswichwaterfrontaccess.co.uk
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On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:47:16 -0400, "Tom K."
wrote:

>
>"pete" wrote in message
>
>> On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:59:03 -0400, "Tom K."
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>When it happened to my E46, the refrigerant was low because of a number of
>>>leaks.
>>
>> How much did it cost to fix it?
>
>US $1,100.00

Ouch. That hurts:-(
pete
www.suffolkrightsofway.co.uk
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"pete" wrote in message

> On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:52:01 +0000, hsg.DeleteThis@h-gee.co.uk wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:28:20 +0000, pete wrote:
>>
>>>My A/C is on auto all the time. It has been set like that for the past
>>>year with no problems.Suddenly it has started blowing hot air out of
>>>the windscreen vent on the drivers side. The car is a 2000 540 and has
>>>done 73K miles. Any ideas folks?
>
>>NO GAS--------------------
>>
>>
>>Sir Hugh of Bognor
>
> It sounds likely. How much does that cost to fix in the UK?

A professional evacuation and recharge in the UK, around £60, but that
doesn't sound as if it's the problem.
As the gas pressure drops because of leakage etc, the system becomes less
and less efficient, until the. pressure drops to a point where it triggers
a pressure switch that turns the compressor off, so the a/c doesn't work at
all.
As the fault you have only affects one side, it's more likely to be because
of something like a failed air control valve.
Mike.
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In article ,
pete wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:52:01 +0000, hsg.RemoveThis@h-gee.co.uk wrote:

> >On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:28:20 +0000, pete wrote:
> >
> >>My A/C is on auto all the time. It has been set like that for the past
> >>year with no problems.Suddenly it has started blowing hot air out of
> >>the windscreen vent on the drivers side. The car is a 2000 540 and has
> >>done 73K miles. Any ideas folks?

> >NO GAS--------------------
> >
> >
> >Sir Hugh of Bognor

> It sounds likely. How much does that cost to fix in the UK?

It's only likely if the AC doesn't produce cooled air at all. You're
suggesting it's only one vent that is blowing hot and the rest ok. If so
it must be a fault associated with just that vent.

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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message

> In article ,
> pete wrote:
>> On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:52:01 +0000, hsg DeleteThis @h-gee.co.uk wrote:
>
>> >On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:28:20 +0000, pete wrote:
>> >
>> >>My A/C is on auto all the time. It has been set like that for the past
>> >>year with no problems.Suddenly it has started blowing hot air out of
>> >>the windscreen vent on the drivers side. The car is a 2000 540 and has
>> >>done 73K miles. Any ideas folks?
>
>> >NO GAS--------------------
>> >
>> >
>> >Sir Hugh of Bognor
>
>> It sounds likely. How much does that cost to fix in the UK?
>
> It's only likely if the AC doesn't produce cooled air at all. You're
> suggesting it's only one vent that is blowing hot and the rest ok. If so
> it must be a fault associated with just that vent.
>

Not necessarily, Dave. I thought that was the case as well until I read of
others having the same symptoms - fixed by either repairing leaks or
replacing the compressor. I initially took mine to an independent garage
and asked them to recharge the system and they replied that they wouldn't
charge me the $90.00 for a recharge when the problem had to be with the
vent(s) since there was some cool air being produced. So, I took it to the
dealer, paid thru the nose for their expertise, and now the A/C works great.

Every other auto A/C refrigerant problem I've had seemed to just cut off the
compressor, so I still don't quite understand how a low charge will provide
cool air thru some vents and ambient air through others - but that's BMW!

Hopefully for Pete, it is the distribution system and not a refrigerant
leak. He might invest in a recharge and see if that clears up the one vent
problem - if it does, then a leak needs to be fixed. If not, then there is
a distribution problem.

Tom K.
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On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:46:57 -0000, "Mike G"
wrote:

>
>"pete" wrote in message
>
>> On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:52:01 +0000, hsg DeleteThis @h-gee.co.uk wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:28:20 +0000, pete wrote:
>>>
>>>>My A/C is on auto all the time. It has been set like that for the past
>>>>year with no problems.Suddenly it has started blowing hot air out of
>>>>the windscreen vent on the drivers side. The car is a 2000 540 and has
>>>>done 73K miles. Any ideas folks?
>>
>>>NO GAS--------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>Sir Hugh of Bognor
>>
>> It sounds likely. How much does that cost to fix in the UK?
>
>A professional evacuation and recharge in the UK, around £60, but that
>doesn't sound as if it's the problem.
>As the gas pressure drops because of leakage etc, the system becomes less
>and less efficient, until the. pressure drops to a point where it triggers
>a pressure switch that turns the compressor off, so the a/c doesn't work at
>all.
>As the fault you have only affects one side, it's more likely to be because
>of something like a failed air control valve.

It appears to have failed totally. My wife reckoned her side was
alright but it isn't after all. The car goes into the workshop Tuesday
for repair thanks.
pete
www.suffolkrightsofway.co.uk
www.ipswichwaterfrontaccess.co.uk
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On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:24:09 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

>In article ,
> pete wrote:
>> On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:52:01 +0000, hsg DeleteThis @h-gee.co.uk wrote:
>
>> >On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:28:20 +0000, pete wrote:
>> >
>> >>My A/C is on auto all the time. It has been set like that for the past
>> >>year with no problems.Suddenly it has started blowing hot air out of
>> >>the windscreen vent on the drivers side. The car is a 2000 540 and has
>> >>done 73K miles. Any ideas folks?
>
>> >NO GAS--------------------
>> >
>> >
>> >Sir Hugh of Bognor
>
>> It sounds likely. How much does that cost to fix in the UK?
>
>It's only likely if the AC doesn't produce cooled air at all. You're
>suggesting it's only one vent that is blowing hot and the rest ok. If so
>it must be a fault associated with just that vent.

It is all kaput. My wife doesn't understand when the car got hot I
hadn't turned the heating up:-(
pete
www.suffolkrightsofway.co.uk
www.ipswichwaterfrontaccess.co.uk
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