Vauxhall Zafira air con

First check the auxiliary drive belt that drives the compressor...

hi the auxillary belt seems fine,i cant even hear it kick in when i press the air con switch, usually you see the revs go up slightly but nothing...thanks..

the thing is your aircon will stop working when the level of gas depletes to a certain level, The garage that regassed the aircon should have fitted die to the system so leaks could be checked in the future, but ultimately the system should not have been charged if there was no gas in the system in other words no gas = leak in system, what you need now is a pressure test with nitrogen to find where the leak is, NOT a recharge, depending on how long the aircon took to deplete would indicate how big a leak it has, soapy water is the best solution to find leaks but they can sometimes be a nightmare to find.

hi thanks again for your info ,ive just had the system pressure tested and the gauge didnt budge after ten minutes which suggests no leak. if there is one its very slight...anyway theyve regassed it again and we wait and wonder,the compresser kicked in ok and the condensor looks ok,if anything changes over the coming days then obviously it will go back in and it will be plan b,whatever that is!1 thanks

hi, my air con status is so far-so good its still working, so this so called leak is either very very slow or all of a sudden magically gone alltogether,can somebody tell me if this is possible ? also ive noticed that the car hesitates abit,sluggish a tiny bit!is this normal when the aircon is switched on ? thanks....richard..

hi, it looks like my the air con system has got a fault after all,the coldness has wore off allthough when i press the air con button on i can hear a loud noise from the compresser kicking in ,it does sound abit too loud though... any ideas please? thanks.....

hi, finally my air con has stopped alltogether cant even hear the compressor kick in now when turned on..this confirms a leak somewhere so have to back to garage..anybody have any ideas please....