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Air conditioning barely working
Posted: Sun May 31, 2026 8:22 pm
by HPsauce
You just don't notice until the weather gets hot!
I suspect that at the very least it needs a re-gas, the last time it had that was at A8parts several years ago during an annual meet! It took quite a while...
But what specific guidance do I need in terms of where to get this done and what they need to know?
Re: Air conditioning barely working
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2026 8:55 am
by Ronin
There is just one fill port thats accesible and everything can be done through it. Most cars have 2 and most mechanics have only seen cars with 2.
Re: Air conditioning barely working
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2026 12:23 pm
by HPsauce
That sounds very familiar, thanks.
Re: Air conditioning barely working
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2026 3:47 pm
by HPsauce
Next question from the untrained - where is the fill port and what needs to be removed to get at it?
Edit: Looking around I found something that "might" be it under the scuttle panel between the air intake box and ECU box.
Looks really awkward to get at though, or is there a trick to it?
Is this it, the out of focus knurled grey knob visible just above the screw, lowish centre right?
AirconPort.jpeg
Re: Air conditioning barely working
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2026 4:10 pm
by MikkiJayne
Thats the low side port and is unusable, partly because its impossible to reach and mostly because its a unique fitting which no one has in the UK. Fill from the high side on the condenser only. I just posted a bit more about this in Lancia2000's thread

Re: Air conditioning barely working
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2026 4:35 pm
by HPsauce
Thanks MJ, where is that exactly, or would a garage know where to look?
And what if anything needs removing to comfortably get at it?
Re: Air conditioning barely working
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 10:53 am
by MikkiJayne
The high side port is on the condenser in front of the radiator, left side looking at it. You don't need to remove anything other than the cap

Re: Air conditioning barely working
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 11:09 am
by HPsauce
Sorry, being an unobservant dimwit, looking inside the engine bay!
This is it very obviously:
AirConHigh.jpeg