owen Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Guys I have just submitted a question in the technical section about an air conditioning failure. Any help/advice would be very much appreciated. Possibly also help in where to have the car looked at for much less than the £1100 just quoted by Porche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveEFI Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Depends why it has failed. They do all eventually need topping up. When the fluid gets too low they stop working totally. Plenty places can do a simple top up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1951 Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 I went to Kwikfit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owen Posted July 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Thanks guys for taking the trouble to reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxstercol Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Usual problem is the condensers have failed, the quote that you've been given is very similar to the one that I had from OPC when my condensers failed. It's a fairly straightforward job to do - front PU off, few bolts / fixings & then swap the condensers out, take for air con refill somewhere. Total cost when I did mine was under £150 all in - ths included aftermarket condensers with 2 year warranty, genuine Porsche 'o' ring seals, a drier unit & a regas at ATS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owen Posted July 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 Cheers for your reply. Also for the information. Huge difference between OPC quote and what you did it for. Sadly we are not able to DIY and am now looking for sites in Cardiff or Swansea. No rush though as fellow members have indicated it's ok to drive, just no air con. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenkirrie Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 My aircon failed a couple of years ago, probably a leak from the condensers. Have put off getting it done as I keep expecting to have to replace the radiators at some point and it would make sense to do them together. Meanwhile, if it's too warm, take the top down and enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topradio Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 Actually, despite having it, I really can't see the point in having ac in a convertible, even more so dual climate control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Loon Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 35 minutes ago, topradio said: Actually, despite having it, I really can't see the point in having ac in a convertible, even more so dual climate control. I love having the roof down and the air con on my feet on hot days...call me decadent lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topradio Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 Yes, it can feel like you're trying to cool the world, mind you, no different than trying to heat it on a cold day with the top down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Inkpen Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Hi Owen My car was in for a service at OPC and they said I had 2 leaking condensers. They wanted £1200 to do the job. I ordered a kit that included the dryer and o-rings from Design 911. The whole kit was around £330. If it is that and it usually is, its not a difficult job to remove the spoiler and fit them yourself. Took me 3 hours then I took the car to my local Mitsubishi dealer to have it re-gassed with the correct oil/gas weight. Blows like the arctic now. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guvs Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 2:13 PM, owen said: Cheers for your reply. Also for the information. Huge difference between OPC quote and what you did it for. Sadly we are not able to DIY and am now looking for sites in Cardiff or Swansea. No rush though as fellow members have indicated it's ok to drive, just no air con. Thanks again. Hi Owen. I'm sure I've replied to a thread about this subject somewhere on another post on here. I think it may of been your father that posted it. Guvs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clngai Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 dropped my car to ATS today and they said they cant find the car on the system, therefore they are not able to regas it. Anyone experienced the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul P Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 Kwik fit system has boxster in 2.7 3.2 and 3.4 spec. Mines a 987.2 2.9 so technically they couldn’t identify the car to make sure the machine knew how much oil and refrigerant to apply. They (kwikfit) went away and checked on the manufacturer (of the machine) website - the numbers tallied with info I had got from the forums so they went ahead and manually input the numbers (I suspect they don’t differ from 987.1 to 987.2 or from base to S but I don’t know for sure). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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