FTO AUSTRALIA

hey all i was readin up on the fto and one of the problems they had was the aircon and as mine just stopped workin i was wondering if anyone knows what problems they had with the aircon as summers comin i want it to be workin.. thanks

You might be lucky enough for it to just run out of gas, if it has its$79 or close to that to refill.

I've got the same problem, but my air con condenser is warped/buckled need to see if it will hold the gas.

First up - check the fuse, from there the most common cause (as mentioned) is outta gas, second most common cause is outta gas due to leak in pipework near the front of the car, then start looking to the compressor unit for things like a shot clutch.

how much roughly to fix a shot clutch for air con?

I was told you couldn't just replace the clutch, but had to replace the whole compressor (I somehow think thats ) so ended up getting a second hand compressor & putting it in. Was about $250 from memory.

just found out, not the compressor, just one of the piping leaking, replace pipe and ok.

mine don't work eitha lol

looks like i have no heater afta the heater core snapped off at the mechanics

unlike me i have a heater just no aircon.. summers gonna be fun

poor thing, don't know how u guys gonna cope with summer, how bout your missus or gf?

akumi wrote:poor thing, don't know how u guys gonna cope with summer, how bout your missus or gf?

u don't giv me much choice there buddy!!

lol, i have it the other way around..

i dont have a heater in winter..

but i get aircon in summer..

lol now that's something new.

well the heater hose that runs into the dash perished...
when i had my engine swap... i was told id loose the heater.. but still have aircon... need to put the damm belt on to see

how strange thats what just happend to mine!!

that's just so cool to have air con and no heater

then again the engine is hot enuff lol

damn talking abt air con mine is gg i think well heater works but when its on 17 its warm air but no cold air for me. i just hope mines out of gas.
coz i heard stories abt fto air cons stuffing up heaps. like a common thing.

I haven't heard anything like that. Only common issue I hear seems to be the serious issues people have is they don't use them regularly. Like other cars with similar systems you have to use it to regularly (although I don't know how often that means) to keep the system lubricated. If it's not used for a long time the bearings (?) can seize.

i dunno to me mine runs fine cept no cold air come`n out lols

Fair enough. Hope it is just gas, in my very limited experience sounds like it. Maybe a leaking hose?

yeah mine was a leaking hose.