Your air conditioning system, can, over the course of a year, lose around 10-15% of its refrigerant gas. This occurs due to the movement and vibration of your engine and its effect on the compressor seal and on the numerous O-ring joints in the system, which compensate for this movement. These joints can allow small amounts of gas and lubricant oil to escape as they flex, expand and contract.



Your air conditioning is not part of your vehicle's service schedule. To greatly reduce the risk of problems with your air conditioning system, it is advisable to have it checked on a regular basis. You can also further reduce the risk of system failure by ensuring you use the system regularly, whatever the weather, this helps to stop the compressor seal and O-ring joints drying out and corrosion developing in the system. Regular use will also reduce the likelihood of bad smells developing through bacterial and fungal growth in the system

We use a highly sophisticated gas analyzer to check your own existing system gas and can identify the type (correct or otherwise) and its state of purity. If contaminated we can recover this gas and dispose of it safely, protecting the environment and meeting with all current legislation.

Low levels of refrigerant gas and lubricant oil will cause your system to work harder to cool your car and increase your fuel consumption. As levels drop further, there is the risk of compressor failure due to insufficient lubrication. The typical cost to replace a compressor is £250 - £700 plus labour for installation. The filter drier will also have to be replaced and the system flushed to maintain the manufacture’s warranty on the compressor, plus the cost of recharging the system with gas and oil can add another £400 plus to the bill.   By getting your system regularly checked you can reduce compressor failures by up to 80%.

So if you have never had your air conditioning checked or are unsure about whether it has been regularly serviced come along for a free no obligation check.  It only takes a few minutes and considering how much theses systems can cost once they go badly wrong, can you afford not to?