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Service Report: Air-con cooling coil replacement (Not for the faint-hearted)

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chinmeng:

--- Quote from: darrylker on April 18, 2010, 10:18:07 PM ---Thx for sharing your problem. Currently my 3.5yr sedan ride is facing similar problem with my 'not-so-cold' aircon. It has been like that for the past 2 months. Maybe I'll get it checked if its same prob as u, if so will contact you for yr JB contact. Hope yr ride's fine now :)

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No problem with that. I use to think that why spend close to RM1k to change the coil and can topup the coolant every 3 mths as per topup is about only RM25. but after the 3rd topup, the leak become so bad that it completely leak out in 2 days.

Now I see condensation outside the windows with setting at 18 deg C. :yehyeh:

govinmurali:
I my 2008 latio has air con coil issue, canu let me know the add in jb where u repair the  coil

tsc2828:

--- Quote from: chinmeng on April 14, 2010, 11:14:16 PM ---History
I was one of the unlucky Latio owner that faces the air-con problem after about 2 yrs of ownership. The air-con started to get not cold from the 2nd year onwards and I need to topup cooling gas at interval of about every 3mths. The worst was 2 weeks ago which the compressor failed to turn on. As usual topup gas but 2 days later cooling gas completely leak again. Went to Autopoint at Ang Mo Kio Ave 5 to check and was told the cooling coil is completely spoilt.

Amount Quoted by that shop:
1) Original air-con cooling coil = $468
2) 3rd party cooling coil = $268
3) cooling coil valve = $68 (must change together with the cooling coil)
4) Not including labour cost
5) 7% gst (wtf!)

Went in to JB and checkout the price of the cooling coil replacement: RM950
The above price includes original cooling coil & valve, labour cost, air-con filter & refill the coolant. No gst or whatever nonsense! So proceeded with the repair which starts from 12pm and got it done near 9pm.

Anyone interested to change the air-con cooling coil in JB after warranty period can pm me and I can tell you where to get the repair job done. Pls note that the above price may varies a bit due to the cooling coil in demand as I heard many Vios and Latio affected.


Original Latio air-con cooling coil


Start of dismantling of the dash board




You need to have enough courage to stay there to see them dismantle further... my precious ride..


This will be what you will expect to see in order to take out the air-con cooling unit.


finally it is out after 3~4 hrs of dismantling.


coolant leak all over the unit


The faulty cooling coil.




The replacement unit with valve on the left. So another 4~5 hrs to assemble back and the air-con to work again.

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Last time though of replacing new cooling coil at JB but finally have it change in Singapore

In Singapore, none of the dash board will be removed. They just need to dismantle your foot brake first before reaching the old cooling coil

There is different between Malaysia and Singapore standard.

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