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Title: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: clsdch on August 22, 2010, 10:22:08 PM
Hi Latio owners,

My 4 years old latio air-con blowing warm air. After top up the air-con gas, it was good for 3 weeks. When the problem occured, I sent back to TCM for check, they said that cooling coil is defective.

Could you advice me where can I get the cooling coil replaced? Any ideas, how much it cost?

Thanks.
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: dsrio on August 23, 2010, 07:25:09 AM
i did mine at autoaid, toh guan road east, about S$400.

some bros did at tomiko at ubi, price i not sure
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: clsdch on August 24, 2010, 08:36:51 AM
Thanks dsrio.

My car air-con after top the gas it work well again. One week plus, air-con still cooling. When the problem happen again, I will send my car for air-con check and replace the cooling coil, if that is the real defective.

Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: Huatster888 on August 29, 2010, 06:05:29 PM
so what symtoms do u hve when u on ur aircon??is the hissing sound normal??
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: clsdch on August 29, 2010, 09:31:32 PM
Very light hissing sound, when blowing warm air. After top up gas at TCM, air-con is cooling, did not hear any hissing sound. Air-con is working well for last 12 days.
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: CustomGolf on August 29, 2010, 10:08:53 PM
Could be your evaporator unit, I have experienced once when the drying agent in the evaporator unit breaks down and block up the valve, after you off the aircon for a while it functions normal when you on it again but problem will come back again.
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: Huatster888 on August 29, 2010, 10:09:45 PM
Very light hissing sound, when blowing warm air. After top up gas at TCM, air-con is cooling, did not hear any hissing sound. Air-con is working well for last 12 days.

tanks.....i will monitor mine.....
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: clsdch on August 30, 2010, 11:32:21 PM
Could be your evaporator unit, I have experienced once when the drying agent in the evaporator unit breaks down and block up the valve, after you off the aircon for a while it functions normal when you on it again but problem will come back again.

During the problem occurs, I have off the air-con for 5 to 10 mins and then ON the air-con, it does not help. Until I went to TCM top up gas and the air-con cooling again. Today, the car air-con still working fine.
Just guessing is that really a leaks in cooling unit!
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: Huatster888 on August 31, 2010, 03:07:15 PM
up till now air con is cold but hissing sound still there some times its reali loud.....
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: pizzaboy on August 31, 2010, 11:01:31 PM
hissing sound is due to cooling coil leakin, do u encounter any bitter smell comin out from the vents?

if u do its better u get ur coil replaced instead of toppin-up gas as it will not solve the prob permanantly. 
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: Huatster888 on September 01, 2010, 01:14:15 PM
no bitter smell coming out from vents.....
tank u all 4 the tips n advices , just wana find out if the coil reali spoil liao.so this hissing sound is firm tat the coil is leaking??
but rite now dun hve so much money to get it fix.
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: yaya_bear on September 02, 2010, 09:38:29 AM
Hi All, I also experiencing my air con having the hissing sound & experiencing foul smell... at first i tot it is my smelly feet  :yehyeh: ...

Can anyone help by recommending cheap n reliable workshop ?

Cheers ... :crycry:
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: clsdch on September 05, 2010, 10:43:01 PM
Latio Brother share with us that "i did mine at autoaid, toh guan road east, about S$400.
some bros did at tomiko at ubi, price i not sure".
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: swarovski latio on September 07, 2010, 01:12:18 AM
bro since few brother r facing this issue let me try to speak to few of my workshop mechanics n hope to get a good price for u guys.... as i am supplying cooling coil, compressor , filter to some of them try to get it maybe less than 350 inclusive of labour , vacumming , new gas n of course new coil ! give me 1 or 2 days to get back to u guys !
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: CustomGolf on September 07, 2010, 04:18:55 PM
YOU'RE THE MAN!!!
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: pizzaboy on September 08, 2010, 12:09:42 AM
WoW at a cost of less than 35O bucks is a steal man, many spent between 400 - 500 to get their coil replaced.
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: swarovski latio on September 09, 2010, 12:37:29 AM
Bro pricing will be revert to me by tomorrow by 4 workshop .... stay tune
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: swarovski latio on September 10, 2010, 11:13:17 AM
pricing up ... changing of coil itself will be at 350 nett

if changing of blower valve n filter together will be at 380
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: link2563 on September 11, 2010, 08:11:17 AM
Hi swarovski latio,

Good Morning.

Could you let us know the workshop address and contact number?

Many Thanks.
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: swarovski latio on September 11, 2010, 01:28:15 PM
the workshop is at kaki bukit autobay as for the contact u will have to contact me coz i will be supplying the coil etc to the mechanics ...... they r only in charge of the labouring so pm me .... by the way u have pm
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: clsdch on September 18, 2010, 11:47:32 AM
Thanks for possible supply cooling coil.

My car air-con working well for a month, the last gas top up was one month ago. Now, I am not too sure is that really the cooling coil problem?

Anyone experience the cooling coil takes more than a month to leaks and air-con become blow warm air?
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: foofam77 on October 31, 2010, 11:16:25 PM
may i know how much TCM charge for just purely topping up of the aircon gas?

my ride is near 4 yrs and am under TCMP now.

thanks
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: blurearth on November 07, 2010, 08:40:33 PM
HI ALL, I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY LATIO.  Same light hissing sound then i went to tan chong ubi to service, they top up the gas and become cold again only for two days. Then start blowing hot air again. my latio 3years 10 months. Guess around 4years latio will start having this problem. The ******** tan chong mechanic cant find a reason for the hissing sound and tell me to change the whole aircon unit for $2.4k..faintz..
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: Silver on November 07, 2010, 09:40:18 PM
how come TC mechanic/SA do not know that a pressure test will show if there is a leak?
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: blurearth on November 07, 2010, 11:04:27 PM
duno leh..going to complain to tcm tomolo c wat they say. by the way, swaroski how do i contact you if i need to change the cooling coil? Still $350 rite?
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: blurearth on November 08, 2010, 12:06:16 PM
pricing up ... changing of coil itself will be at 350 nett

if changing of blower valve n filter together will be at 380
hi swarovski! is the deal $350 include labour and cleaning of the condenser unit?  I s it still available?
Title: Re: AIr-con cooling coil leaks, needs advice where is good workshop for replace?
Post by: sunnyong on November 11, 2010, 02:26:30 PM
how about air con compressor?? do u have lobang n how much it cost??