My 60 reg Jazz is giving me problems re aircon. It takes ages to come on (10 mins), and most times not at all. Had it gassed up and the mechanic asked me if I'd been having problems with it. (The gassing up did no good). I did not have time to discuss it with him and besides I would rather be better informed before I did.So what's going wrong and what's the likey cost?
Plenty of threads on this forum about aircon, do a search.
Pretty much 95% of aircon problems caused either by a dodgy clutch relay or low gas due to leaks, mainly via the exposed condensor ( the thin aircon radiator mounted in front of main engine cooling radiator ) .
Just had to replace condensor on Civic due to a hole ii it due to a stone ( why do Honda make lower bumper grilles that a sparrow could fly though without closing its wings ? ) - I blew some UV flourescent dye (
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CAKWJA2/ ) into system and just enough gas to get compressor going, shone a UV torch through front grill and there was a glowing green patch on condensor fins...
The gas was staying in about a week... Bought a Nissens condensor off Ebay for £95, got some 1/4" square welded stainless steel mesh and while I had front bumper dropped I fitted a 'stone filter' in front of new condensor.