Storm

Gents I know this is a not a Corrado, but a little help would really be appreciated. A friend has a 1998 Passat and the Climatronic is playing up. When the car is started the screen flashes, but the fan does not come on at all, you can hear a feint noise when you press the buttons, as if an actuator is doing something. Could it be a resistor? Any tips gratefully recieved. Cheers. :-P

Your title is a line from a Peter Gabriel track called Solsbury Hill.

Just remembered Mr Renshaw mentioned something being able to get hoses sorted, I think he's close to you.Also when doing hoses up there's knack to it; hand tight + a half turn or so.

Call auto air in Glos an its about £100 delivered and from stock. You need to speak to Chris, who knows all about the install, the parts used etc. He was a real help. You will need a new dryer as well, dont scrimp here its just a total waste of time. Dryer and Condenser were £144 delivered IIRC. http://www.autoairglos.net It took me months to find these guys. On the hose side its best that you fits all the assemblies condenser / evaporator housing and wiring. When its gassing time I'd drive up to see Keith get him to make the hose up that you need, fit with new O rings and gass it up. I think Keith charges about £30 for the hose and about £60 for the gas. A/C is not cheap thats for sure.

I'm glad someone did, they dont write'm like they used too. :-P

Please in future do not be so impudent, we do not tolerate simple tax payers expressing an opinion. If this happens again you WILL be reported to the rt Hon Jon Prescott.....and you know he's an 'ard b'sted. Yours Rt Hon Tony B-liar PM of Scotland P.S. as for the copper he created a potential situation for a disaster, unacceptable in my book.

Cheers Andy, IIRC the issue is that you cant get to all the screws if its installed. The part number is defo Mk3 Golf.

He said , son grab your things I'm gonna take you home.

I had a 323i coupe, new in March 1998. They are totally and utterly sh1t. Over rated ponce-wagons. If I wasnt holding back I'd really tell you how bad they are.

These could be old shape cars being sold off prior to the deliveries of the new Leon. http://www.whatcar.com/News_SpecialRepo ... _ID=214934

Andy, the above pic with the Valeo Fan motor, can you please advise the how it comes out of the housing? I will get you pics by the end of the week on routing of hoses.

Funny you should say that Phil.

I think they would look good, not in chrome though. Check the tyres, if they are cheap ones pay a little extra for a decent brand.

Protection to min twenty something on the G12 bottle is 2 parts coolant to 3 parts water.

:oops:

I have the instruement cluster files. The files are 400k in size ping me a mail address and I will send on to you.

Tampax??

Wiring diags added courtesy of Borderair

Could it be that it had worked loose and fallen into the bay??

That is incredible, I just downloaded the entire Wiring diagram for a 1994 C

Gordy what specific info do you need?

Scruffy, please note strip it at the evaporator end. This will be covered in black tarlike insulation, which has to be replaced. I think its there to prevent the condensation rusting the fittings. The two hoses can then be drawn through the bulk head.

I'll try and get the instructions on Saturday. If I cant get the Corrado ones, the Passat ones will be close. Good luck.

Chaps, having messed around with my A/C system I have spoken to a number of specialists and the following is the total of my knowledge. I have to thank Borderair who really knows his stuff and kindly sent me the wiring diagrams and I will be forwarding these to Dinkus for posting. Also Keith at Ace services who also did alot of the original installs. The Diavia install was totally an aftermarket setup. Diavia made car specific kits with Diavai factory made hoses. I believe the kit used in the Corrado is also used in the Passat & Golf. If you haven’t got the instructions or taken it out, this is going to be very difficult / impossible to refit. I am going to try to obtain the instructions at some point and get them posted. On the fitting the way forward is to remove the front bumper, slam panel & dash. This gives you the access that you need. The Evaporator Housing sits behind the dash. In the Diavia Install there is not enough room so the parcel shelf has to be cut and Diavia supplied a piece of plastic to mask the hole. The ABS wiring is also in the way and has to be tucked up high under the dash to make room for the housing. In the Diavia install two brackets attach to the top of the Rad and then sit in the radiator support panel. See the link at the bottom for more info. Thepartsneeded: The Evaporator Housing which sits behind the dash and also contains the unreliable fan. The Condenser, sometimes referred to as an A/C Radiator. Diavia made up custom condenser brackets, Diavia dryer bracket dryer (cylindrical) bolted to Condenser. Various hoses. Wiring, relays, pressure switch and switches. Plastic fillet for the parcel tray. Compressor and new belt. I may have missed stuff. Hoses: Compressor (marked S suction) to Evaporator Housing Longest pipe (with charge port). Compressor (marked D discharge) to top of condenser Evaporator Housing to drier Drier to bottom of the condenser Gotchas: Undo the hoses at your peril. The condenser is made of alloy and they are done up tight, when you undo them they can screw up. The best way to remove it is by undoing it at the housing end an leaving it all intact underbonnet. Its all old stuff so inspect and replace as necessary, you have to replace the drier about £35 + regas is £50-65 The hoses are a bit long and the routing is important when looking for a decent install. AC Rads

Take out a second mortgage and go for the LM's :-P