Air Conditioning Servicing
Free Air Con Performance Test
If it has been a few years since you had your air conditioning recharged and you are not sure whether it is working as effectively as it could be, why not book your vehicle in for a free air con check at G&B Accident Repair Centre Ltd to see if you need a recharge. An Air Con check is also included in a full air con service.
Air Con. Servicing
As part of the vehicle Air Con service options offered at G&B Accident Repair Centre, we will carry out a visual inspection of your air conditioning system and inform you when your vehicle is due a re-charge.
To avoid costly repairs and complete system failure, we recommend that the system is serviced and recharged at least every 2 years, this is also advised by most vehicle manufacturers.
What is Covered in Your Air Con Service?
- Initial system test
- Check system components such as hoses, belts, condenser, compressor, fans, electrics, etc
- Check internal system controls, flaps, heating, etc
- Recover any existing refrigerant from the system
- Vacuum A/C system
- Re-Gas (recharge) A/C system with refrigerant to vehicle specific levels
- Add A/C oil and leak detection dye
- Leak test components
- Full post re-gas system test
- Print out supplied for your records (this shows exactly what you are paying for)
Air Conditioning Cleaning
If there are bad odours coming from your air vents when you turn on your car AC, then your car may also benefit from an air con clean also known as a debug. We use a Sanitiser that is a powerful anti-bacterial cleaning agent, which when dispersed travels through your entire AC system cleaning and killing harmful bacteria. We will also change the Cabin Filter/Pollen Filter to give your vehicle that fresh odour and bacteria free feel again
Recharge at G&B Accident Repair Centre
The recharge process is quite simple and involves removing any old refrigerant gas and oil from your air con system before replacing this with the correct amount of new refrigerant, lubricant & Dye as per your vehicle manufacturer’s recommendation. A vacuum test is also performed to ensure there are no cracks or damage in your vehicle air conditioning system that could cause the gas to leak out.
Within an hour the whole recharge process is completed, and you will once again have refreshing cool air on demand. Our trained technicians will show you the difference in your AC before and after recharge.
Vehicle air conditioners that are not recharged regularly will be less effective and must work harder to produce cool air. This puts more strain on the engine and uses more fuel. If your air conditioning system has not been recharged in the past two years, it will dramatically reduce efficiency.
Did you know?
Air conditioning does not just provide in-car comfort during the hot summer months; it can also be used in winter to demist your windscreen. Air con systems create dry warm air rather than the normal humid air from outside which can clear your windscreen much more quickly than your regular blowers, over time the system can lose gas or become contaminated.
In addition, filters gradually become blocked which can cause the system to fail completely. For this reason, air conditioning units should be regularly serviced in a similar manner to other vehicle parts.
This will result in:
- Better fuel economy
- Improved system efficiency
- The removal of potentially harmful bacteria
- Reducing screen de-misting times
- Inhibiting the recirculation of dust and pollutant particles.
How Much Gas, Oil & Dye Are Used?
Each vehicle varies in amounts and is confirmed and checked with each manufacture’s specifications, although and average vehicle will use form 450g to 650g of gas and 100ml to 130ml of oil and 10ml to 20ml of leak detection dye.
Pricing/Cost
At G&B Accident Repair centre we are unique in the way that we charge for our services, we will only charge you for the gas, oil & dye that we use, as we can show how much gas that we recover from your system and we can put back what we take out. There are 2 different types of refrigerant gas installed in vehicles R 1234 YF (found in vehicles after 2017) & R 134 A (found in vehicles before 2017)
As we only charge for gas, oil & dye used, we have compromised a quick guide of pricing for reference, gas is priced per 10 grams and oil & leak detection dye are priced per 10ml. Plus, hourly rate and call out fees apply.
- R 1234 YF per 10g = £1.11
- R 134 A per 10g = £0.27
- Universal Oil per 10ml = £1.00
- Universal Dye per 10ml = £1.00
- Hourly Rate = £45
- Call out Fee Per Mile = £1.50 (miles are calculated leaving from G51 4DX)
An example cost for the following vehicles are as follows: (serviced in workshop)
Fiat 500 1.2 Ltr (year 2013)
1 hour’s labour = £45.00
450g of R134 A = £12.15
130ml of Universal Oil = £13.00
10ml of Leak Detection Dye = £1.00
Total £71.15 + VAT (this is for a vehicle with no gas in system)
An air con clean can be added to the service and must be asked for at the time of booking. Prices from this service very from vehicle to vehicle.
Audi A6 S-Line 3.0 Ltr V6 (year 2018)
1 hour’s labour = £45.00
590g of R1234 YF = £65.49
120ml Universal Oil = £12.00
15ml Leak Detection Dye = £1.50
Total £123.99 + VAT (this is for a vehicle with no gas in system)
An air con clean can be added to the service and must be asked for at the time of booking. Prices from this service very from vehicle to vehicle.
All prices are excluding VAT and are subject to change, prices will be confirmed at time of booking.
We Can Come to You/Mobile Call Outs
If you cannot make it in to our fully insured and equipped workshop not a problem, we can send one of our trained technicians & offer our services to your home or place of work, call out fees apply, and are priced according to distance travelled. Please call the 0141 328 2616 to find out a detailed price.