10/07/2025
❄️ Vehicle Air Con Not Working? Here’s Why We Don’t Just “Try It”… ❄️
This vehicle came in with an A/C complaint — no cold air. On inspection, the system had very little to no refrigerant in it. On closer examination (see photos), we found an obvious leak on the A/C condenser, confirmed with a nitrogen test.
Here’s the truth a lot of places won’t tell you:
Too many drivers pay for a re-gas, only for the A/C to stop working again a few days or weeks later. That’s because if a system has lost most or all of its gas, there’s a leak — and recharging it without fixing the fault is just throwing money away.
💡 The industry-accepted standard is that a modern vehicle A/C system may lose around 10-15% of its refrigerant per year under normal conditions. That’s a slow, natural loss. But if the system is empty, that’s not wear and tear — that’s a fault.
At Automotion Diagnostics, if your car’s A/C system is nearly empty, we don’t just “try it and see” — we pressure test with nitrogen to locate the leak properly, then advise accordingly. Only then do we recharge the system, ensuring you get lasting performance and value.
If your air con’s packed in — don’t waste your time and money guessing. Book in with us, and let’s fix it properly the first time.
Automotion Vehicle Engineering
Automotion Service Centre
