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Out of curiosity what's the rational for removing the ac? Or is does "delete" mean something different like a sort of lighter middle ground?
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Hey Hugo, Yeah it's literally just getting rid of it. I guess it's not for everyone but my reasoning was...
- It wasn't working as the condenser had a massive hole in it
- Repairing and refilling the system would cost quite a bit
- Dash blowers now work more efficiently as it's not going through the evaporator
- It will improve cooling as the condenser is no longer blocking air flow to the rad plus I've left the fans so they can run if sitting in traffic/coming off track
- I live in England and own a convertible
Some people do this to clean up the engine bay or reduce parasitic draw on the crank but to me it was just 20kg of weight doing nothing.
- It wasn't working as the condenser had a massive hole in it
jambon
On Friday the postman turned up with the bits I needed to 'delete' the air conditioning. I read a lot of people say it's a 2 hour job - but it took me all day. The most exciting bit was finding out if there was any gas left in the system - which thankfully there wasn't.
Having smallish hands helped too which meant I could get access to the condenser through the bonnet. Can't believe how much everything weighed, especially the compressor. Just come back from a tentative test drive and everything seems okay, although measuring the deflection of the new power steering belt was tricky, but hopefully I've got it about right. Oh and obligatory sunny photo after a blast up the A10 to Cambridge yesterday.