Matt H
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I have a question I need to ask & it's kinda urgent!
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ad-sport
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how may i help??
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Matt H
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That was quick 
2002 Astra with AC, do they have a warning light telling you when it needs re-gassing?
Going to look at a car tomorrow & he's rang me today to say theres an orange light on the dash. He took it to a local place & they've said the air con needs re doing, they quoted £50
Wasn't aware of such a warning light?
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JonnyJ
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Help Zone 
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ad-sport
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no mate not to my knolage, prob a fault with the cooling module tho, they leak and it shorts the sensor out, blows a fuse and puts the light on, well thats all iv ever come across mate, would def have it fixed before buying tho as i think the cooling modules are around 100 quid
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Ian
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Mine was completely empty after Vauxhall disconnected the pipes to fit my new engine and didn't bother to re-gas it.
Local place said there was no coolant in whatsoever which is bad as the system is then not lubricated. Charged it up and it is sound now though.
No lights however.
[Edited on 03-11-2007 by Ian]
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Matt H
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Which symbol would I see if it's goosed then?
And is that £100 just for the part? Or £100 all in & fitted?
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Matt H
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Mine was completely empty after Vauxhall disconnected the pipes to fit my new engine and didn't bother to re-gas it.
Local place said there was no coolant in whatsoever which is bad as the system is then not lubricated. Charged it up and it is sound now though.
No lights however.
[Edited on 03-11-2007 by Ian]
They'd have cleared the faults though after fitting the engine maybe?
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Ian
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Not sure if there's a low fluid light. As Ad says, a leak and a fault sounds more likely.
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ShEp
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hmm go have a look
ask about any previous faults,
the aircon does not have a warning light, however it could be low on coolant (as easy as that)
if unsure walk away though,
im not a current vaux techie, but was previously 
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ad-sport
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itll be the light 5 down in the left hand column if its the fualt iv had, if you want to check the fuse think its 2nd row up out of 4 rows about 4 or 5 from left and its a 5amp 1 iirc
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ShEp
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what engine is it matt?
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Matt H
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1.8 SE2 Astra Coupe
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ad-sport
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think shep is right mate tbh, prety sure what i said would fix it but its up to you pal
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ShEp
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just thought i'd ask
as the 2.2's have a bad habit of snapping aircon pipes at the back of the rocker cover, (easy to spot)
but still no warning light, think you can rule out a problem with the aircon bringing the light on,
check if the aircon works,
if it doesnt thats another seprate problem
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Matt H
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He told me it's working, (he used it today) but they can run out & need regassing to bring them back up to scratch don't they?
Wish I knew which symbol/light it is 
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Matt H
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So if the fuse is gone, it's likely to be more like £100
If it's OK, then either a re-gas or fluid top up might fix it?
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ad-sport
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the a c systems do need regassing mate yeah but as said no warning light, go and have a look and if things seem ok ask the guy to have it fixed for you before you buy, if he regasses the ac trying to fix it its a bonus init
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ad-sport
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just seen yuor location mate donny yeah? wheres the car your looking at?
im only in rotherham so not far from you, also yeah i think the part youl need is 100quid so fitted prob 200 t 250ish at my work
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Matt H
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It's at a place called Biggleswade, which is in Bedfordshire
If you're online at about 12 tomorrow & I'll upload a pic of this warning light. I'll just take my laptop to get on the net whilst Im there
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ad-sport
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sorry mate dont think i will be got a day with missus planned, im sure if you are intrested in the car the seller will get it fixed for you
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ShEp
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it'll be the spanner light
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Robin
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You're coming all the way down here?
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Matt H
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quote:
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You're coming all the way down here?
Yup
Jay Carr lives in Biggleswade, so Im hoping to grow slightly whilst there
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Robin
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So does Deano87 though 
You should go to the meet at Santa Pod afterwards TBH.
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