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jez_MCSc · Aug 18th, 2006, 06:29 PM

I have recently bought a MCS. Took it into the dealer today for a bit of warranty work, power steering pump fan bearing gone, handbrake adjust, etc. Anyway, the air con has been noticably warm as well as a gurguling sound whenever the aircon is on from under the passenger footwell. I have searched this problem on the forum but not really found any answers. I asked the dealer to look at it and have been told that it may be a leak or could just need a refill.
This is the problem, a regas from an independant specialist = about £40-60. BMW want £100 to do this, though will pay it if there is a leak but apparently can't check this without a regas. Does this sound fair? What are the general opinions, should I go for a private regas and hope it's not a problem with the system or a more expensive BMW regas and hope it is a problem, so I don't have to pay for it haha!
Still I guess if I go for BMW I get a courtesy car which today was a brand new 320d, not bad.
Thoughts please.

Aug 18th, 2006, 06:29 PM	#1
jez_MCSc MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bristol Local Time: 07:18 PM Posts: 128 Offline	Aircon not working & noises I have recently bought a MCS. Took it into the dealer today for a bit of warranty work, power steering pump fan bearing gone, handbrake adjust, etc. Anyway, the air con has been noticably warm as well as a gurguling sound whenever the aircon is on from under the passenger footwell. I have searched this problem on the forum but not really found any answers. I asked the dealer to look at it and have been told that it may be a leak or could just need a refill. This is the problem, a regas from an independant specialist = about £40-60. BMW want £100 to do this, though will pay it if there is a leak but apparently can't check this without a regas. Does this sound fair? What are the general opinions, should I go for a private regas and hope it's not a problem with the system or a more expensive BMW regas and hope it is a problem, so I don't have to pay for it haha! Still I guess if I go for BMW I get a courtesy car which today was a brand new 320d, not bad. Thoughts please.