CAM belt change, now aircon dosen't work

[ocalld]

Hi,
Just had a full service and cam belt change on my 02 A4 TDi 130 (b6).
Since this was done my air con dosen't work, pump dosen't turn on. I know it worked before as the demister always cleared quickly.

Are there any checks i can make myself?? garage say they don't touch aircon while carrying out this work.

One thing i've noticed, the belts aren't very tight even though it's still only 2 weeks since the service.
Also had aircon regassed to see if this was problem. no such luck.

I do have a failed coolant temp sensor, guage sometimes works, most of the time it dosen't. Could this cause air con problem?
Where is the sender on the TDi?

Ran Vagcom, other than Temp sender error, no othr fault codes.

help please - weather i starting to get hot!!

 

[AndyMac]

Sounds stupid but have you checked the fuses?

 

[ocalld]

yes, i've checked all the fuses, everything there is OK.

Cheers

 

[Cravenbantam]

As you look under the bonnet, look to the front left hand bottom corner and there is a plug connector (1 wire) which i believe is green.
Make sure this is connected together as this is the feed wire to the Air Con compressor.

They will have probably disconnected it while moving the front end out of the way to do the belt.

Good luck

 

[Mcgough]

yea thats the connect i was going to mention, i pulled it off by mistake when i had my front bumper off!

 

[ocalld]

Hi ,
Thanks for the replies.
I can't seem to find the green lead for the compressor, could someone give me more details of where it is ( if that's possible) or a photo??

cheers

 

[ocalld]

Finally got my aircon working.

Couldn't find any loose connections so decided to take off bottom engine pan/cover to have a look underneath. When i took it off, there lying in the middle was a cover which turned out to be the drive plate for the aircon. Bolt to hold this in place was missing so it was never refitted or not tightened and worked itself off. New bolt and now everything working nicely.

Also noticed i now have an oil leak from the sump plug - what a service - they didn't bother to replace the sump plug - won't be using them again.

Thanks for the help and advice - appreciated.

 

[terrysingh]

glad to hear you got it sorted, bit worrying they left the air con assembly loose, make you think what else might be half done??? who was the garage????

 

[ocalld]

glad to hear you got it sorted, bit worrying they left the air con assembly loose, make you think what else might be half done??? who was the garage????

It was Westeck in Newport South Wales.

I took it back to them, they didn't want to know, just kept saying they don't touch air con in service or cambelt change.

I booked it in with them to sort it out at my expense and have the temp sensor replacedat the same time.
They had the car a day and didn't do anything to it, just gave me the car back and said something about aircon guy off sick and all temp sensors they had in stock are faulty!!!!

They left me with a leaking sump plug and loose fan belt.

Charged me £550 for 120K service and cam belt, is that about average, good or bad???

Won't be going back there in a hurry!!!!

 

[issuesaudi]

Hi, as per below have had a 120k cambelt change at a Audi Garage and the air con is now blowing air out (and not cooling it).

Spoke to the Audi garage Service Manager and he said that the air con unit is not touched while servicing the cambelt. Can anyone tell me if this is the case?

I am not that technical and have no idea how to look for potential wiring or clutch air con issues unless its pointed out very simply. Also have a lack of tools as well to take things apart.

Welcome any help that anyone is generous enough to provide to help out with this predicament.

Wonder what re-course I have against the Garage - are they breaking any sales laws if turns out to be there mistake? Can I escalate to Audi UK in order to get something done if the garage just continues to deny its their error.

Hi,
Just had a full service and cam belt change on my 02 A4 TDi 130 (b6).
Since this was done my air con dosen't work, pump dosen't turn on. I know it worked before as the demister always cleared quickly.

Are there any checks i can make myself?? garage say they don't touch aircon while carrying out this work.

One thing i've noticed, the belts aren't very tight even though it's still only 2 weeks since the service.
Also had aircon regassed to see if this was problem. no such luck.

I do have a failed coolant temp sensor, guage sometimes works, most of the time it dosen't. Could this cause air con problem?
Where is the sender on the TDi?

Ran Vagcom, other than Temp sender error, no othr fault codes.

help please - weather i starting to get hot!!

 

[ocalld]

if you look at the air con compressor (the belt will be going around it ) there will be a metal plate that bolts onto the front (single bolt in middle).
This holds the clutch.
The bolt was missing from mine after i had cam belt changed. As in your case they insist they didn't touch the compressor.
I found the plate in the bottom of my lower engine cover.
Check that the bolt is tight, otherwise your compressor won't turn properly.

cheers
Dan

 

[quattro tony]

Hi, im with the garage on this one im afraid, You dont touch the air con compressor when doing the cambelt, You only take the air con belt off and refit, Ive seen this problem b4 on the a4's where the bolt comes loose, can happen at any time and You can try to put the bolt back in it, may be ok , maybe not. I have done this b4 on one and managed to get the air con working again. Sorry to hear about your bad experience with them , Maybe worth finding a independant specialist in vag.