djcheung
Active Member
About May/June this year I had the air con system regased but to find it not working again only two months later. I called the air con specialist back to check where the leaks are. He used the ultra violet light and spotted a gas leak on the air con radiator inside the engine compartment. As the specialist could not tell me exactly how much he would charge and it may invalidate the warranty, I have to take it to the dealer and have it looked at.
After 7 weeks' wait ( that's how long I have to wait for the appointment), the car is booked in the workshop for 4 days. I dropped the car there 08<img src="http://www.mbclub.co.uk/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>0 on Tuesday morning. Called the dealer at 16:30 on Tuesday and they told me they have not started on the car yet - what a waste of a whole day.
Wednesday morning they called back and said they couldn't find any leaks on the radiator but the evaporator could be leaking but reluctant to take the whole dash out because it is an involved job. I then pointed out where the leak is but they said it is probably coolant. Then I mentioned the UV light and they said OOOOH! let us check it again.
Obviously they are not equipped for the leak detection but how come they insist the flourescent dye to be included as part of the gas recharge?
Other items need fixing/replacing in these 4 days :-
1. Faulty petrol gauge sender
2. Gear slipping - I have been told a faulty sensor
3. One of the Catalytic cconverters
1998 E240 Elegance 68K
After 7 weeks' wait ( that's how long I have to wait for the appointment), the car is booked in the workshop for 4 days. I dropped the car there 08<img src="http://www.mbclub.co.uk/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>0 on Tuesday morning. Called the dealer at 16:30 on Tuesday and they told me they have not started on the car yet - what a waste of a whole day.
Wednesday morning they called back and said they couldn't find any leaks on the radiator but the evaporator could be leaking but reluctant to take the whole dash out because it is an involved job. I then pointed out where the leak is but they said it is probably coolant. Then I mentioned the UV light and they said OOOOH! let us check it again.
Obviously they are not equipped for the leak detection but how come they insist the flourescent dye to be included as part of the gas recharge?
Other items need fixing/replacing in these 4 days :-
1. Faulty petrol gauge sender
2. Gear slipping - I have been told a faulty sensor
3. One of the Catalytic cconverters
1998 E240 Elegance 68K