Well, the A2 spent the day in the dealers workshop today.
And after 7 hours the diagnosis is...? There is no fault. "Eh?" I hear you say? Yes, thats right. Apparently there is nothing wrong at all. "How did they arrive at this verdict?" you ask. Well, the answer is that they held a thermometer to the vents and the reading they took was within the target temperature of +5c. And thats it. They did nothing else.
This is despite that fact that I had explained that the problem is at its most apparent when the engine has been running for a while. If I turn the engine off and then restart the AC blows like an arctic wind again. I was assisted by a very helpful chap, but he explained that he was not aware of this detail.
Incredible!!! I'm so pi**ed off. My dealer is not altogether easy for me to get to, and now I have to call back in the morning and arrange yet another time to take it in so they can take a proper look at it!
I cant believe that they only took a temperature reading. I mean, the weather is awful down here today. Pretty cold really. I reckon I could sit in the car outside and fart on a thermometer and it would read less than 5c! In all seriousness, in fairness to the chap who was looking at it it did appear that there was not a problem. However he agreed that if he was aware of the intermittent nature of the fault he would have made more checks. Plus the fact, why didnt they call me? Where was the "Can you confirm the nature of the problem 'cause we cant find it" phone call?
I arrived home today and before turning the engine off I Put the AC on 'LO' and performed the same check I did before;
ECON off, ECON on, no difference. And air cold, but not noticeably chilled. Turn engine off and restart. ECON on, same as before. ECON off, FREEZING! Something is definitely being 'reset' when the engine is restarted. I'm going to call my dealer tomorrow and insist that an engineer comes out to meet me when I arrive before I turn my engine off so that he can see the same.
One thing is for sure. I'm determined to get it sorted before the last of the hot weather disappears! Thats if it hasnt already of course!
Phil. TDi Sport, silver, with Climate and OpenSky.