Upgrade of Aircon Worthwhile or Not?

[Spinner77]

I am posting this here, rather than in the Fiesta forum, in the hope that it might attract the interest of aircon experts.

As summer approaches, I have been thinking of what to do to improve the aircon on the wife's 2009 German-made WS Fiesta (now out of warranty).

She is very happy with the car overall, and I think she will keep it for another couple of years at least. But the, ah, modest performance of the aircon on this model is very well known, (although I have heard of individual vehicles in the series where the aircon actually performs.)

I suppose I could have the unit regassed. I have seen theories that the problems is that the aircon in these series was not properly set up.

On the other hand, since that option would not be inexpensive, I have been thinking of having the unit replaced. I assume the compressor is the issue. I had one die on a Volvo a few years ago, and a refurbished unit including installation cost $1,000. I imagine a compressor from a WT Fiesta would cost a lot less.

What advice can anyone offer?

[kempy311]

I work on aircons allday and have never fixed a festia one firstly I would have it re gassed to make sure it is correct and while it is being re gassed the pressures can be checked to see if the compressors is working correctly. If you did change the compressor I don't think you would see any change from 1k.

[Fiesta_Man69]

Wind down the windows and put the cash towards something else.

I don't use my WS Aircon at all, as it's utterly useless (as reported by many in the Fiesta section): upgrading the ac is a huge outlay.