Air-con problem

[rikwheeler]

Hi guys,
Bit of an odd problem here.
Air-con packed in the other week and found out that I had a hole in my condenser (thanks to be fitting the FMIC too close )
Have now fitted a new condenser and had it re-gased and its back to normal now.
The last couple of days I've noticed that whenever I turn the air-con on (no matter if its on the hottest setting or the coldest setting) my engine fans go mental and as soon as I turn the air-con off the fans stop.
Any idea what could have happened? Sounds like the air-con electrics and engine fan electrics have all of a sudden joined together

 

[slim20vt]

hmmmmmmmmmmmmm,im thinking main dealer,got me confused!!
def wiring prob,by the sound of it..

 

[matt110tdi]

When my air con is on, my fans are also on.

Hi guys,
Bit of an odd problem here.
Air-con packed in the other week and found out that I had a hole in my condenser (thanks to be fitting the FMIC too close )
Have now fitted a new condenser and had it re-gased and its back to normal now.
The last couple of days I've noticed that whenever I turn the air-con on (no matter if its on the hottest setting or the coldest setting) my engine fans go mental and as soon as I turn the air-con off the fans stop.
Any idea what could have happened? Sounds like the air-con electrics and engine fan electrics have all of a sudden joined together

 

[meltonlad]

on my tolly when air con is on both my fans are on too. im told it should do that.

 

[rikwheeler]

hmmm my mate has also just told me that.
The fan's a bloody noisy though and I'm sure they never used to be that loud when the air-con was working before :s

 

[Muttley]

Aircon-on should put the fans on at slow speed. If they're going fast then its a fan controller failure or the slow speed resistors in the fans have broken.

 

[scott99]

If your stationary then your fan must be on otherwise your air-con would ice up...

 

[b1nuzz]

If your stationary then your fan must be on otherwise your air-con would ice up...

Really?

 

[richybigman]

Have a read through this:
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=137571

 

[scott99]

Yup youve got to have air movement over the condenser coil otherwise you make your compressor work harder which will cause the refrigerant to get colder and instead of gettin a small layer of frost on the evaporator you will have a lump of ice...And you will slowly wear the compressor out as well