What kind of refrigerant does a Jaguar air conditioner use?
It does this by the use of the refrigerant chemical. In older cars, the chemical was R12 (freon). Since R12 contains chlorine and flourine, it damages the ozone layer and its production was banned. R12 has been replaced by R134a, which is more ozone-friendly since it doesn’t contain chlorine or flourine.
Why is my air conditioner not working in my Jaguar?
It’s a common problem when the a/c isn’t used regularly, the seals dry out and the coolant, which also contains a lubricant escapes, it also escapes naturally by about 10%/year and if it’s low the system will know and refuse to engage, if you’re lucky a refill will sort out the problem.
What are the faults of Jaguar air con?
The airblend box itself is simple enough to be reliable but can suffer from vacuum leaks (often resulting from careless installation of radios and alarm systems) and seizure of flap operating motors in the Mark 3 system. The vacuum valves on the Mark 2 can also become clogged with dirt. The condensate drains can become clogged. See faults below.
What kind of aircon system does a Jaguar XJ have?
The following refers to aircon systems fitted to Jaguar XJS, XJ Series 1,2,3 and will have some relevance to later cars. See also our R134a conversion mythbuster.
Is there an air conditioning system for a Jaguar?
RetroAir spent more than 3 years developing this air conditioning system and a/c performance parts due to the demand by Jaguar owners for high performance air conditioning systems for their Jaguars. Please feel free to call our Jaguar Air Conditioning line to speak to a Jaguar A/C tech about your Jaguar Air Conditioning system needs.
What causes a Jaguar climate control to fail?
When the Heater Valve becomes faulty, it begins to draw too much current, which causes the Climate Control Module to become damaged (i.e. failure due to over-current condition). 4. Harness/wiring problems between the Heater Valve and Climate Control Module. 5. Failure at one or more air mixing/blending flaps. 6. Or a combination of the above cases.
What kind of air conditioning does a Jaguar Mark IX have?
This the only Kit that looks like it belongs in this classiest of vehicles, has “Blowin’ in Your Face” Air Conditioning and can handle the X-Large Interior of the Mark IX! XKE- Our Full and Upgrade Kits were long-term development projects that were initiated by demand after the sucess of our Mark II A/C Kit.
Where does the refrigerant go in a Jaguar?
Let’s follow the refrigerant’s path, once it leaves the compressor: CONDENSOR – This is the thin radiator in front of your engine’s radiator. At this point, the refrigerant is extremely hot and under high pressure–80 to 300 psi, depending on the environmental conditions.