Josh_Smith Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Hi all I'm a newbie to the forum, I bought a KA a few months ago and have just got it on the road (time delay with insurance etc). I noticed after I bought the car that the Air Con wasn't working. The heater works fine and blows hot and cold, and when pressed the AC button lights up, but nothing happens. Today, I visited an Air Con specialist who re-gassed the system, however, there is still no operation. After a small amount of fault finding, the compressor appears OK as the clutch works, as does the fan. We could not locate the relay for the Air Con under the dash as it's not where the haynes manual indicates. The specialist believes its either the relay or low pressure switch, however, the switch appears visually OK (no corrosion). Does anyone have any wiring diagrams for this? My car is a 2006 reg. I've got hold of a workshop manual which suggests relay C165 is the one I'm after, but I don't know where that is. Does anyone have any idea? Many thanks, Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 c165 is the connector, its the relay bottom right in fusebox from the picture i can see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh_Smith Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 10 hours ago, iantt said: c165 is the connector, its the relay bottom right in fusebox from the picture i can see Hi Ian, Thanks - is that one of the little red micro relays? I don't suppose you know where I can get hold of a wiring diagram? Cheers, Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss max Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Just google it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh_Smith Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Joss max said: Just google it. Hi Joss, I've tried this but without success. Any help is much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss max Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Year of manufacture and model please. I will have a look for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh_Smith Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 21 minutes ago, Joss max said: Year of manufacture and model please. I will have a look for you Hi Joss, Ford KA 2006 (56 plate). Cheers, Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss max Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Sorry Josh Diagrams for everything bar ford KA. Maybe buy a haynes manual would be the next step Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh_Smith Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Joss max said: Sorry Josh Diagrams for everything bar ford KA. Maybe buy a haynes manual would be the next step Hi Joss, Thanks for looking. I already have a Haynes Manual but the wiring is a bit vague and the relay layout shown in it is out of date. According to the manual, relay 'I' is for the air con, however, there is no relay where it says there should be, not even connections for a relay and so the wiring must have been revised since the manual was published - even though I'm using the latest manual. Cheers, Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 http://www.ford.co.uk/OwnerServices/Owners-Manual 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 thanks for letting us know how you got on josh another waste of space getting to the point of now wanting to help newbies out as then do not have the decency to reply. mods need to monitor this as too many wasters on this site now all want to take but not give Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh_Smith Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share Posted August 18, 2016 6 minutes ago, delboy said: thanks for letting us know how you got on josh another waste of space getting to the point of now wanting to help newbies out as then do not have the decency to reply. mods need to monitor this as too many wasters on this site now all want to take but not give Hi Delboy, Thanks for your link. Unfortunately I've been away for a few days and haven't been receiving email updates so apologies for my delay in responding. After digging around behind the dash again yesterday, I discovered a loose wire in the control module connection. After fixing this, the air conditioning works perfectly! Thanks to everyone who has helped me with this. Cheers, Josh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 thanks for the reply josh and a heads up on the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 thanks for the heads up josh, glad its all sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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