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

c165 is the connector, its the relay bottom right in fusebox from the picture i can see

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

Just google it.

1 hour ago, Joss max said:

Just google it.

Hi Joss,

I've tried this but without success.

Any help is much appreciated!

Year of manufacture and model please. I will have a look for you

 

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

Sorry Josh

Diagrams for everything bar ford KA. Maybe buy a haynes manual would be the next step

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I already have a Haynes Manual but the wiring is a bit vague and the relay layout shown in it is out of date.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

http://www.ford.co.uk/OwnerServices/Owners-Manual

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

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

thanks for the reply josh and a heads up on the problem

thanks for the heads up josh, glad its all sorted