The air con seems to be loosing its bite, so I am considering a regas. Any suggestion in the Leeds/Wakefield area please. Also, how much should I expect to pay? (I'm not going to a stealers). Updated- Waiting for a Scotland v England 6 Nations home win. 24th Feb 2018
Gone-1972 88 SWB Soft top
Gone-1981 24v FFR Lightweight
Gone-2009 Freelander 2 TD4 GS manual
Gone before it bankrupted me- 2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 Auto
2013 Freelander 2 SD4 GS Auto

Mine's going the same way, but I'm thinking along the lines of buying a re-gas kit and doing it myself. It's not difficult, and a reusable re-gas kit should cost no more than a garage re-gas.

You need to be careful with a home kit that you do not over fill it as that will also cause the system to shut down.

Most regas centres charge about £40 this will involve vacuuming out all the gas, checking for leaks and if found identifying where they are, putting in the correct amount of new gas along with the required amount of oil to lubricate the system.

mcsimmo wrote:

The air con seems to be loosing its bite, so I am considering a regas. Any suggestion in the Leeds/Wakefield area please. Also, how much should I expect to pay? (I'm not going to a stealers).

Maybe try Green Oval in Leeds, just off the M62 (Ikea junction). FL2 now gone and have a couple of items left for sale:-

Brodit active iPhone holder + Brodit dash clip,
Bluetooth Music Streaming Module.

Must be the season...I am booked in at a local place for mine on Saturday morning.

I used one of the DIY kits on my previous car, but that was after it had completely leaked and I was replacing condenser, seals, oil etc, so the system was completely empty. I can’t gauge results, as it turned out the leak was in the cabin end of things and would have needed the whole dash and console stripped back, including steering column etc and that was more than was worth doing to get cool air in a 14 year-old car that spent most of its life in cold temperatures!

It did teach me the lesson, though, that it is probably worth getting air-con re-charged regularly, to keep the oil levels up and keep the seals lubricated. 2005 D3 2.7 Auto
Previously:
2010 MY FL2 TD4e GS - Now gone at 199,500 miles, about 135,000 of them mine.
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel