Puma Aircon Icing Up Poll

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Originally Posted by Beast

I believe the A/C is supposed to work with the fan set in the 0 position - mine certainly does.

Having said that, it's the only vehicle I've owned or driven that does this.

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I've had a Jeep that worked this way too.

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Originally Posted by stig0000

was it set to reserc or fresh air,,,

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Sorry, did not spot the question.

Have always ran the AC on recirc to get any semblance of cooling. Runs about 5C hotter on fresh. I also should have said this was measured on the right side inner fixed vent because there is often a measurable difference between sides.

Any idea why the left side vents can run cooler than the right (up to 4 degrees). I've seen a TSB fix on this for heater imbalance which involved covering up a portion of the heater core.

I now have a Puma loan vehicle while mine is being fixed. The difference in the AC is obvious, especially considering the loaner is black.

I measured it for reference under same conditions. 32C ambient, the output temp cycles consistently between 5C & 8C on recirc, 8C & 11C on fresh. Not sure whether these are normal or not but the car is certainly much cooler than mine was. Still not cool by asian standards but acceptable.

A quick update. At its last dealer visit my Puma was fitted with a new Tx valve and its third evaporator sensor. Neither of these fixed the problem and five weeks later I'm still waiting for the arrival of what was described as an 'assured' sensor from LRUK.