Thread: Defender ac

fan works but no cool air it might be a dry elec joint on the wire to compressor ill check it tomorrow

<span style="color:blue">can you hear the compressor click in when you turn the air con on and off....?</span>

Ours dont look like that at all, we have one nop that has another nob on top of that nob, it looks fairly odd,..
I wish we had 2 clear seperate ones like that, it would make more sence

On my 2004 Defender, the standard A/C system is recirculating. It does NOT use air from outside the cabin. It is a completely separate system from the heating.

Cheers,

Lionel

There are two knobs on top of each other. The top inner clicky knob is the fan speed at 7 o'clock it is off and turn it clockwise it has three speeds. In lower non clicky smooth dial is the temp control. at 7 o'clock it is off and it turns clockwise from there to 5 o'clock or so for maximum cool.

I know the aircon isn't the greatest but I'm glad it's there. Keeps my wagon livable in dry Perth heat. I play in a pipe band and the air goes nicely up the kilt on hot days.

I had troubles with it - the clutch would not come in on hot days it turned out to be a faulty switch fixed for a $100. Of course a month later I crashed the car into a rock and damaged the unit.

From time to time it does leak a bit into passenger footwell and yes it has made a sloching sound on corners but it has not done so for awhile. The draingage hole lets some water out but in certain conditions perhaps not enough.

Originally posted by bk
I have been looking around for a aftermarket AC for my defender. But the way people are talking here - is it worth the trouble? ia the AC worthwhile in say 35 to 45 degree heat?
paul

Up until around 01 or 02MY, all Defender A/Cs are an aftermarket system. They were designed by AMC at Granville in Sydney who, I believe, are now out of business. They might have fitted them to new cars but it was still aftermarket.

The A/C is now UK fitment but it seems just as bad as the AMC system.

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