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Brenton Trafford
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 Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 04:20 pm, by:  Brenton Trafford (Traff) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Interestingly the loan car will more than likely be a BMW or a Mercedes depending on what he has available. Tim, I'll be very interested in feedback as I've been using AEM for years. IF you get a chance to speak to Serge, let him know I recommended you.
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 Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 04:36 pm, by:  Tim Wilson (Tim) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Will do Brenton...on a side note, how is Serge pronounced? Is it pronounced "Sirj", or "Sir-gay", or something different again?

I'm 95% sure the receptionist said the loan car was free of charge, but she may have said 'It's an extra charge'...I hope it doesn't cost, I'll have to phone them back to confirm.
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 Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 06:00 pm, by:  Daniel Clarke (Dieseltrain) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Anyone Know a good AC place in Sydney? I want some of this CHILL gas:-) the colder the better...

My system struggles on hot days, seems ot take forever to get cold.
Brenton Trafford
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 Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 09:08 am, by:  Brenton Trafford (Traff) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Hi Tim,

It's pronounced "surge" as in a surge of water. If you call him Sir-gay he's likely to drop a car on you from the hoist!! I don't think he's ever charged me for a loaner, although I always put replace whatever fuel I use when I take one.

Cheers mate.
Ashley Leach
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 Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 02:06 pm, by:  Ashley Leach (Ashlar) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
HAHA
Sir GAY... I think anyone would drop a car on you if you called them that...

Tim Wilson
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 Friday, January 18, 2008 - 10:50 am, by:  Tim Wilson (Tim) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I know the pronunciation spelling "Sir-gay" is a bit weird, but I've heard of it being pronounced that way a few times, I guess it depends what country it originates from! I'll remember to ask for 'Surge' when I get there.
Brenton Trafford
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 Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - 11:52 am, by:  Brenton Trafford (Traff) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Tim,

Let us know how you go on Thursday.

Cheers.
Tim Wilson
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 Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - 03:30 pm, by:  Tim Wilson (Tim) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I took the car in to AEM today (I think it's Ashley getting his car done by Vehicool on Thursday).

The A/c is working well now (measured down to 2 degrees apparently), and I got a minor service done at the same time. Very professional people, although I felt the labour was a bit on the expensive side, but I'm guessing that has to do with the fact that they need/have the extra qualifications to service the high end Euro cars (BMW, Merc etc).

The loan car was a VW Polo (apparently the BMW they were going to give me was already on loan to someone else!). It was fine as a run-about for the day, and no extra charge for the loan car.

All in all, I'm happy with the result!
Ashley Leach
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 Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - 03:37 pm, by:  Ashley Leach (Ashlar) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
PM me what you paid... so I know if I'm being ripped off.

Did you get any indication of what the problem was?
Tim Wilson
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 Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - 04:03 pm, by:  Tim Wilson (Tim) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
The air-con was around the $140ish mark. It was just empty of gas, they did a pressure test, but couldn't find any leaks, so they just re-gassed it.
Brenton Trafford
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 Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - 04:19 pm, by:  Brenton Trafford (Traff) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Ash, my a/c was $140 also. Regas and leak test (dye) etc.
Tim Wilson
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 Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - 04:28 pm, by:  Tim Wilson (Tim) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Brenton, did you get charged for labour on top of the re-gas? I got charged for 1.5 hours labour, I'm just wondering if that is just for the service...does 1.5 hours for a minor service (oil change, safety check etc) sound about right?

Cheers

Tim
Brenton Trafford
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 Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - 04:36 pm, by:  Brenton Trafford (Traff) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Sounds about right to me.
Ashley Leach
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 Friday, January 25, 2008 - 09:17 am, by:  Ashley Leach (Ashlar) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Well I picked up my car from Vehikool today. Finally I have A/C that gets cold! The guys thermostat was playing up but from what we could tell vent air is coming out somewhere between 7-10 degrees.

I had a pressure test but they couldn't find any leaks and concluded that they must have just not filled it properly to begin with when I had all the previous problem with Adelaide Complete Car Care (name and SHAME!)

Vehikool refilled with my A/C with HyChill gas, which apparently is very similar to SuperChill but HyChill is produced in Australia (go Aussie made!), where SuperChill is produced in Taiwan or China...

AAA+++ customer service at Vehikool. They guys down there are really nice and were more than happy to explain to me anything I wanted in detail about that A/C.

As a bonus I get a free inspection at 4 weeks and another one at 6 months. They do a fair amount of imports and can work on Soarer's and Celciors with no trouble at all.

I'd say put this in the mechanics guide Pen. For a while there I didn't think it was possible to find a decent honest A/C mechanic.
Tim Wilson
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 Friday, January 25, 2008 - 10:02 am, by:  Tim Wilson (Tim) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Good to hear things worked out for you! It looks like mine has to go back next Tuesday, as there's obviously a leak somewhere, as after 2 days, it's no longer cold, which means there not enough gas to even allow the compressor to kick in!

Ashley, did they replace the o-rings, or just re-gas the system? Also, what sort of price did they charge?
Brenton Trafford
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 Friday, January 25, 2008 - 10:16 am, by:  Brenton Trafford (Traff) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Tim, sorry to hear it isn't working again, but I've got full confidence that Serge will sort it out for you. He's not the type to do shoddy work or stuff people around. Keep me posted.
Ashley Leach
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 Friday, January 25, 2008 - 10:39 am, by:  Ashley Leach (Ashlar) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Tim Wilson wrote on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 10:02 am:

Ashley, did they replace the o-rings, or just re-gas the system? Also, what sort of price did they charge?

I had a brand new compressor put in and the o-rings into the firewall replaced about a year ago. I've always tried to use the A/C at least weekly (it's great in winter for defogging the windscreen) to keep things wet.

They charged $159... but you get the check ups. That was pressure test, regas, die etc. Hopefully I don't get any leaks but if I do they should at least be able to find them. Obviously I was told if I had any problems to call them straight away.

It's also nice when you go to some place and the mechanic there tells you how nice your car is and wants you to take him for a spin.
Drew Rechner
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 Monday, February 18, 2008 - 10:07 pm, by:  Drew Rechner (Drew1jz) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Finaly got my a/c re-gassed today, after the weekend I said NO MORE DAMN HEAT.

Called up Matlin auto elec on South Road at 0900, had the car in by 0915, had the car back by 1100.

Tip Top job, the guy there was great, good customer service and charged only $149.00 all up!!

Freezing cold driving home in the heat today

Funtastic!!!!!!!!!!
Ashley Leach
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 Monday, February 18, 2008 - 10:13 pm, by:  Ashley Leach (Ashlar) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
High Five to cool cars!

I've had no probs with mine either... It actually gets cold on the 4 mins drive home from work!
Nik Gacomi
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 Friday, February 22, 2008 - 10:40 am, by:  Nik Gacomi (Snoopie) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I spoke to a mechanic mate of mine and he reckons the super chill gas is no good as it lets off a smell in the car. I dont know how strong it is or if its really noticeable but he said basically they regas it with LPG which is the reason why its so cold but also the reason why it smells. He offered to do it for me for $50 but said i was better off paying a bit more and getting the non super chill gas.

Can anyone confirm what he was saying or should i just do the LPG?

Cheers
Nik
Ashley Leach
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 Friday, February 22, 2008 - 11:21 am, by:  Ashley Leach (Ashlar) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Don't know if it's LPG. I know HyChill, the stuff in my car, doesn't let of a smell.
Peter Nitschke
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 Friday, February 22, 2008 - 11:50 am, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
The gas should be sealed into the system, how can it smell unless it is leaking?
Drew Rechner
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 Friday, February 22, 2008 - 11:52 am, by:  Drew Rechner (Drew1jz) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I just got the SuperChill eR12 put in, its freezing cold and the only thing I can slightly small is my crummy filters.

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