Air conditioning service
Refrigerant replaced and the system leak-tested, at a fixed price. The work is done by a technician holding the refrigerant qualification the law requires.
fixed price
89 €
- Takes about
- 60 min
- Prices include VAT
- 25,5 %
- Old refrigerant recovered and weighed
- Vacuum test of the system for leaks
- New refrigerant and lubricating oil to the manufacturer's quantity
How it works
Call us or drop in
Give us the registration. We confirm the price and agree a time in the same call.
We do the work
You get the car back at the time we agreed.
Takes about 60 min
You pay the agreed price
No surprises on the invoice. If we find anything else, we call before we touch it.
What the price includes
What the price includes
- Old refrigerant recovered and weighed
- Vacuum test of the system for leaks
- New refrigerant and lubricating oil to the manufacturer's quantity
- Airflow and cooling temperature measured
- R134a systems
What the price does not include
- R1234yf refrigerant, used by most cars built after 2017. We check which one your car takes.
- Cabin filter. It is the commonest cause of a stale smell, and we change it on request at the same visit.
- Finding and repairing a leak. The vacuum test tells you whether there is a leak, not where it is.
- Replacing the compressor, condenser or evaporator.
About this work in detail
An air conditioning system loses about ten per cent of its refrigerant a year even when it is completely sound. Refrigerant escapes slowly through hoses and seals, and that is not a fault. It does mean that after five years the system holds roughly half of what it should.
The first sign is not that the air fails to cool. The first sign is that cooling takes longer than it used to and the difference only shows on a longer drive. By the time the air does not cool at all, the charge is so low that the compressor will not engage, and it has been low for a long time.
A stale smell is not a refrigerant fault. It comes almost always from the cabin filter or from moisture collected in the evaporator. The filter is cheap and quick to change, and it is the place to start.
Air conditioning is worth running in winter too. The system dries the air, so it clears the windscreen faster than the heater alone. It also keeps the compressor seals lubricated, which extends the life of the system.
Refrigerant work may only be carried out by a technician holding the required refrigerant qualification. That is not a recommendation but a statutory requirement, and it covers a simple recharge as well. If somewhere offers to top up your air conditioning without the qualification, the work is illegal.
If something else needs fixing
We do not start work you do not know about. If the car needs something else fixed, we call and tell you what the extra work costs and what happens if it is left undone. You decide.
A fixed price does not change without your permission. The one exception: if we cannot reach you within a reasonable time, we may do minor and necessary additional work worth up to 150 €.
We work to the motor vehicle service and repair terms approved by the consumer advisory board of the Finnish motor trade.
Shall we agree a time?
Leave a booking request online or call. We confirm the time and tell you the price before any work starts.
fixed price
89 €
- Address
- Lampputie 12 C 67
00750 HelsinkiShow on the map - Opening hours
- Mon–Fri8.00–18.00Sat9.00–15.00Sunclosed
- Phone
- 045 262 5950
- huolto@caron.fi