My AC stopped working and even the AC light doesn't turn on.
Any help would be appreciated.
There is a pressure switch on (I think) the aircon high pressure line and if pressure isn’t sensed the system won’t fire up the compressor. It’s a safety feature as no gas = little oil circulation = damaged compressor if it runs in such situations.
So either the gas is gone or the switch is faulty, both are easy to check but I’d suspect gas has leaked out.
I can’t clearly remember but I thought the high pressure pipe/hose junction is a known problem on VE (or was it VF)? They seem to leak at the pipe to hose junction where it is crimped some years down the track. From what I’ve read, such seems to be a common issue amongst many vehicle brands, especially if they use the smaller diameter (lighter) hoses...
It’s an easy check, feel for oil around allthe hose pipe junction, if it’s oily it’s leaking (or has leaked all the gas out and some oil and dye with it). If you have a black light you can also shine it on the area where you may see green fluorescent leak dye light up... (not all black lights are the correct wavelength to make the dye strongly glow.
Same for any other leak location, oil and dye is also forced out with the gas so it’s a good indicator of where the leak is...
Knowing where the fault is is great and all but you still need an aircon mechanic to resolve the issue as such is strongly regulated.
A good 3rd party aircon specialist would probably be cheaper than Holden (who may do it in-house or outsource it to a specialist and add their margin).