Aircon Repair: Mario Reyes

[cocoy_01]

Di na din ganun ka- mura kay mang mar. Last na naalala ko, dinala ko ang oto ng ermat ko dun kasi walang lamig. Ni-diagnose nila na sa condenser daw ang tagas.

Estimate nila umabot ng 2k plus or was it 3k all in. I declined to proceed since its expensive. Might as well get a surplus.

Installation of the condenser and charging cost a thousand. Mahal na din kay mang mar.

Soon, nagka tagas pa din, brought it to my ninong's shop, replaced the surplus part with a new one. 850php only for the new condenser sa a/c supply store and replaced evap too. Now okay na.

For freon charging, Mang Mar's price is cheaper vs other shops. Di ako palagay gumawa yung isa, yung ryan. Wala na din yung mga matatagal na don. Puros bago na. Si norman at yung isang matagal don ang okay gumawa.

[sneaky41]

i just wanna share my experience with Mang Mario's service.

i am one of the satisfied clients when i brought my honda city 2000 last 2006 to Mang Mario. i stay in malate. the problem then was the aircon works intermittently. They removed a washer from my compressor which made it work normal.

A year after, i decided to have it cleaned. but what troubles me is after that cleaning every 3 months my freon always gets fully depleted. and every time i went back they say it's a gasket, then a coupling then a shaft seal etc. the last time i was there was oct of 2008. And as expected, there's no more freon in jan this year. So i decided not to go back to them and just went to a nearby aircon shop and have my freon refilled.

I appreciate their intention of giving low price service. but i guess you get what you paid for. Sa dami ng customers nila esp on saturdays, which is my only free day to have it fixed, it seems quality of their service is sacrificed.

Now i'll be looking for a good aircon shop around makati or p'que reasonable price.

[OTEP]

Went there yesterday. Brought a Field Master Pajero. Owner was complaining of 'hilaw ang lamig' and 'natatalo' when the weather was hot. Other shops were quoting thousands and recommending a laudry list of replacements.

Norman checked the unit. Turned out to be a burned relay. One of the round ones on the driver's side inner fender. He put a new one in and did a free check of the rest of the system.

A/C now blows cold. Php 500.00 for the part (I could have bought one myself but I was there already).

Same car owner recently spent Php14k on a/c repairs on his Starex Millenium at an a/c shop along 10th Avenue Caloocan. But even up to now, the system still ices up and refuses to blow cold on numerous occasions.

[s_quilicot]

may thermoswitch kaya sila mang mario?

[OTEP]

AFAIK, wala but he can point you to the direction where to find one.

[oliver1013]

dumadami na negative FR's kay Mang Mario ah..altho yung pinagawa ko last March ay ok pa, mukhang nakakatakot nang pumunta dito

[dieselNUBI]

i had our crv gen 1 fixed there. way back 2006 pa ata. replaced hose. karga freon ulet. linis aircon. twice na napalitan un fan pati motor. lumalamig na ulet pero on hot days mdyo hilaw un lamig. natatalo ika nga.

recently. i had our civc 96 fixed there also. hindi lumalamig. pero prior to that. aircon was cool naman. mang mario's son took a look at the car. the problem was the fan. hindi na umiikot. so palit fan. then pinalinis ko na rin. linis only 600. fan was 2000. tinawaran ko ng 2300 total ata. i got mixed results. *btw, we got this second hand year 2007. the milleage was only 36k then. now its 46k
-the civic has 4 settings ng fan. nasira un #1. so simula na sya sa #2. mdyo malakas buga ng hangin.
-now the aircon is not cool anymore. its FREEZING. kahit tanghaling tapat naka bilad. after lets say 15 mins. malamig sobra sa loob ng kotse. i have full magic tints on all windows. not 3M.
-sa gabi, ang panay rekalmo sa akin eh masyadong malamig daw un aircon. baket walang #1 daw. pinapatay ko nalang un temp switch once in a while.

i did not complain to mang mario about the switch anymore. since luma narin un kotse(prone to sira na). at sayang lang gas ko at oras para bumalik sa kanila para makipag argue about the switch. but hey, i got wat i wanted. a cool aircon.

thank you

[ceerol]

mukhang nde na ok ang service ni mang Mario ah...hmmm.. i am planning to visit there pa naman within this week kc nde nanaman gumagana AC ng mitsubishi pajero ko...nababadtrip na me sa paib ibang sinasabi ng mga ibang shops so i tried surfing kng san ang may best aircon repair within QC area lng...

Kng may alam po kayo please give me their contact number and address.
Thanks a ot.

[simplicity]

i was at mang mario's last monday afternoon lang... between 3:30 - 4:00pm ako nakarating.. my goal: to convert my jdm evap, install, linis, kabit, karga ng refrigerant.

actually pa-convert lang sana talaga ang balak ko kasi nga late na at baka gahulin sa oras. kaso di puwedeng hindi talaga tapusin eh. ganun si mang mario. siya pa ang tumira dun sa pag convert ng evap. hehehe... naka-ngiwi pa habang lumalagare... hahaha...

ampf! gininaw ako nung pauwi na eh!

ngayon kahit tanghali kalahati lang ng thermostat ng a/c ko, maginaw na... hehehe..

in all, Php900 total ;)

[ceerol]

Need your opinion guys ASAP!

i went to Mang Mario just this morning aroung 11 am. Hinanap ko tlga sya at muntik pa me maligaw. This is about aircon of my pajero car, laging nawawalan ng aircon ilang beses ko na pinapagawa, kng ano ano sinasabi ng mga shops, kesyo may tagas, kulang sa freon, tapos sa auxillary fan naman, so pinalitan na ung auxillary fan at ung mga hose pinalitan na din at nagpalagay na me ng new freon, pero after 1 week mawawala ulit ang aircon. So tired na sa ganung situation. So i searched sa net kng saan merong reliable at magaling gumawa ng aircon, kahit may mga negative comments na kay Mang Mar pinuntahan ko kc malapit lng sa place ko. At upon check up sabi ng anak ni Mang Mar na sira na daw compressor nag stuck up na. So he recommended na palitan na of course, i asked him kng pedeng repair na lng sa compressor sabi nya nde na daw pede, palit tlga, tapos ito ang quote price ni Mam Nora, wife ni Mang Mar:

Surplus compressor + Freon + Oil + Labor = 6,900
Orig Drier = 900
Total = 7,800

So nde ko muna pinagawa kc kulang dala kong pera, actually 5k ng sana budget ko e. Is this a good deal in price na ba? Sabi ni Mam Nora may warranty naman daw sia na 6 mos sa parts nila.

Pls help! kc babalik na me dun ng monday kng ok na tong price nya.

Thanks in advance.

[OTEP]

Your haggling skills may vary. Pero nung una, wala din ako matawad sa kanila. hehehe.

Mga nasa ganyang range din ata siningil sakin (try backreading this thread na lang) for my former '96 Pajero.

Pero sa drier kahit replacement oks na ko (basta same ang shape at bracket).

[jjmd3_787]

Need your opinion guys ASAP!
Surplus compressor + Freon + Oil + Labor = 6,900
Orig Drier = 900
Total = 7,800

OK na yan bro. Yung sa Maxima ko ay pinalitan din nila compressor (Denso). Umabot din sa 7k ang gastos ko... may conversion pang ginawa. It was 2 months ago and the performance is good. Try mo mag-inquire sa iba. Yung 5k-7k ay compressor unit lang. Moreover, garantisado ang gawa nila kina mang Mar.

[jjmd3_787]

... here's a map showing the location of the shop. Kung medyo hirap pa ring matunton ay magtanong lang sa mga trike boys duon, siguradong alam nila kung saan yung shop.

[den1106]

Need your opinion guys ASAP!

i went to Mang Mario just this morning aroung 11 am. Hinanap ko tlga sya at muntik pa me maligaw. This is about aircon of my pajero car, laging nawawalan ng aircon ilang beses ko na pinapagawa, kng ano ano sinasabi ng mga shops, kesyo may tagas, kulang sa freon, tapos sa auxillary fan naman, so pinalitan na ung auxillary fan at ung mga hose pinalitan na din at nagpalagay na me ng new freon, pero after 1 week mawawala ulit ang aircon. So tired na sa ganung situation. So i searched sa net kng saan merong reliable at magaling gumawa ng aircon, kahit may mga negative comments na kay Mang Mar pinuntahan ko kc malapit lng sa place ko. At upon check up sabi ng anak ni Mang Mar na sira na daw compressor nag stuck up na. So he recommended na palitan na of course, i asked him kng pedeng repair na lng sa compressor sabi nya nde na daw pede, palit tlga, tapos ito ang quote price ni Mam Nora, wife ni Mang Mar:

Surplus compressor + Freon + Oil + Labor = 6,900
Orig Drier = 900
Total = 7,800

So nde ko muna pinagawa kc kulang dala kong pera, actually 5k ng sana budget ko e. Is this a good deal in price na ba? Sabi ni Mam Nora may warranty naman daw sia na 6 mos sa parts nila.

Pls help! kc babalik na me dun ng monday kng ok na tong price nya.

Thanks in advance.

Kung nag-stuck up yung compressor, yun ay sa dahilang nagkulang na sa langis para sa lubrication, dahil sa hindi agad narepair yung mga previous leak, definitely may leak ang system mo. Kasi dito sa post mo wala kang nabanggit kung paano nila ire-repair yung "leak" 'o yung mga "leak". Dapat diyan mapinpoint muna nila kung saan talaga nanggagaling yung pagkawala ng freon, before they change anything, dapat ipaalam nila(technician) sa 'yo kung saan nanggagaling ang tagas ("leak"). Kung hindi marerepair yung mga "leak" babalik lang yung dati mong problema.

[ceerol]

thank you so much po sa nag comment... anyway nde po me bro. girl po me...wala kc me alam sa mga ganyang parts ng car e...ung daddy ko na ang nagpagawa last time sbi ang pinalitan daw nung mekaniko ung hose dahil nga nag le leak daw. pero after nun 3 times na nawala pa din..laging palagay ng freon.

Pero cge po salamat ng madami. tomorrow punta me kay mang mar..sana makatawad pa me.

sir otep how much ba pag replacement lng ng drier? kc 900 daw sa orig e. Ask ko nga pla si Mam Nora kng kasama na linis sa 7800 nde pa daw...ok lng ba un na papalitan ang compressor pero nde lilinisin? and ok ng ba na compressor ng palitan? kc sbi ng daddy ko dapat daw kng papalitan ang compressor pati daw valve? true po ba?

sensya na dami ko tanong..thanks

[OTEP]

Expansion valve? Depende kasi sa nasira. Pero since baklas na aircon, its not a bad idea to replace it also.

Yung cleaning kasi yung external lang ng evaporator housing (the one living underneath the dash) ang nililinis. Hindi naman talagang indicated na gawin yun. Yung iba ginagawa na din kasi napasingaw na ang freon (or whatever refrigerant). Para isang kargahan na lang after.

Di ko na alam presyo ng drier. Hindi ko na kasi pinapa-itemize yung mga ganyan, pakyawan na lang.

[simplicity]

medyo nahirapan lang akong magbasa... akala ko cellphone ang gamit ko pang browse hindi pala... kasi text-speak eh... pc pala ang gamit ko... nalito tuloy ako ah...

magsama ka pag balik mo kina mang mario para hindi ka madaling ma-sway into their price... hehehe... at pampalakas na din ng loob kasi may kasama ka... ;)

[ceerol]

I've been to Mang Maroi's place today. Ginawa nila aircon from 9 am till 3 pm. Paguwi ok na aircon ko of course kc bago na compressor kahit surplus lang. Hopefully it will last for atleast minimum of 1 year, super happy na ako nun...hehehe. Syanga pla naka discount me ng 500 petot... :D ..ok na un..Im happy na. thanks

Simplicity ung comment ko ba ung nahirapan ka magbasa dahil text-speak, sorry ha..dnt know na nde pla allowed dito un. No worries, from now on bubuuin ko na lahat ng words para hinde ka po mahirapan. sorry!

[raine]

Kung nag-stuck up yung compressor, yun ay sa dahilang nagkulang na sa langis para sa lubrication, dahil sa hindi agad narepair yung mga previous leak, definitely may leak ang system mo. Kasi dito sa post mo wala kang nabanggit kung paano nila ire-repair yung "leak" 'o yung mga "leak". Dapat diyan mapinpoint muna nila kung saan talaga nanggagaling yung pagkawala ng freon, before they change anything, dapat ipaalam nila(technician) sa 'yo kung saan nanggagaling ang tagas ("leak"). Kung hindi marerepair yung mga "leak" babalik lang yung dati mong problema.

ganyan ang ginagawa sa isang kilalang aircon shop sa laspinas, nakapagpagawa na ako kila mang mario 2 yrs ago ok naman, then last may nagpagawa naman ako sa las pinas, maganda naman gumawa kila mang mario pero mas mataas ang level noong nasa las pinas kasi nakita, doon noong kinalas at nilinis ang evaporator at compressor nileleak check pa ito kor several minutes, then pagkatapos reassemble lahat meron silang vacuum ang system, leak check at check ng performance ng may ari ng shop served as QC, then required nilang ibalik mo after a week for monitoring, at ang place nila meron silang lugar para gawin ang sasakyan mo.

[lextripp]

kakagaling ko lang kila mang mario this morning, first time ko nagpagawa don , thanks to tsikot, may positive at negative feedback ako sa experience ko, first positive feedback, sila lang nagsabi na bering lang ng compressor ang sira at di ang shaft kaya mareremedyuhan pa, sa 4 na auto aircon shop sila lang nakapinpoint ng problema, sobra ko nakasave ng money instead of buying a surplus compressor binaklas lang nila yung compressor ko then pinalitan bering +1 sa Mang Mario, kaso yung problema ko walang kaso sa lamig ng aircon maingay lang talaga compressor, naiuwi ko pa sa pasig yung nissan ko at malamig pa din , pag kagamit ko kaninang hapon napansin ko sobrang hina na ng lamig ng aircon, parang fan lang at walang lamig, na parang naubos freon, hassle lang kasi wala naman ako problema sa lamig nung bago ko nag pagawa kila mang mario, try ko dalin sa malapit na shop bukas kasi sobra layo sakin ang QC.