Air Con Re-gas in St Marychurch

St Marychurch is a Torquay suburb whose historic village centre stands on a hill above Babbacombe, with steep residential roads around it. Hills like those make a car work hard, and a struggling air con is easy to notice.

Automaster, an independent garage at Longcombe Cross near Totnes, offers air con re-gas for all makes and models of petrol and diesel vehicle. Expect from £50 for R134a or from £99 for R1234yf.

Which St Marychurch cars need a re-gas?

Any car whose air con has gone weak. Typical signs are air that is not cold, slow cooling, a musty smell or a noisy compressor.

Gas leaves a system slowly, so the change tends to creep up on you until a warm day makes it obvious.

Steep residential roads mean engines are often working hard, and a cooling system that cannot keep up soon shows. Do not wait for the hottest day of the year to find out.

• Not cold
• Slow to cool
• Musty smell
• Compressor noise

How do I know which gas goes in my car?

R134a is the older refrigerant. R1234yf is newer and found in more recent cars, typically from around 2017 onward. Your handbook or the label under the bonnet settles it.

You cannot swap one for the other, so check before asking for a price.

If both labels look unfamiliar, bring the car along or ask for a quote. We can help you work out which one applies.

What does the service cost, and what do I get?

The price is from £50 for R134a and from £99 for R1234yf. For that, the old gas is removed, the system is vacuumed and checked for leaks, oil and dye are added, and new gas goes in with a temperature check.

The leak check matters because a re-gas on a badly leaking system will not last.

The dye in step three is one reason the leak check is useful, because it can help show where a system is losing gas.

Can I wait while an R134a re-gas is done?

Yes. It is a while-you-wait service and no booking is needed for R134a. For R1234yf, call the quote line or use the quote form.

Between times, running the air con regularly all year helps keep the system working.

Anyone climbing out of Babbacombe towards the village centre will know how much a car is asked to do on a warm afternoon. Cooling that has faded slowly can be hard to spot until moments like that.

Do you take cars from St Marychurch and nearby?

We do. People from St Marychurch, Ellacombe, Torbay, Stoke in Teignhead and Newton Abbot come to Longcombe Cross near Totnes, alongside drivers from the countryside.

Ask for a quote if you want the gas and price confirmed first.

Drivers from St Marychurch, Ellacombe, Torbay, Stoke in Teignhead and Newton Abbot all come our way, so the quote line or the quote form is the easiest way to start. Tell us the make and model and we can talk through the gas and the price.