silverchris

I'll start by getting it regassed as that seems the cheaper option. If that doesn't fix it I guess I'll be looking for someone to help remove the dash..... Thanks to Gussa and Iwannaturbo for your replies.

Perhaps I should also add that the rest of the heater/aircon controls work, ie where the airflow is directed such as the face, feet, etc, and switching from external air source to recirculate appears to be working too, it's just that for the first 20 or so minutes the flow on the passenger's side is warm (or even hot on a 35 degree day).

Thanks Rokkie for your reply. There's no dual zone climate control...it's the standard system

My 2003 BA XR6T has just 96000km on it and has been perfect, except for the 4 replacement diffs under warranty. Until now, its just starting to show some signs of age.....rain leaks into the bootlid through where the spoiler is attached, the driver door window continued to play up despite having a new motor fitted, the aircon is not working properly (new thread created today on xr6 forum setting assistance), and it's going through 98 octance at the rate of 17.7 litres per 100km (does need a service though). Given the poor reports falcons keep getting in respect of quality in particular my old girl if going Ok given she's almost 10.

My 2003 XR6T has developed an aircon issue. About 3 months ago I noticed a thump noise when even I turned the aircon on to the max setting. It seems to be coming from around the front passenger's footwell; it only happened for first time I turned the aircon on after starting the car. Also, over the past few months there has occasionally been a mist coming out of the centre vents, more so from the one on the right; I just thought this might be condensation on very hot days. Now, however, over the past two days (when have been around 35 degrees outside) the aircon has to be on max to get anything cool out of it and even then, for the first 20 minutes there's only cold air from all driver's side vents (including the rear one), there's only hot air from all the passenger vents (including the one on the rear) for that firtst 20 minutes and when it does eventually become cool it's nowhere near as cold as the driver's side vents. Can anyone shine a light on what the issue might be here so I don't get ripped off by a ford service department. In advance, my sincere appreciation for assistance.