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Jun 27th, 2015, 21:27 | #1 |
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Air con leak somewhere??
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Well the sun is out, and only now do I decide to get my air con gassed (as never worked before, assumed loss of gas), but I have been told the local garage, that it's leaking and they don't know where from? They explained it's not holding gas, as they left the pressure in, but leaked out somewhere? I asked is there any way they could find out where the leak is? They said they could, but will charge me (no charge so far) Any ideas where I should look? How do I know if the condenser is knackerd? Thanks
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Jun 27th, 2015, 23:10 | #2 |
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I had a similar issue and went to ats euromaster to have a free check they told me I had no leaks which wasnt the case so I returned to the shop were I had my aircon recharged and he put some dye in the system and found the reciever dryer to be leaking so it was a cheap fizx as eurocarparts have the part for under twenty quid with the extra15 promo code easy to install your self. So just find a place who recharge aircons and have them put dye in it who ever recharged your aircon should do it free of charge as they should have checked for leaks while it was pressurised.
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Jun 27th, 2015, 23:16 | #3 |
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Thanks for the reply.
That's why I asked them if the knew where the leak was, but said they would charge, do I thought....no I guess I should take it somewhere else?
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Jun 27th, 2015, 23:23 | #4 |
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If anything demand that they regas it for free once you fix the leak. Realistically its against the law for a aircon specialist to just refill tour gas without checking for leaks as it harmful to the environment. Find a ac shop using groupon its very cheap and most of them are good nd not cowboys.
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Jun 27th, 2015, 23:54 | #5 |
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Is it worth me calling back the garage and asking them to run the dye? As this should be done anyway to find the leak?
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Jun 28th, 2015, 00:47 | #6 |
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Depends how much they charge you but be warned they might not even find the fault and still charge what I always do is pay after the problem is fixed. Did the aircon work when u got it recharged?
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I woke up this morning to find this leak under my car, the aircon hasnt been working for months and i never tried it last night so dont understand the leaks, does it look like aircon fluid leaks?
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Aug 16th, 2016, 18:58 | #8 |
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Not really. If there was dye in the oil, it would be bright green coloured. Otherwise I would imagine it would look like light coloured motor oil. Are there traces of anything on the underside of engine?
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mine was a flourescent light green and really stood out when my air con started leaking
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I did replace the condenser a year ago now, and it is easy to do. Just make sure you get the correct condenser. E.g a x40 1.8 will not fit a t4. And in all fairness Gatos dud supply me the correct condenser.
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