Member Since: 31 Jan 2011
Location: Staffordshire
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Air con leak
Hi all,
I have an air con leak, to the point that it holds for about 3 hrs then all is lost.
the problem is i cant find it,even had dealer put some dye in and look for it but they said they couldnt see one and it seemed ok for them, which it did untill 2 hours after i got it back.
its driving me nuts, i want it fixed for hols in 4 weeks, does anyone have any ideas where to look
with the fact that i cant see any evidence of a leak , is it more likely to be in the depths of the dash and a biatch to get to
Andy (Help!!!)05 TDV6,"S" in all colourcoded Zermatt silver,7 seats winter pack HK 6cd stereo,Dual climate,Xenons,
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5th Jul 2012 6:47 pm
Spooky
Member Since: 02 Jun 2009
Location: Swindon, Wilts
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Hmmm ... any refrigeration engineer worth their salt will be able to find it for you. As there's a known leak, adding further R134a gas is ILLEGAL under the Montreal Protocol. As to the fixing, that's liable to be a serious PITA ....
Likely places are:
1 - Evaporator (buried in the dash, as you suggest)
2 - Condenser (extra 'radiator' mounted in front of the main rad)
3 - Corroded pipework (more prevalent on cars with rear a/c)
4 - Compressor drive shaft oil seal failed (pore likely on cars where the system isn't used often)
5 - Porous flexible hoseRegards,
Mick
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6th Jul 2012 8:17 am
DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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have you got rear aircon ?
if so so there is a fair chance its leaking from corroded pipes that run along the passenger side sills from wheel arch to wheel arch. they tend to corrode on the bend.Duncan
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6th Jul 2012 8:38 am
thechopper79
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Sounds like what happened to ours, a mechanic i know regassed it for us as ours wasnt cold, it held for a little longer than yours maybe 6 hours, he hadnt been able to spot a leak. Took it to local Landrover and they identified rear aircon pipes leaking. They wanted wait for it ......... £389.33 to fix . Luckily we had only had the car 4 weeks so managed to force the dealer to pay for the repair as it wasnt covered under the 'Select warranty'.Now - 2008 Freelander 2 HSE
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6th Jul 2012 9:38 am
DiscoDunc
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Location: Bristol
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best to get a specialist to look at it - the mobile guys are excellant - I use www.gocool.co.uk and he is and very very reasonably pricedDuncan
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6th Jul 2012 9:41 am
B16 KJR
Member Since: 10 Jul 2006
Location: Rosyth, Fife
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A small leak can be a nightmare to find even for the pros with UV detection equipment. Normally a small leak that takes weeks to lose the gas, is down to dry and leaking "o" rings.
6th Jul 2012 2:03 pm
Randylover
Member Since: 31 Jan 2011
Location: Staffordshire
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Yeh I think I will, found a couple of numbers last night, think I will give em a call
Cheers
Andy05 TDV6,"S" in all colourcoded Zermatt silver,7 seats winter pack HK 6cd stereo,Dual climate,Xenons,
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. Luckily we had only had the car 4 weeks so managed to force the dealer to pay for the repair as it wasnt covered under the 'Select warranty'.
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