air con leak

[john170277]

just been to get the air re gassed turns out i have a leak in one of the pipes
how easy and how expensive are these to replace
2.0 hdi

[lozz]

depends which pipe it is mate,
some of the pipes go into the cabin so there a Mare to get at,

where are you located mate?
reason iask is ive De-air cond my car all the air-con pipes are still in place,
you wouid be welcome to have my air-con pipes if your local to manchester

[john170277]

just across border in barnsley thie garage seem to think its one of the pipes thats goes along front of car

[lozz]

just across border in barnsley thie garage seem to think its one of the pipes thats goes along front of car

do they mean the metal one that goes into rubber?

do you see any bright iluminus Dye on any of the pipes ?

[john170277]

no ithink it the rubber can`t see any dye

[lozz]

no ithink it the rubber can`t see any dye

theres 2 thick rubber pipes they join from metal pipes,
they shouid know which ones need changing if theyve added the dye,

[john170277]

they only connected high pressure air into the valves to see if any leaks no dye added this was done at ats

[lozz]

ive always known air con places to add dye,
shame they havent as it wouid of pin pointed the actual pipe that as failed

[john170277]

would you suggest going else where to pinpoint the leak

[lozz]

would you suggest going else where to pinpoint the leak

It may sound Daft as idont like this company But they do a Recharge or No charge service so if they carnt get the air-con working they wont charge you,

Kwik fit

idont know wether they use a dye or not tho but ipresume so as all kwik fit employees have been on courses and are Qualified to work on Air-con.
so ipresume they will add a dye and wear the special glasses they use to see the UV dye

Might be worth asking in kwik fit but dont tell them some one as already tried to Re-charge the air con already

[john170277]

cheers will do hopefully they use the dye

[lozz]

Good luck mate,

Idont miss the air con on mine the blower seems blow out plenty of cold ish air,
engine sounds a lot Happier withought it too,


Just watch for it Snapping belts if theyve been run dry for a bit the air-comp can start to go noisey and Eventualy they seize,
Mine chewed the belt and snapped off the bottom crank pulley got a new Air con pump fitted and it kept snapping belts so it went in the Wheelie bin