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air con leak
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 2:40 pm
by 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
Re: air con leak
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 2:48 pm
by 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
Re: air con leak
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 2:52 pm
by john170277
just across border in barnsley thie garage seem to think its one of the pipes thats goes along front of car
Re: air con leak
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 2:56 pm
by lozz
john170277 wrote: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 ?
Re: air con leak
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 2:58 pm
by john170277
no ithink it the rubber can`t see any dye
Re: air con leak
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 3:02 pm
by lozz
john170277 wrote: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,
Re: air con leak
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 3:05 pm
by john170277
they only connected high pressure air into the valves to see if any leaks no dye added this was done at ats
Re: air con leak
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 3:12 pm
by 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
Re: air con leak
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 3:13 pm
by john170277
would you suggest going else where to pinpoint the leak
Re: air con leak
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 3:22 pm
by lozz
john170277 wrote: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
Re: air con leak
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 5:31 pm
by john170277
cheers will do hopefully they use the dye
Re: air con leak
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 5:37 pm
by 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