ahhhh help

[TOENHEEL]

Hi guys just pulled the car out of the garage to be greeted by a pool of yellowy green liquid on the floor, its leaking out of the cylinder below (see red arrow on pic) what the hell is it.

Edited by TOENHEEL on Thursday 25th June 20:17

[daddysumo]

It sounds like the yellow dye in the aircon referigerent.

Steve

[TOENHEEL]

It seems to be bubbling at the bottom, maybe slightly corroded..

[art411y]

i would say its coming from the i think low pressure switch .its the one with 2 light green cables coming out of the bottom attached to the bottom of the alloy fill pipe

[wessexrfc]

Thats your reciver-drier and it will be on the high side of your a/c system. Easy to replace. Best for you to get in touch with a company called "four seasons". I havent used them for a while but its the only automotive a/c parts supplier I can think of. They should be able to help. Another that has just come to me is "Papworth". I shall go off and do some digging and see if I can find you some numbers

[TOENHEEL]

Awesome thanks very much, ive only just bought the car so its under warranty although not sure it will cover this.

[wessexrfc]

Ok, just got works laptop out for our suppliers. Papworths number is 01954 267215 four seasons is 0845 067 0666. Try both, you need to find what the drier is from, if anyone on here knows. They are pretty much standard. You may be able to send them the pic you posted to identify. The sweet smelling yellow liquid is oil from your a/c system that has a dye in it to help detect leaks as Steve mentioned. You have detected yours, all over the floor!!!Any problems let me know HTH
Paul

[TOENHEEL]

wessexrfc said:

Ok, just got works laptop out for our suppliers. Papworths number is 01954 267215 four seasons is 0845 067 0666. Try both, you need to find what the drier is from, if anyone on here knows. They are pretty much standard. You may be able to send them the pic you posted to identify. The sweet smelling yellow liquid is oil from your a/c system that has a dye in it to help detect leaks as Steve mentioned. You have detected yours, all over the floor!!!Any problems let me know HTH
Paul

Thats great thanks a lot mate!!

[sjc]

What a great helpful forum this continues to be!

[art411y]

ooops didnt see the little red arrow

[TOENHEEL]

For the moment it has an Official Noble Sainsburys bag wrapped around it to stop the leak until i get it sorted

[TOENHEEL]

Would anybody happen to know which drier/receiver it is, im guessing its from a ford, mark 1 mondeo?

[Adrian W]

TOENHEEL said:

Would anybody happen to know which drier/receiver it is, im guessing its from a ford, mark 1 mondeo?

fiesta/escort mk1v

[TOENHEEL]

Cheers

[B13RYD]

Hope you didn't spill any of that yuck outside of the "Dyvels" might splash onto onre of those red Italian beasts.

[TOENHEEL]

B13RYD said:

Hope you didn't spill any of that yuck outside of the "Dyvels" might splash onto onre of those red Italian beasts.

Lol no the cylider is covered in an official noble sainsburys bag until it goes up to hhc

[B13RYD]

TOENHEEL said:

B13RYD said:

Hope you didn't spill any of that yuck outside of the "Dyvels" might splash onto onre of those red Italian beasts.

Lol no the cylider is covered in an official noble sainsburys bag until it goes up to hhc

Bet you are pleased you got a decent warranty, not like the C*#P one we got!

[TOENHEEL]

B13RYD said:

TOENHEEL said:

B13RYD said:

Hope you didn't spill any of that yuck outside of the "Dyvels" might splash onto onre of those red Italian beasts.

Lol no the cylider is covered in an official noble sainsburys bag until it goes up to hhc

Bet you are pleased you got a decent warranty, not like the C*#P one we got!

Yeah thank god, its nothing though to be honest about £30 for a new cylinder so not to bad. :-)

[TOENHEEL]

Adrian W said:

TOENHEEL said:

Would anybody happen to know which drier/receiver it is, im guessing its from a ford, mark 1 mondeo?

fiesta/escort mk1v

Sorry to be a but do you mean mark 4 fiesta/escort?

[Adrian W]

from memory I was told MK1V Escort, somehow you'll need to compare.