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My 56 plate 6.0 VXR has developed a very slight ait con leak
Standard air con problem really, I have the car re-gassed and in about 3 weeks its empty again.
The guy in my local air con shop says he put loads of dye in, but we still cant find the leak
There seems to be two possible places it might be leaking (showing up as damp patches). There's a pipe you can see if you shine a torch down between the fan and the radiator which is clamped low down to the chassis, it looks damp behind the clamp
In front of the radiator (so visible when the plastic cover is removed) is a part of the air con with what looks like a small type, old style oil filter housing,(is that the dryer), that is also showing signs of damp stains.
Just wondered what these parts cost to replace and if from others experiences I am on the right track.
I had a new compressor about a year ago, the car has covered 118000 miles now and is starting to show its age, I still love it and want to keep fixing things as long as I can and keep it as a daily driver!
Standard air con problem really, I have the car re-gassed and in about 3 weeks its empty again.
The guy in my local air con shop says he put loads of dye in, but we still cant find the leak
There seems to be two possible places it might be leaking (showing up as damp patches). There's a pipe you can see if you shine a torch down between the fan and the radiator which is clamped low down to the chassis, it looks damp behind the clamp
In front of the radiator (so visible when the plastic cover is removed) is a part of the air con with what looks like a small type, old style oil filter housing,(is that the dryer), that is also showing signs of damp stains.
Just wondered what these parts cost to replace and if from others experiences I am on the right track.
I had a new compressor about a year ago, the car has covered 118000 miles now and is starting to show its age, I still love it and want to keep fixing things as long as I can and keep it as a daily driver!
The pipes rot on the front bracket you describe & can be seen easily if you get the car up in the air & take the under tray off, thats the expensive pipe that runs from the bulkhead to compressor then back to the condenser.
The canister is the receiver/ dryer & the pipe to them can also split but thats the cheap one.
Also check the bottom of the condenser as they can literally fall to bits
The canister is the receiver/ dryer & the pipe to them can also split but thats the cheap one.
Also check the bottom of the condenser as they can literally fall to bits
You are in exactly the position I'm in with mine - 95k and things going wrong but still keen to get it fixed.
Unfortunately it does sound like the main pipe that Neil mentions is leaking along with the dryer which is part of the condenser assembly.
You're looking at a few hundred quid to sort this, depending if you use new or second hand parts, and labour to fit them. I've managed to do some myself however whilst this has saved a few £££ (and cost a square inches of skin) it was a bit of a faff to sort it out. Having said that the benefit of having air con in an all black interior makes it worth the hassle for me, especially with the weather we're having at the moment.
Unfortunately it does sound like the main pipe that Neil mentions is leaking along with the dryer which is part of the condenser assembly.
You're looking at a few hundred quid to sort this, depending if you use new or second hand parts, and labour to fit them. I've managed to do some myself however whilst this has saved a few £££ (and cost a square inches of skin) it was a bit of a faff to sort it out. Having said that the benefit of having air con in an all black interior makes it worth the hassle for me, especially with the weather we're having at the moment.
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