A/C problems, need suggestions...
#52
Custm2500's Rude Friend
iTrader: (17)
All you have to do is put some liquid in there and look for tinny bubbles.
The compressors are notorious for leaking as well.
Obviously there not using the UV Light correctly if they cant find the leak... That Dye gets everywhere even if its leaking in the dash...
The compressors are notorious for leaking as well.
Obviously there not using the UV Light correctly if they cant find the leak... That Dye gets everywhere even if its leaking in the dash...
#53
TECH Apprentice
Agree with brick. Or it is leaking at the evap core. Need to check vents and blend door area with a gas leak detector. just make sure its checked when cool in the morning and the heat of the day. Crap man with the cash you have spent you could have been on your way to buying the tools you need to do it yourself. Got to love these Texas summers man.
#54
Custm2500's Rude Friend
iTrader: (17)
Agree with brick. Or it is leaking at the evap core. Need to check vents and blend door area with a gas leak detector. just make sure its checked when cool in the morning and the heat of the day. Crap man with the cash you have spent you could have been on your way to buying the tools you need to do it yourself. Got to love these Texas summers man.
#55
TECH Apprentice
Agree with you completely Brick, this is the reason for checking at different temps. But I have seen many evap failures that were very hard to detect with dye. Don't get me wrong when I top off a system it will get dyed.
#56
Custm2500's Rude Friend
iTrader: (17)
I under stand and as I have admitted I have personal spent upwards of an hour or more looking for leaks. But even at different temperatures I have seen to many false positives with the gas style leak detectors. Especially on cars that vent the Evap near the engine.
#57
It is beyond frustrating. The two things I don't work on are transmission internals and the A/C system, but it sounds like I need to learn the latter as the shops haven't been any help and I'm $700+ in the hole with nothing to show for it.
Thanks for the help guys, I am going to print this out and take it with me as a checklist next time I take it in.
Thanks for the help guys, I am going to print this out and take it with me as a checklist next time I take it in.
#60
TECH Veteran
iTrader: (5)
FYI... I just put some refrigerant in mine due to a slow leek on the low side schrader valve. I was able to tighten it ~3/4 of a turn but still had a very slow leak. The interesting thing is the gauge showed the pressure was within normal operating range but I was able to put an entire can of refrigerant in with the gauge barely moving. Vent temp went from 72 to 49 at idle in 92 degree ambient temp.