406 hdi air con gas leaked

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406 hdi air con gas leaked

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Hi guys, the gas in my air con system leaked out over the last week. So I thought before I go taking to the workshop and handing them hundreds.. I'd ask if there were a common place for it to leak.
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Mobile AirCon guys are generally good and cheap. It pays them to be in and out ASAP
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I don't think there's a common place as such apart from any connector as they have seals in.

Best to have it checked for leaks (they tend to put UV dye in anyway now I think)
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Look for a corroded condenser, also pinched O-rings at common service points (drier, TX valve). Putting the rings in without lube is problematic. A UV torch is cheap and may help find leaks.
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Condensers fail in the centre, where the fan shot blat it with grit. Otherwise they are pretty reliable
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cheers Guys for the info. Does the system need to have dye put in for the uv light to work?
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Look in the sight glass if you have one on the drier. Fluorescent green-yellow means there's dye in it. Clear to brownish tint is undyed.
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hmm not sure if i do have a sight glass with check it out, from memory when i found the drier is was very small and up by the condensor
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Took it in, they had a pretty good idea that it leaked from the compressor. they went ahead and replaced the hose o rings and changed the filter...this was full of gunk.. and they put dye in the system. all for $500 seems to have fixed it but time will tell!

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