Air con stop leak cans

[msa197]

Anyone used these?

If so they any good cars got a joint leaking and new pipe is £200 from renault and 5-10 days wait as coming from France only.
Then a quoted 6 hour job to replace.

Car only lasted 5 days after a regas, that wasn't picked up?

 

[Owen92]

I wouldn't be putting anything other than the required gas and oil in an air con system.

 

[msa197]

Don't want to spend £500+ on one pipe.

 

[scotty2hotty81]

I wouldn't be putting anything other than the required gas and oil in an air con system.

​This I'm afraid.

 

[Owen92]

Don't want to spend £500+ on one pipe.

You'll be spending more than that on a new compressor when the gunk f**ks it mate.

 

[msa197]

You'll be spending more than that on a new compressor when the gunk f**ks it mate.

You used it before?

But not going to spend £500 on getting it repaired in the first place, this is one of 2 options the next is to try and reveal the joint, if it come apart and looks corroded.

 

[scotty2hotty81]

The only way to repair is to replace with aircon, running up to 8bar pressure.

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

whack a second hand pipe on with new o'rings

 

[Owen92]

You used it before?

But not going to spend £500 on getting it repaired in the first place, this is one of 2 options the next is to try and reveal the joint, if it come apart and looks corroded.

No, but I am air con trained and wouldn't advise you to do either of those things. Either new pipe or second hand pipe with new seals as Raz has said.

 

[msa197]

Getting second hand pipe could be an option but then 6 hours labour to replace it.

Think ill try to fit o' ring and clean joint.

If this don't work she'll have to drive with windows down or buy a little fan to sit on the dash.

 

[Owen92]

Fit the pipe yourself and then take it somewhere to get a regas? Or take it to a specialist on here?

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

On the Audi if its that, bumper off and it's easy from that onwards.
Just have to get it regassed.

DNt de gas your car into the open air, you'll get fined heavy if caught

 

[msa197]

On a megane scenic, pipe runs from condenser around sub frame upto bulkhead. Renault quote 6 hrs to do the job, as so much has to be remove as its a metal pipe.

No gas in the system now all leaked out!

 

[Owen92]

On the Audi if its that, bumper off and it's easy from that onwards.
Just have to get it regassed.

DNt de gas your car into the open air, you'll get fined heavy if caught

I believe that is only if you are air con qualified IIRC.

 

[scotty2hotty81]

I believe that is only if you are air con qualified IIRC.

Lol doesn't matter who you are, you will still get fined, you just need to get caught doing it.

 

[Owen92]

Lol doesn't matter who you are, you will still get fined, you just need to get caught doing it.

I'll rephrase that. You are more likely to get fined if you are qualified.