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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: clum1 on April 20, 2011, 03:41:51 pm

Title: Aircon leak
Post by: clum1 on April 20, 2011, 03:41:51 pm

First hot day in a while has confirmed what I thought; my aircon is empty. I had it recharged last year but it's blowing out external temp air now, making me suspect a leak somewhere.

Is there any way I can definitively test that it's not the compressor and if (as hoped) it's a leak, how big a job is this to sort? Having just lashed out on big service, belt, plugs, the lot, am thinking of cashing in my Tesco vouchers for Halfords Autocentre tokens (£10 becomes £30!!); is this sensible - is it a job they can likely do?

cheers

Clum

Title: Re: Aircon leak
Post by: Britishlion on April 21, 2011, 12:25:56 pm

You need to go and get a re gas, but get them to place a dye in the gas !

This will show exactly where the leak is, or if it is a compressor !

anywhere with half decent regas kit can do this for you and will confirm leak or not !
 :happy2:

Title: Re: Aircon leak
Post by: clum1 on April 21, 2011, 04:17:36 pm

Thanks; I'll do that.

Title: Re: Aircon leak
Post by: yazmidani on July 19, 2011, 09:35:39 am

Did you find out where it was leaking from then?

Title: Re: Aircon leak
Post by: jonm on July 19, 2011, 12:00:59 pm

read here...

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,30884.msg398814.html#msg398814


Sounds like your compressor