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Originally Posted by Laird Scooby
The hissing under the dash is just the vacuum system working, also the gas expands when it enters the evaporator and is then sucked out into the compressor which creats a partial vacuum inside the system - there's a his as this equalises when the A/C is turned off.
Chances are, purely on a likelihood of being damaged through use, the condensor is the leaky bit, not too expensive on a 2/7/9xx or any of the umpteen other cars that uses the same one! Usually about £60-80 depending on supplier but that was the price last time i checked - may have altered since!
Given the previous lot said the system was intact and charged you £Arms & legs to fill it, i think you have some sort of redress on them.
By the way, FYI the refrigerant has no odour but reacts with a lit cigarette to produce cyanide gas as you inhale. If you smoke and you're still here to tell the system is empty, it's a reasonable bet the leak isn't inside the cabin!  |
Interesting stuff. Explains the hissing. I'm a non smoker. The condenser in front of rad I replaced 4 years ago with a new Nissens brand for £65, so should hope its still ok. Looks to be no damage of stones through the grille. I only do around 3k a year in it.
I suspect they would say that the refrigerant all leaked out at the condenser clamp, as it was dripping a little bit! Probably say it passed fine on test but seal must of blown after. I certainly can't prove anything and put it down to experience. Think in future, deal purely with an AC specialist if I do try to get it working! May fit the better AC pipes, bigger seals and get Cool car out to test and use sniffer to look for leaks, before refilling with sealer and dye additive.
James.
