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canaleverpro 07-27-2009, 07:04 AM What can I do, my last resort will be to take it to the dealer as they want to charge me almost $300 to do an ac check!!!!!! Isn't there a way to see where the heck the stuff is leaking from? I have no clue about this stuff. C5inSB 07-27-2009, 10:37 AM What can I do, my last resort will be to take it to the dealer as they want to charge me almost $300 to do an ac check!!!!!! Isn't there a way to see where the heck the stuff is leaking from? I have no clue about this stuff. What makes you think something is leaking? When freon (or whatever the gas used today is) leaks it doesn't liquify - it just goes into the air. Are you seeing condensation dump/puddle when you stop? The more humid it is the more condensation will puddle when you stop. Don't know about San Diego but here in Santa Barbara we've had a lot of fog which keeps us humid all day.... toobroketoretire 07-27-2009, 06:12 PM You can buy a freon leak detector from any large auto parts store. Figure on paying $200 or more for it though. brents2002beast 07-28-2009, 07:33 AM Thats what I thought, that when it leaks it leaves a green trail???? C5inSB 07-28-2009, 09:55 AM Thats what I thought, that when it leaks it leaves a green trail???? No, that would typically be coolant from the radiator.... Freon evaporates.. dynamo 07-29-2009, 07:05 AM Thats what I thought, that when it leaks it leaves a green trail???? I think you are talking about if someone were to use the leak finding product it will show you where the leak is by leaving a colored trail. toobroketoretire 07-29-2009, 03:10 PM As I do ALL of my own mechanical work, I figured it would cost me at least $200 for a shop to find my refrigerant leak I had several years ago. So rather than pay someone else to find my leak, I bought a leak detector (about $200) and found it myself. Searching all over under the hood and not finding any leak, I finally got inside the car and "sniffed" the A/C vents. BINGO! The leak was coming from the middle of the evaporator core, and the refrigerant was making it's way inside the car by way of the A/C vents. So if I ever have another refrigerant leak, I now have the means to find it. It was money well spent. 4eyes2c 07-31-2009, 09:27 AM As I do ALL of my own mechanical work, I figured it would cost me at least $200 for a shop to find my refrigerant leak I had several years ago. So rather than pay someone else to find my leak, I bought a leak detector (about $200) and found it myself. Searching all over under the hood and not finding any leak, I finally got inside the car and "sniffed" the A/C vents. BINGO! The leak was coming from the middle of the evaporator core, and the refrigerant was making it's way inside the car by way of the A/C vents. So if I ever have another refrigerant leak, I now have the means to find it. It was money well spent. :thumbsup3: :thumbsup3: toobroketoretire 08-01-2009, 01:20 AM Thats what I thought, that when it leaks it leaves a green trail???? No, it's an an electronic gas sniffer. It buzzes at ever increasing frequencies as you get closer to the source of the leak. MikeC4 08-01-2009, 03:09 PM As I do ALL of my own mechanical work, I figured it would cost me at least $200 for a shop to find my refrigerant leak I had several years ago. So rather than pay someone else to find my leak, I bought a leak detector (about $200) and found it myself. Searching all over under the hood and not finding any leak, I finally got inside the car and "sniffed" the A/C vents. BINGO! The leak was coming from the middle of the evaporator core, and the refrigerant was making it's way inside the car by way of the A/C vents. So if I ever have another refrigerant leak, I now have the means to find it. It was money well spent. Ouch...you had the worst case AC leak scenario...leaking evaporator. :cheers: | |