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YOUR RESEARCHAircon pipe leak
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Replace front air conditioning radiators and drier...for these i
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At the same time I replaced the front air conditioning radiators and drier...for these I used generic green I rings of the identical size....I covered all the seals with PAG oil...purchased a tin of the oil and used a tiny amount but thought it worth the cost to ensure that I had taken care to ensure I had completed a proper repair...
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The pipe is a bit fiddly to change but with all these things its all the old fittings that cause it to be a big hassle, I've just rustproofed the inside of the sills and in getting off 4 wheel arch liners and 2 spats I have had to cut out 6 screws, 3 studs have snapped and one of the undertrays has cracked.
Leading evidence: 'Replace front air conditioning radiators and drier...for these i' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Replace but' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
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Replace of the air conditioning radiators resisters
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At the same time I replaced both of the air conditioning radiators resisters to ensure both fans were fully operational...which they are...
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At the same time I replaced the front air conditioning radiators and drier...for these I used generic green I rings of the identical size....I covered all the seals with PAG oil...purchased a tin of the oil and used a tiny amount but thought it worth the cost to ensure that I had taken care to ensure I had completed a proper repair...
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Suggestion · Original poster
The pipe is a bit fiddly to change but with all these things its all the old fittings that cause it to be a big hassle, I've just rustproofed the inside of the sills and in getting off 4 wheel arch liners and 2 spats I have had to cut out 6 screws, 3 studs have snapped and one of the undertrays has cracked.
Replace leaking air con pipe seal, the typical failure point
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Suggestion
...when I replaced my leaking air con pipe seal, the typical failure point under the car by drivers rear wheel, I stumped up the £9 quid and purchased from my OPC ...I noted that it was a different colour from the one removed...upgraded perhaps?
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Suggestion · Original poster
The pipe is a bit fiddly to change but with all these things its all the old fittings that cause it to be a big hassle, I've just rustproofed the inside of the sills and in getting off 4 wheel arch liners and 2 spats I have had to cut out 6 screws, 3 studs have snapped and one of the undertrays has cracked.
Replace front air conditioning radiators and drier...for these i
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Performed · outcome unconfirmed
At the same time I replaced the front air conditioning radiators and drier...for these I used generic green I rings of the identical size....I covered all the seals with PAG oil...purchased a tin of the oil and used a tiny amount but thought it worth the cost to ensure that I had taken care to ensure I had completed a proper repair...
Replace leaking air con pipe seal, the typical failure point
No successful repair reported for this finding.
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Suggestion
...when I replaced my leaking air con pipe seal, the typical failure point under the car by drivers rear wheel, I stumped up the £9 quid and purchased from my OPC ...I noted that it was a different colour from the one removed...upgraded perhaps?
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0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Performed · outcome unconfirmed
At the same time I replaced the front air conditioning radiators and drier...for these I used generic green I rings of the identical size....I covered all the seals with PAG oil...purchased a tin of the oil and used a tiny amount but thought it worth the cost to ensure that I had taken care to ensure I had completed a proper repair...
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Had a leak in my aircon fixed about 18 months ago by a mobile aircon guy, a leak in the low pressure junction was recitified by a new O ring.
It's started leaking again, so to be sure of the size I got it from Porsche, quite expensive compared to ebay generic trays of 100 Orings .
The the parts guy said that it was unique and generic O rings would not fit properly (to which I thought "he would say that wouldn't he")
Having replaced the o ring, the old one is clearly pinched and looks a fraction thicker than the new one.
So is it a unique Porsche size?
In addition I'm wondering if I have fitted it properly as I've put it on the male flange where the old Oring was but should it be fitted into the female flange in some way? Can't see a photo of the joint apart although I'm sure I've seen one in the past somewhere.
Can anyone relieve my paranoia before I pay for the regassing?
The O Ring fits over the male end the same as you removed it , i prefer to put a couple of drops of PAG oil on the seal and then fit it .
You can fit dry as long as you are gentle and line it up or if replacing a condenser some oil / dye will be in the old one , ad rop of that perhaps ..
These days i like things lubricated !
Generic seals .. you pays your money and you takes your chances ..
I've seen .. shall we say one or two leaks over the years from generic seals so at work we always fit Porsche ones .
FYI ..
a/c seals swell up when in contact with Pag oil .. hence once removed they Must be replaced and not reused .
i am in the same situation, i will need to order a new pipe as this one is perforated.i have had a few new o rings, the first was nicked and leaked. the faces of the pipe were corroded and didnt seal very well.
the pipe isn't extortionate, about £130 inc vat. bit of a job to fit
...when I replaced my leaking air con pipe seal, the typical failure point under the car by drivers rear wheel, I stumped up the £9 quid and purchased from my OPC ...I noted that it was a different colour from the one removed...upgraded perhaps?
At the same time I replaced the front air conditioning radiators and drier...for these I used generic green I rings of the identical size....I covered all the seals with PAG oil...purchased a tin of the oil and used a tiny amount but thought it worth the cost to ensure that I had taken care to ensure I had completed a proper repair...
Thanks to Iain (Demort) for his guidance which I followed to the letter.
I have ice cold perfectly functional climate control :thumb:
At the same time I replaced both of the air conditioning radiators resisters to ensure both fans were fully operational...which they are...
Thanks DeMort, that's reassured me, yes all lubed up ohh err.
I did wonder whether the thickness of the old one was the absorbtion since fitting.
Nicky, I couldn't see any other leaks anywhere. The pipe is a bit fiddly to change but with all these things its all the old fittings that cause it to be a big hassle, I've just rustproofed the inside of the sills and in getting off 4 wheel arch liners and 2 spats I have had to cut out 6 screws, 3 studs have snapped and one of the undertrays has cracked. The job itself only took me a couple of hours, the fixings more than double that time!
hopefully you are onto a winner, its very common that this joint 'wears' over time, i am a little more unlucky that its going to need replacing. I know what you mean about fixings snapping, it seems that 20yrs on some of the parts are not that kind!
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