I bought the car without working Air conditioning. I put in 2 lbs of r134a and was pleasantly surprised that the system cycled well with the prenotion that it has a leak. I gave it the old "soapy water in spray bottle" test whever I could imagine under the hood but didn't find any bubbling patterns
That was about 3-4 weeks ago and it just started to cycle less and less as expected. I could keep adding r-134a but I'd rather start looking harder for the leak and find the root of the problem.
Where are the most common areas of a B4 passat A/C system to leak refrigerant? Are there any particular o-rings or hoses I should pay more attention to? Are condensors or evaporators common to leak on these?
I have a UV light and I can see the dye is in the system but I've never had much luck with those systems.
Thanks
1997 passat b4 (canadian) 369km
That was about 3-4 weeks ago and it just started to cycle less and less as expected. I could keep adding r-134a but I'd rather start looking harder for the leak and find the root of the problem.
Where are the most common areas of a B4 passat A/C system to leak refrigerant? Are there any particular o-rings or hoses I should pay more attention to? Are condensors or evaporators common to leak on these?
I have a UV light and I can see the dye is in the system but I've never had much luck with those systems.
Thanks
1997 passat b4 (canadian) 369km