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(Message started by: jonnycab on Sep 15^th, 2006, 10:31am)

Title: 2.3 air-con pump
Post by jonnycab on Sep 15^th, 2006, 10:31am

My air-con pump is leaking from the seal around the middle of the outer casing. >:(
Is it possible to get a new seal, or can it be bodged up with a bit of instant gasket or Quick Steel.
Has anyone tried it? :)

Title: Re: 2.3 air-con pump
Post by scorpio_man on Sep 15^th, 2006, 10:39am

hi there

yes (i think so). mines was doing the same. never had time to fix it, so it died a slow death (seized). my air con guy said you can strip them down, but it would be easier to find a replacement, as i've done.

you could try this (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CAR-AIR-CONDITIONING-R134a-RECHARGE-KIT-LEAK-STOPPER_W0QQitemZ8031420200QQihZ019QQcategoryZ30928QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
i tried it, but mine was too far gone for it to work. did get a 500 mile trip out of it before it went empty. ;)

Title: Re: 2.3 air-con pump
Post by jonnycab on Sep 15^th, 2006, 10:56am

Had a look at the Ebay stuff & rang my air-con bloke. He said don't even think about it, it will eventually clog up the whole system. So won't go down that road ;)

Title: Re: 2.3 air-con pump
Post by scorpio_man on Sep 15^th, 2006, 11:20am

hi there

must be a bit like radweld. seems a good idea at the time! }{

Title: Re: 2.3 air-con pump
Post by jonnycab on Sep 15^th, 2006, 12:07pm

There seems to be a few of these products available on the market.
Although I trust my air-con bloke in what he says, it's my car & it's down to me to get it fixed with the least amount of hassle & as little cash as possible.
Has anyone ever used any of these products & do they actually seal the system permantly, or do they just clog it up?

Title: Re: 2.3 air-con pump
Post by scorpio_man on Sep 15^th, 2006, 2:23pm

hi there

not sure what he means about cloging the system up. it just swells the seals up to fill in the the gap. might have an effect on the expansion valve, not sure. :-/

as i said, i've tried it, but it didn't work for me as mine was leaking badly for at least a year (did a silly mod on the system ;)). mines all sorted now (2nd hand compressor) and regas. no leaks were found, so it might have worked on the system (not the compressor).

if you can find a compressor, i'd change that first. not too hard to fit, easier if someone holds it for you! ;D
if you can't find one, then try it. might just do the trick.

only my opinion, though. ;) :)

Title: Re: 2.3 air-con pump
Post by jonnycab on Sep 16^th, 2006, 1:46am

The compressor that is in it is a second hand one that I bought off a member on here, about 4 months ago. :(
I think I will look for another one.
Thanks for the advice scorpio man :)