Here's my situation, my SC has been in storage for about 6 years. Before that, the A/C worked, but I knew it had a small leak (I used to recharge the R-12 myself every 2-3 seasons).
Now that my car is running again, I'd like to get the A/C fixed. I took it to an a/c shop. I watched the guy put some freon in it, then go around with a leak detector (freon leak detector?). He went into the car to check for evaporator leaks near the passenger duct, then went back under the hood to sniff near the compressor.
He said the evaporator and compressor leaked and recommended a R134A switch. While in the dash, he recommended a heater core replacement. Totol quote was around $1700. That's when I said no thanks.
My questions to you A/C experts ...
1) How does he know the evapoartor / compressor leaked? Couldn't it have been bad o-rings?
2) Shouldn't the right thing to do be change out all the o-rings, pull a vacuum, then check for leaks?
3) If my A/C was working fine prior to storage, shouldn't everything still work if none of the freon leaked out?
4) Should I consider trying to change all the o-rings myself, then getting it leak checked and possibly filled at another shop? I've never taken apart the A/C lines before so I do not know how accessible the o-rings are.
5) Would it be better to replace all the lines while I'm at it?
Thanks for reading this!
Now that my car is running again, I'd like to get the A/C fixed. I took it to an a/c shop. I watched the guy put some freon in it, then go around with a leak detector (freon leak detector?). He went into the car to check for evaporator leaks near the passenger duct, then went back under the hood to sniff near the compressor.
He said the evaporator and compressor leaked and recommended a R134A switch. While in the dash, he recommended a heater core replacement. Totol quote was around $1700. That's when I said no thanks.
My questions to you A/C experts ...
1) How does he know the evapoartor / compressor leaked? Couldn't it have been bad o-rings?
2) Shouldn't the right thing to do be change out all the o-rings, pull a vacuum, then check for leaks?
3) If my A/C was working fine prior to storage, shouldn't everything still work if none of the freon leaked out?
4) Should I consider trying to change all the o-rings myself, then getting it leak checked and possibly filled at another shop? I've never taken apart the A/C lines before so I do not know how accessible the o-rings are.
5) Would it be better to replace all the lines while I'm at it?
Thanks for reading this!