The AC in my new (used) car stopped working. Compressor just cycled on and off.
It had been serviced as part of the pre-purchase work at the dealership, so I called them and asked the service department what they had done. Advisor said "we found no leaks, it was just out of refrigerant so we just filled it back up". Sigh. Nice job of kicking the can down the road and making it my problem two months later. Here I thought dealerships were getting better. My mistake.
Anyway, got some regular 134a and dye in the system and it's running, now I just need to borrow a buddy's UV light setup and we can see what's leaking.
My theory is that they did find the leak but it was something expensive so they just cheated. But perhaps it's just an o-ring they missed... or perhaps I'll win the lottery.
If it is a leaking compressor, if I try the 'leak stop' stuff what else is likely to screw up if it doesn't 'fix' it? Can it actually fix it or does it just gum crap up and cost more 2 months later?
It had been serviced as part of the pre-purchase work at the dealership, so I called them and asked the service department what they had done. Advisor said "we found no leaks, it was just out of refrigerant so we just filled it back up". Sigh. Nice job of kicking the can down the road and making it my problem two months later. Here I thought dealerships were getting better. My mistake.
Anyway, got some regular 134a and dye in the system and it's running, now I just need to borrow a buddy's UV light setup and we can see what's leaking.
My theory is that they did find the leak but it was something expensive so they just cheated. But perhaps it's just an o-ring they missed... or perhaps I'll win the lottery.
If it is a leaking compressor, if I try the 'leak stop' stuff what else is likely to screw up if it doesn't 'fix' it? Can it actually fix it or does it just gum crap up and cost more 2 months later?