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Old Apr 23, 2010 | 09:36 AM
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I used the yellow dye and let it run 10 mins till the ac button was blinking from loss compression. I could only find just a little bit of the dye on the bottom of the compressor not much at all though probly 5 or 6 dots is that enough to leak a entire freon charge in three days, I was thinking I would see a huge leak and paint splatter somewhere. Is there somewhere under the dash I should look too

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Old Apr 23, 2010 | 09:57 AM
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I still say the bearing in the compressor is why the original owner took the belt off. Probably leaking from the compressor bearing.
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How much of a pita Is it replacing the compressor I already see there is no room to work on it.
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Old Apr 23, 2010 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by 00transamls1
How much of a pita Is it replacing the compressor I already see there is no room to work on it.
It's not so bad. You have to remove the water pump, but that's not a bad task to undertake
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Old Apr 23, 2010 | 11:58 AM
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Check the drain under the evaporator just behind the battery, could be leaking inside the cover and will come out the drain. have to jack your car up and look for the 3 rubber drain tubes, squease them and see what comes out. If you found some leakage at the compressor you need to change that also, it wont get better.
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Originally Posted by 00transamls1
I used the yellow dye and let it run 10 mins till the ac button was blinking from loss compression. I could only find just a little bit of the dye on the bottom of the compressor not much at all though probly 5 or 6 dots is that enough to leak a entire freon charge in three days, I was thinking I would see a huge leak and paint splatter somewhere. Is there somewhere under the dash I should look too
If the pressure is too low for the compressor to actually kick on, you may not see a lot of the dye.
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