air con condeser leaks

marky · Jul 20, 2006

Hi, I have just been informed by a garage that my air con condesing radiator is leaking, they didn't show me where it is but said it would cost 350 + vat to replace.
Is this a possible D.i.y job and does anyone know how to replace it.
Thanks.

Pat · Jul 20, 2006

had the same a few weeks ago, took the route of replacing the condensor, reciever/dryer and txv valve myself. the quotes i got were £400+ +vat

both myself & others have a few posts of the forum with work instuctions

good luck ;-)

marky · Jul 22, 2006

Hi Pat, thanks for your quick response, I'm a bit dumb when it comes to finding my way around a pc, how exactly can I find insructions on changing condenser.
Thanks.

Pat · Jul 23, 2006

here's the first link i could think of:
http://rangerovers.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8156

should be helpful
i did my own as per the link and found there are few surprises. though have a few words of wisdom:
take your time - DON'T rush it!!!
get new o-rings & plenty of as the originals have probably perished
use good tools as LR nuts & bolts are usually crap quality

other than that, the job was straight forward
good luck

& any questions? Just ask!

martyn gadgetman · Jul 24, 2006

if you have any problems with your a/c then do'nt hestitate to get in touch i'm a a/c engineer and i've done about 18 p38 this year including mine you only need to change the condensor and the o rings there about 150.00 and get it pressure tested and vac'd properly for everything to work right whole job take me about 3 hours but allow a day
as i say any problems get in touch as i'm molie cover most parts of southern england

marky · Aug 4, 2006

Thanks for advice, I'm going to tackle the job when I have finished diy kitchen Which could be a few years yet! However, what would it cost me for re-gas & vac. Cheers.

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