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[tunnie]

At the end of the day, all omegas are getting long in the tooth now and will have tiny leaks pretty much everywhere 

We can either put up with paying 40 quid ish a year and hope it gets us through the summer OR replace all the seals then if its still leaking, look more closely at the larger components.

This is my view 

[TheBoy]

How do you know you they did not dye it? 

There was dye in the system, bright green stuff around the cap of the HP valve. But as well all know the dye is utterly useless in actually diagnosing a leak, as always on the Omega the compressor is covered in crap and dye, the old 3.0 estate had green dye all over the place, yet the air-con never failed.

Recall your MV6 needing a yearly re-gas, I suspect this will be the same.

If dye was used - and the dye can generally only be seen properly with UV, but some are a fluorescent yellow now - then any leak would be obvious (under UV light if its UV dye).  That's how I know they didn't put dye in it, or otherwise stringing you along


The MV6 needed almost monthly regases purely because the national fast fit people don't know what they are doing.  Look it to somebody who did, and low and behold, no further issues, despite nothing being replaced other than the refrig.

[TheBoy]

At the end of the day, all omegas are getting long in the tooth now and will have tiny leaks pretty much everywhere 

We can either put up with paying 40 quid ish a year and hope it gets us through the summer OR replace all the seals then if its still leaking, look more closely at the larger components.

If the car was new to me, I'd do that, but ensure there was dye in it.  Then when it stopped working (if it didn't last 2 or 3 years), I'd resolve the leaks that would now be visible, and make a sensible decision on next steps

[TheBoy]

At the end of the day, all omegas are getting long in the tooth now and will have tiny leaks pretty much everywhere 

We can either put up with paying 40 quid ish a year and hope it gets us through the summer OR replace all the seals then if its still leaking, look more closely at the larger components.

This is my view 

But then you seem to come on here saying what a PoS your 3.2 is because the A/C only lasted a year, whereas its really because you are just happy to bodge/pray  .  Not that I have an issue with that, its your motor to do with as you wish, and you might be quite happy to continually fix the symptom, not the cause. But you don't sound it

[atann]

How do you know you they did not dye it? 

There was dye in the system, bright green stuff around the cap of the HP valve. But as well all know the dye is utterly useless in actually diagnosing a leak, as always on the Omega the compressor is covered in crap and dye, the old 3.0 estate had green dye all over the place, yet the air-con never failed.

Recall your MV6 needing a yearly re-gas, I suspect this will be the same.

Interesting. I had mine regased twice last summer by ats, lost it all by September. Just had it regased by Mr Clutch, seems better than last year already. Only two weeks in, I will have too see if it lasts all summer. If it doesn’t, might take the advice of replacing the low and high ports😀
If dye was used - and the dye can generally only be seen properly with UV, but some are a fluorescent yellow now - then any leak would be obvious (under UV light if its UV dye).  That's how I know they didn't put dye in it, or otherwise stringing you along


The MV6 needed almost monthly regases purely because the national fast fit people don't know what they are doing.  Look it to somebody who did, and low and behold, no further issues, despite nothing being replaced other than the refrig.

[atann]

Is this what I need to replace the low and high port?

http://www.ecrater.co.uk/p/23662511/r134a-auto-quick-coupler-bass?gps=1

[biggriffin]

Here's a handy guide.

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=124057.0