Topic: Avon leak in car (Read 3430 times)

Kieran · « **on:** 23 June 2016, 15:12:25 »

Took my Omega for aircon work today and apparently it is leaking into the car. Their detector picked it up. Apparently leaking under dash. Garage don't want to know as they reckon dash out job. Any ideas please.

ronnyd · « **Reply #1 on:** 23 June 2016, 16:45:31 »

Didn,t realize they put perfume in it,

Did a lady deliver it?

Kieran · « **Reply #2 on:** 23 June 2016, 16:47:57 »

Very funny. Of course it should read aircon but at least you got a first reply in.

jimbo125 · « **Reply #3 on:** 23 June 2016, 16:48:34 »

IIRC there is a guide to fixing the dryer and seals on here under the maintenance section, I am sure some one can direct you to the thread

Kieran · « **Reply #4 on:** 23 June 2016, 16:56:27 »

Thanks hopefully someone will be along soon who has had this problem before. Of course it doesn't help when I am looking to drive the car to Slovakia next weekend where the temperature is over 30c at times and need aircon.

Kieran · « **Reply #5 on:** 23 June 2016, 17:04:41 »

Just heard from the garage. Apparently it's the evaporator that's leaking. They reckon anyway.

amba · « **Reply #6 on:** 23 June 2016, 18:22:49 »

There is an expansion valve hiden up behind the glove box area ,which is a PITA to get and and replace.

Mine was not working correctly on the previous Elite so had it replaced.Part is around £35 but lots of labour

McBandy · « **Reply #7 on:** 23 June 2016, 18:45:25 »

Open all 4 windows?

Kieran · « **Reply #8 on:** 23 June 2016, 18:47:56 »

That may be the cause as from looking on this site evaporators rarely fail. Really need to know how to access it. Suppose that failing would cause a leak into the cabin.

Kieran · « **Reply #9 on:** 23 June 2016, 19:09:10 »

Quote from: McBandy on 23 June 2016, 18:45:25

Open all 4 windows?

Now that would be a fine way of getting rid of the Avon but rubbish for aircon or keeping the wife happy on our long journey.

McBandy · « **Reply #10 on:** 23 June 2016, 19:25:46 »

Duct tape?

Kieran · « **Reply #11 on:** 23 June 2016, 21:15:08 »

Any sensible advice please as to why it is leaking into car and how to fix it.

Cheers

McBandy · « **Reply #12 on:** 23 June 2016, 21:58:49 »

Sorry beats me, I have general knowledge but not specific to omegas, never saw enough of them when I worked for Vx

serek · « **Reply #13 on:** 23 June 2016, 22:20:25 »

Quote from: Kieran on 23 June 2016, 21:15:08

Any sensible advice please as to why it is leaking into car and how to fix it.

Cheers

can you smell air con gas in cabin??

Kieran · « **Reply #14 on:** 23 June 2016, 22:40:02 »

No hasn't worked for awhile. The garage checked it out today and their detector picked up a gas leak in the cabin. Checked all other parts under bonnet no leaks but definitely one from the cabin.

Kevin Wood · « **Reply #15 on:** 23 June 2016, 23:35:52 »

The normal expansion valve failure mode is for it to fail closed meaning little or no cooling, normal pressures around the system but no leaks. Clearly something is leaking in the cabin in this case, mind.

jimbo125 · « **Reply #16 on:** 24 June 2016, 15:01:39 »

Quote from: Kieran on 23 June 2016, 18:47:56

That may be the cause as from looking on this site evaporators rarely fail. Really need to know how to access it. Suppose that failing would cause a leak into the cabin.

Nor do HGs on V6s but it happened to mine

Doctor Gollum · « **Reply #17 on:** 24 June 2016, 15:17:54 »

Quote from: jimbo125 on 24 June 2016, 15:01:39

Quote from: Kieran on 23 June 2016, 18:47:56
That may be the cause as from looking on this site evaporators rarely fail. Really need to know how to access it. Suppose that failing would cause a leak into the cabin.
Nor do HGs on 3.2 V6s but it happened to mine which is a 2.5

Fixed

frostbite · « **Reply #18 on:** 24 June 2016, 15:23:31 »

That's funny

I had mine regassed a few weeks ago and I got a funny smell in the cabin smelt like natural gas and got a whiff every so often. It's stopped now so I'll see if it stays cold

jimbo125 · « **Reply #19 on:** 25 June 2016, 13:16:19 »

Once your A/C is working you blow cold dry air through the ducts, could the smell be the damp ducts drying out as the dry air removes residual water and any funny wiffs with it?

frostbite · « **Reply #20 on:** 26 June 2016, 09:19:15 »

Quote from: jimbo125 on 25 June 2016, 13:16:19

Once your A/C is working you blow cold dry air through the ducts, could the smell be the damp ducts drying out as the dry air removes residual water and any funny wiffs with it?

The ac worked but wasn't as cold as it is now, was just strange that it happened after regassing

jimbo125 · « **Reply #21 on:** 27 June 2016, 00:42:31 »

Hopefully just a red herring but best of removing it anyway can smell in the hot weather

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