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[tunnie]

Fitted front and rear dash cams to mine. Very happy with the quality of the image and ease of setup was surprising. However I discovered that the fuse board in the rear of the s80 is always live. So I either need to get a battery saver or run both off the front fuses. Not decided which yet.

If I get a V70 for the wife, I'm bringing it to you for some upgrades! Parking sensors and cameras so far 

[tunnie]

I replaced zircon HP valve, decided to vent the gas first, via screwdriver into the valve. About 1 second's worth of gas came out   

Hopefully it's the valve that was the problem, have a feeling when I go to get it re-gassed the compressor will hold gas about as well as I do after a curry.

[Doctor Gollum]

I replaced zircon HP valve, decided to vent the gas first, via screwdriver into the valve. About 1 second's worth of gas came out   

Hopefully it's the valve that was the problem, have a feeling when I go to get it re-gassed the compressor will hold gas about as well as I do after a curry.

Stupid

[Doctor Gollum]

Spent two minutes fitted my just arrived ABS ecu. Journey to work tonight will soon tell if it's worked or not

[TheBoy]

decided to vent the gas first, via screwdriver into the valve

Forgetting the legalities for a sec, you wanna be careful doing that, as you could end up with extreme burns.

[Doctor Gollum]

Spent two minutes fitted my just arrived ABS ecu. Journey to work tonight will soon tell if it's worked or not

It didn't. Although the codes now showing are very different so hopefully a reconfiguration will sort

[tunnie]

decided to vent the gas first, via screwdriver into the valve

Forgetting the legalities for a sec, you wanna be careful doing that, as you could end up with extreme burns.

Done it before, so knew to be careful. Also used the very long thin driver I had. Given that 99% of it had escaped anyway 

[Viral_Jim]

If I get a V70 for the wife, I'm bringing it to you for some upgrades! Parking sensors and cameras so far 

Not forgetting the Bluetooth hands free. That was by far the most destructive thing I've had to do to it.


I did tidy up a bit after this photo was taken 

[tunnie]

Ah yes add that in as well   

[TheBoy]

decided to vent the gas first, via screwdriver into the valve

Forgetting the legalities for a sec, you wanna be careful doing that, as you could end up with extreme burns.

Done it before, so knew to be careful. Also used the very long thin driver I had. Given that 99% of it had escaped anyway 

But it could have had enough gas, you didn't know.  Doesn't matter how long the screwdriver, that jet that will burn will be good for well over 50cm.  Use a method where your hand is well out of the way next time (ie, something bent). Legalities aside, obviously.

[tunnie]

Well it's done now, should get my monies worth of gas on the refill.

But as before I get feeling it won't hold pressure

[TheBoy]

Well it's done now, should get my monies worth of gas on the refill.

But as before I get feeling it won't hold pressure

Well, they empty it all out anyway


It will have to be a catastrophic leak for it to be detected on the vac test.  Have you got dye anywhere (presumably it had dye put in last time?). As if you have a tone of dye on the condenser, or the pipe up the chassis leg, etc, then you know its a waste of time regassing it without fixing that.

[tunnie]

Well it's done now, should get my monies worth of gas on the refill.

But as before I get feeling it won't hold pressure

Well, they empty it all out anyway


It will have to be a catastrophic leak for it to be detected on the vac test.  Have you got dye anywhere (presumably it had dye put in last time?). As if you have a tone of dye on the condenser, or the pipe up the chassis leg, etc, then you know its a waste of time regassing it without fixing that.

It's always had bit of dye around the compressor, but the old estate had that as well. Aircon never failed on that.

[tunnie]

Condensor all new last year

[Sir Tigger KC]

Well it's done now, should get my monies worth of gas on the refill.

But as before I get feeling it won't hold pressure

Well, they empty it all out anyway


It will have to be a catastrophic leak for it to be detected on the vac test.  Have you got dye anywhere (presumably it had dye put in last time?). As if you have a tone of dye on the condenser, or the pipe up the chassis leg, etc, then you know its a waste of time regassing it without fixing that.

It's always had bit of dye around the compressor, but the old estate had that as well. Aircon never failed on that.

I think I have the O rings for the compressor somewhere and your welcome to them if you want Tunnie.