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[05omegav6]

Seen a seal replacement kit at Alfods , best get the valve changed and some new seals in before anything 

Most AC places will check it free of charge, and will only charge you if the system is leak tight and you have functioning AC. 

So take it to an AC place and then you'll know if it's leaking and if so where from.   

Have you pressed the valve in? Does it hiss? 

No hissing at all 

See above...

[Bigron]

Stupid question?
Is there such a thing as a RadWeld equivalent for air con systems, to plug a leak in the radiator?

Ron.

[omega3000]

Seen a seal replacement kit at Alfods , best get the valve changed and some new seals in before anything 

Most AC places will check it free of charge, and will only charge you if the system is leak tight and you have functioning AC. 

So take it to an AC place and then you'll know if it's leaking and if so where from.   

Have you pressed the valve in? Does it hiss? 

No hissing at all 

See above...

Will do 

[05omegav6]

Stupid question?
Is there such a thing as a RadWeld equivalent for air con systems, to plug a leak in the radiator?

Ron.

If there is then you shouldn't use it foir exactly the same reasons why you shouldn't use it bin the cooling system

As with most things, it is better, easier and cheaper to fix the problem than the symptoms

[Marks DTM Calib]

In which case you have a leak and when fixed it needs vaccing down for a period of time to boil the moisture off

[scimmy_man]

Stupid question?
Is there such a thing as a RadWeld equivalent for air con systems, to plug a leak in the radiator?

Ron.

yup Halfords sell it, if you ask they will "fit" a bottle or two for you, if no impovement no charge.

[05omegav6]

Stupid question?
Is there such a thing as a RadWeld equivalent for air con systems, to plug a leak in the radiator?

Ron.

yup Halfords sell it, if you ask they will "fit" a bottle or two for you, if no impovement no charge.

No, no, no, and just no...

[tunnie]

Just replaced valve on the 3.2, cost £3.50 from Vauxhall

[snowy70838]

I just topped the aircon up with one of those bottles from Halfords. I already have the connector with the gauge though so it cost me £34.

My aircon is now fine. But I was able to check mine first with the connector I have and I could see that there was gas, just not enough.

Thanks

[TheBoy]

I just topped the aircon up with one of those bottles from Halfords. I already have the connector with the gauge though so it cost me £34.

My aircon is now fine. But I was able to check mine first with the connector I have and I could see that there was gas, just not enough.

Thanks

But how much. You can't tell. That's one reason why these refills are a waste of time.

If the refrigerant has leaked out over time, something else will have replaced it, and this needs to be removed before refilling with refrig. That's another reason why these refills are a waste of time.

TBH, the money spent on these is better spent on getting specialists to do it - unless you have the correct equipment, which isn't the refill adapters that Halfords sell.

[Jimbob]

£34!  just another £15 would have seen the job done properly!

[serek]

I read a few feedback from people that that have used these recharge bottles and they have had very good results  Anyone used them for Omega's 

if you need you air con services you can visit my place
I do offer for oof members £30 

[snowy70838]

I just topped the aircon up with one of those bottles from Halfords. I already have the connector with the gauge though so it cost me £34.

My aircon is now fine. But I was able to check mine first with the connector I have and I could see that there was gas, just not enough.

Thanks

But how much. You can't tell. That's one reason why these refills are a waste of time.

If the refrigerant has leaked out over time, something else will have replaced it, and this needs to be removed before refilling with refrig. That's another reason why these refills are a waste of time.

TBH, the money spent on these is better spent on getting specialists to do it - unless you have the correct equipment, which isn't the refill adapters that Halfords sell.

I can tell as the connector I have, which I never said I got from Halfords, has a pressure gauge. This told me that the system had gas in it and it was just below the required amount to make the system run.

If it had told me anything else then I would have either done nothing and lived without aircon or taken it to a specialist which I don't have time for.

Guess what, I put some gas in, not the whole bottle by any means, and now I have ice cold air conditioning.

Here was me thinking this was a friendly site....

[tunnie]

Oh dear, someone who cannot take advice. Throws toys out of the pram   

[05omegav6]

Presure varies with temperature, which is why the system is charged by weight not volume, and why topups don't work...

Still, not my car