95Noobie
I'm Awesome
I paid the local repair shop to find a freon leak. The system cools well after I charged it but in about 2 weeks of on/off driving it gets less cold and then eventually loses enough pressure that compressor won't cycle. They SAID they put in dye and recharged the system. Asked me to bring it back when it wasn't blowing cold anymore. Due to unexpected (weeks) of sitting in 2 transmission shops I just got it back and compressor won't go on. I used blacklight and looked everywhere and could not find any traces of dye, even in the low pressure fill port. I brought it back to them and after a day they called me and said that they could see every joint and fitting and could not find any dye. They had no idea what to do next. They suggested that maybe someone washed the engine bay and washed the dye off. I assured them that no one washed the engine bay.
I have to believe if they said they put dye in that they probably did. The tech wondered if maybe the truck didn't get driven enough before sitting in the tranny shop so that the dye might not have circulated all the way through? They did not offer to put more dye in as they would have to then pay to recharge the system and I didn't want to pay them twice.
I carefully checked the compressor as I know tiny leaks can occur at seams and connections. I'm starting to wonder if maybe they didn't put any dye in as an oversight?
My plan was to put dye in myself and continue to use it and recharge it adding more dye each time. I would think eventually I would see the dye somewhere!
Where do these leaks like to hide in the 1995 system?
I have to believe if they said they put dye in that they probably did. The tech wondered if maybe the truck didn't get driven enough before sitting in the tranny shop so that the dye might not have circulated all the way through? They did not offer to put more dye in as they would have to then pay to recharge the system and I didn't want to pay them twice.
I carefully checked the compressor as I know tiny leaks can occur at seams and connections. I'm starting to wonder if maybe they didn't put any dye in as an oversight?
My plan was to put dye in myself and continue to use it and recharge it adding more dye each time. I would think eventually I would see the dye somewhere!
Where do these leaks like to hide in the 1995 system?