A/C Line Repair???
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A/C Line Repair???
While replacing my Radiator today I bumped the A/C line that runs alone the bottom of the radiator and now it is leaking pretty bad! It must just have a little crack in the skinny little silver A/C Line.
Are these A/C Lines repairable or do you have to replace the entire Line????
Are these A/C Lines repairable or do you have to replace the entire Line????
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if you have the time and resources you can remove it and have a skilled welder fill the hole. skilled is important because welding Al is different then steel and the pipes are small and thin-walled.
if you want to be cheap and ghetto you can try JB Weld but i wouldnt recommend it.
do you have a picture of what you did? pictures says a 1000 words
if you want to be cheap and ghetto you can try JB Weld but i wouldnt recommend it.
do you have a picture of what you did? pictures says a 1000 words
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While replacing my Radiator today I bumped the A/C line that runs alone the bottom of the radiator and now it is leaking pretty bad! It must just have a little crack in the skinny little silver A/C Line.
Are these A/C Lines repairable or do you have to replace the entire Line????
Are these A/C Lines repairable or do you have to replace the entire Line????
The thin line is the high pressure side. Recommend that you get that side replaced then get the whole system vacuumed out by a tech and then oil/refrigerant added.
It shouldn't be too expensive if your system is R-134a. If it is R-12 like mine then you can get it recharged (about $100 per pound) OR consider getting it converted to 134a.
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Im just really mad because I Just had the system vacuumed out and refilled with oil and R-13 freon about 3 weeks ago!
I was just wondering if the entire line had to be replaced or there was some type of repair solution. Replacing the entire line looks like it would be a huge pain in the ***.
Has anyone ever replaced the "high pressure" line that runs along the bottom of the car parallel with the radiator??
I figured there may be some sort of "wrap product" on the market that you can just wrap around the part that is leaking?
My leak is right where there is a bracket holding the line! Please Dont laugh at the rubber band and zip tie! HA HA
I was just wondering if the entire line had to be replaced or there was some type of repair solution. Replacing the entire line looks like it would be a huge pain in the ***.
Has anyone ever replaced the "high pressure" line that runs along the bottom of the car parallel with the radiator??
I figured there may be some sort of "wrap product" on the market that you can just wrap around the part that is leaking?
My leak is right where there is a bracket holding the line! Please Dont laugh at the rubber band and zip tie! HA HA
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Do you think putting JB weld on the leak and the wrapping a rubber hose around that and then putting a clamp around the rubber hose that would fix the leak??
Replacing the entire high pressure line looks like a huge expensive task that may not be worth doing on such an old car!
Replacing the entire high pressure line looks like a huge expensive task that may not be worth doing on such an old car!
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No one else has ever broken a A/C line on there Lexus??
If you were going to repair the leak which would you use??
- JB Weld
or
- West systems G-Flex Epoxy link = http://www.westsystem.com/ss/gflex/
If you were going to repair the leak which would you use??
- JB Weld
or
- West systems G-Flex Epoxy link = http://www.westsystem.com/ss/gflex/
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No one else has ever broken a A/C line on there Lexus??
If you were going to repair the leak which would you use??
- JB Weld
or
- West systems G-Flex Epoxy link = http://www.westsystem.com/ss/gflex/
If you were going to repair the leak which would you use??
- JB Weld
or
- West systems G-Flex Epoxy link = http://www.westsystem.com/ss/gflex/
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Im just really mad because I Just had the system vacuumed out and refilled with oil and R-13 freon about 3 weeks ago!
I was just wondering if the entire line had to be replaced or there was some type of repair solution. Replacing the entire line looks like it would be a huge pain in the ***.
Has anyone ever replaced the "high pressure" line that runs along the bottom of the car parallel with the radiator??
I figured there may be some sort of "wrap product" on the market that you can just wrap around the part that is leaking?
My leak is right where there is a bracket holding the line! Please Dont laugh at the rubber band and zip tie! HA HA
I was just wondering if the entire line had to be replaced or there was some type of repair solution. Replacing the entire line looks like it would be a huge pain in the ***.
Has anyone ever replaced the "high pressure" line that runs along the bottom of the car parallel with the radiator??
I figured there may be some sort of "wrap product" on the market that you can just wrap around the part that is leaking?
My leak is right where there is a bracket holding the line! Please Dont laugh at the rubber band and zip tie! HA HA
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Fixed The leaky line and got it filled up again yesterday.
Anyone else that ever has a leak in there line I suggest you save a bunch of money!
You can cut out the bad section of line and splice in a new section with "high compression fittings"!!
The fittings i used are good for 3,000 psi!
Only cost $15 for parts and another $30 for FREON................beats paying the $500-$1000 I was getting quoted from local shops!
Anyone else that ever has a leak in there line I suggest you save a bunch of money!
You can cut out the bad section of line and splice in a new section with "high compression fittings"!!
The fittings i used are good for 3,000 psi!
Only cost $15 for parts and another $30 for FREON................beats paying the $500-$1000 I was getting quoted from local shops!
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AC is never as expensive as quoted a good welder can patch small holes and r12 to r134 is not that expensive of a conversion... also Pull-A-Part should be in everyones old SC GPS, pull an old line and inspect it...
for conversions Lexus wants you to replace everything but really all is needed is 134 conversion connections and a new dryer... I converted mine for about $40 bucks in parts... vacuumed and charged the system and it works great... remember when filling an original R-12 system with R-134 it only takes 80% of the listed volume
for conversions Lexus wants you to replace everything but really all is needed is 134 conversion connections and a new dryer... I converted mine for about $40 bucks in parts... vacuumed and charged the system and it works great... remember when filling an original R-12 system with R-134 it only takes 80% of the listed volume
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