DIY A/C regas. what do we think?

[s2driveruk]

hope you have more luck with an ABY than I did trying to source those pipes for the 3B, was looking for months before a couple of guys from here saved me

I paid £27 for the drier from GSF the other week...

[A80Avant]

so it seems the drier is cheap. But i thought that these pipes can be redone by replacing the hoses on the ends of the metal parts. It should be cheaper than getting them from the stealers

[S2central.net]

From what I know - the drier should always be replaced in such a situation - it is filled with dessicant to remove moisture from the refridgerant. If you have had a broken hose then the dessicant will be saturated with moisture from the air - as well as you losing all the gas.

For that price from ECP or GSF - go for it - but the hose will be expensive I am sure.

[s2driveruk]

Pirtek can make you up the hoses for reasoonable money using your current connectors

[A80Avant]

i will check with the local garage and see what the whole deal will cost. I have been quoted 150GBP to have that hose mended and regas, but i think most of my hoses are on the verge of destruction so dismantling the car 2=3 times to change one hose at a time is not a good option. It will either be, do it now all at once, or leave it until i get back home(ie 2-3 years), as living in the UK is not excactly the hottest country in europe anyway.esp in the north east
i bet the car would have to stay in the garage for 2-3 days to get all hoses stripped, redone and refit.

thanks for the answers guys.

[UUUdirs2newcastle]

Please can someone tell us the part numbers so I can get new hoses on mine, I have a leak apparently, the lads did a vacum test from the high port, and smokey stuff came out the Air Con machine apparently telling us I had a leak!

The Technician did not understand why there would be a port in the footwell (Under Carpet?) and he did not seem to have a correct fitting on the AC Compressor, so he ust used the High port under the radiator Cover on the nearside front of the car.

(Was this ther right way to do it?)

[S2central.net]

I have no idea why Audi thought it wise to put the LP port where they did... Tis a really awkward place alright. You have three choices -

1 - work with some wacky / special hose that can access the LP port in the cabin
2 - make up a hose adapter for the LP port on the compressor (PITA as the undertray has to come off)
3 - use the HP port instead - but NEVER recharge from a low pressure device with the engine running

[S2central.net]

On the part numbers - there was thread started by MartynF on this ages and ages ago - he found some mistakes on the family album.