Aircon Advice?

[DogmaLoki]

Hi guys. Any care to give some advice on aircon?

Basically mine is empty of the gas, and after a pressure test I know one pipe is leaking. Obviously, there's nothing stopping others being gone, and this could be a costly process of fix, retest and fix again. I'm not under any illusions, I know this could be time consuming and possibly I may never get there.

However, I would like to sort it. I don't want it to be too costly.

The first pipe I need is £76 + VAT from Toyota. This seems to have been quoted to me from my usual garage, and an aircon place I dealt with intiially.

Does anyone know if pattern parts are available for such things (although I'd have thought my garage would have told me if so), or any advice on sorting the aircon out but keeping costs down?

For info, my Celica is a Gen 5 '92 GT import.

Thanks guys

[GT4 BOOSTER]

is the pipe leaking from the ends or is it split ? most air con joints have rubber ' o ' rings in them and cheap to replace . the air con people use a gas ' sniffer 'to find the leaks .they also can suck out the gas if its leaking else where fairly quick so not much is lost.a gas top up is from £ 60 usually ,and couple of hours labour should see you ok. good luck.

[pedro7680]

maleborn!#

want to ping me a wee message again on yahoo.

got the pc fixed now

[DogmaLoki]

Hi maleborn1967, thanks for the reply.

I noticed O Rings are on my quote... but I don't think it's that.

On this image, it is leaking directly on the edge where the red arrow is pointing to.

I assume that's part of the pipe assembly.

But £70 for that effing pipe? It's stupid.

[Boro Sera]

A bit of pipe is a bit of pipe. Just because Toyota charge £70 for it doesn't mean everyone will.

There are specialist Aircon centres all over the place who would sort it out for you and you can bet that they won't go to Toyota for the parts.

Try a few places for estimates, and let us all know how you get on. (I'll have to get round to sorting mine out sometime)

Rich

[GT4 BOOSTER]

£ 70 huh? with toyota i have walked out of sales with a packet of plastic bits and bobs , air con fixed for £70 , thats for the pipe ok, fitting and a gas fill exceeds 150 ,i found but in no way the same , fix a weak link with a strong one , as in exhausts, then a weak link blows elsewhere , if you want air con , enjoy the wallet ride , if not open a window

[Boro Sera]

, if you want air con , enjoy the wallet ride , if not open a window

Yeah, looking forward to the expense myself :(

Unfortunately my car has sooooooo much glass that it's really a necessity rather than a luxury. It really is Murder on a hot day, even with the roof shades on.

Rich

[DogmaLoki]

maleborn1967

The gas etc. really isn't an issue for me right now. Once this pipe is fixed, I'll need another pressure test. It may be the only pipe gone, it may be one of 20. I don't know yet.

I know this could be time consuming, and costly. Hell, it might never really work as it's 12 years old.

But my point is looking for alternatives. For other parts of the car, there seem to be alternatives. You get pattern parts etc. I'm trying to investigate this here, it's good to explore all options. I can't believe I'm the only one who has encountered this sort of situation.

[GT4 BOOSTER]

most parts are copied now , but some remain dealer parts only , like my dizzy cap only £ 47 + VAT :eek:abs sensors £ 184 a pair. front dash bits cos some :censor: decided he would steal my stereo £ 100 oh and 2 door locks and handles £ 195 nice 1 .

[DogmaLoki]

I've been searching the web, but no luck in finding anything.

I'm still in disbelief that no company out there is challenging Toyota's criminal pricing of a damn pipe.

So my car's going into the garage again tomorrow, I think I'll give in and get it done. What else can I do?

[daktari]

Probably a bit late for you now. But i had a very similar problem on my M5 Beemer last summer. BMW quoted me £480 to replace two pipes and recharge the system. I went to my local industrial estate and found a fork lift sales and repair firm who happily made up the pipes for £60 including all new fittings and seals then pointed me in the direction (100yds) of a refrigeration specialist who recharged the system for £20 on the QT, Result. And a damn sight quicker. Took half a day.

Anyway. Hope you got the problem solved.

regards

Dak.