One of my cars keeps leaking the freon out over a period of about 2 months. I didn't find any obvious leaks and put some dye in a couple months ago. Went to drive the car yesterday and the AC wasn't working again. Got out my UV flashlight and went looking for leaks. Could not find anything obvious at any of the fittings. There is a sort of cloud like scattering of "bright spots" on the outside of the compressor itself. At the link is a photo taken with just the light of the UV flashlight. Does that look like sufficient evidence of a compressor leak? The compressor body is mainly purple and the dye trace is teh green. You are looking from the front toward the back of the compressor, that upright little tang is right on the back.
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8 years ago