Skylarking
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The high pressure line (hose to pipe junctions) are the most likely fail as they are the one under the most stress (hottest and highest pressure)… It’s the most common failure point in many many carsI know where its leaking, high preasure side (as per attachment as an illustration/guide)
VERY Common on the VE's. V6 & V8's
That being my NEW replacement pipe/pluming to be fitted, that I will replace, and get the old one repaired and shelve it.
I have found a Refridge Mechanic in Keysborough that will re-gas it for $80 cash (I go to him)
Fixing the pipe is conceptually easy but you need to solder new crimp fittings (few dollars each, so cheap) and a bit of new hose (close to $100/m sold at min 1m lengths) while a hydraulic crimp tool ($160 here) makes the final part of the job a breeze.
The whole pipe repair doesn’t take much effort and one’s first repair will cost about 1/2 the price of an OEM part (and because you’ll have the crimp tool and extra hose the next repair will cost peanuts). Pipe remove and replace (on some cars) can be a royal pita
Really, many ac places just charge too much for their services… and it wouldn’t surprise me if they fix your pipe and charge the price of a new OEM pipe (which is probably why they say they threw out the old part out when you ask for the old part back)…