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A/C re gas?

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When I did mine I found genuine parts were not that much more than the after market ones. All the after market parts I had to return because they didn’t fit correctly.

(As expected, the Hychill rep getting one in.)
 

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I'm taking my VT GTS in for a new compressor tomorrow. Yes, I know it isnt cheap but you got to have aircon working in these temps and I'm told that the system needs to be flushed and cleaned to make sure that there are no contaminants or other bits of crap left in the system to stuff the new compressor.
By the way I did see some of those refrigerant refill cans at Repco the other day. I didn't check the price but was interested to see that they were available.

I asked at Repco here in Mentone [Melbourne], and I got told by the staff member,
[She just come out with the Comment Below, and she didn't even ask if I was a registered Refridge Mechanic] -
"EVEN IF WE DID HAVE THEM, I CAN NOT SELL THEM TO YOU ANYWAY, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE REGISTERED TO USE THEM"
Yes that is what she said,
and that was at "Repco Mentone"
She needed to put her brain in to gear, before her mouth.
 
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you can buy the stop leak crap to put in but its only a band-aid fix, If the system is empty then I would put hychill .

Is Hychill a stop leak? Or just Aircon Refill.

Wouldnt mind trying this stop leak stuff first
 

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Is Hychill a stop leak? Or just Aircon Refill.

Wouldn't mind trying this stop leak stuff first

When I re-gassed mine just to get it working again for Summer, [and for the climate control to work properly]
The Gas I used was supposedly a stop leak also, and its still seems to be cold,
but I can see more fluro oil around the front on the engine [under the harmonic balancer] and on the high pressure hose heading to the condenser, Where I did clean it to see where it was actually coming from originally.
 
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