Air Con compressor leaking oil

Sorry i dont have an answer on this.
Mine is sounding noisy so I will be following your post.

 

Hi.

Definatly don't do this yourself its illegal as the escaping a/c gas will be dangerous for you if breathed in and very bad for the ozone. It will need to be evacuated from the system correctly. The oring seals will then be replaced and an a/c qualified person will regas the system to the correct pressure. A failing a/c system will still work and could work for another year or two before you notice any real signs ie not cooling well however by this stage you would have stuffed the compressor and will likely be up for $1100 + to fix whereas if you do it now will prolly cost less than $250. Its common for the seals to crack/perish and leak although 2 years is a bit of a joke. Best thing to do would be locate the a/c compressor google it and then look at the pipes that enter into the compressor generally if they have been leaking you will see the steel stained with a dry oil mark near the gasket. Check for this and maybe post a photo as the dealer might be having a lend of you for easy money although would be unlikely but not impossible. Best thing to do when you do have it all fixed up is in winter run the a/c for 5-10 minutes once a week this will prevent the seal breaking down when the weather changes back to hot extending the life of the seals in the a/c system.

 

I always run my A/C during winter once a week or so, because I am aware that the seals can dry up if it isn't run. But can excessive use of the A/C lead to premature failure?
Bazztek's car isn't very old but it has done a huge amount of kilometres in that time. A lot of people seem to leave their A/C on constantly these days as well. Could 110k km's of constant A/C use lead to failure?

Actually, maybe that isn't a valid point, his car would have climate control so the A/C wouldn't be on all the time. Okay, I'm out of ideas and just rambling basically. :whistling

 

Probably just comes down to a dodgy seal running it all the time shouldnt make much difference.

 

Most Dealers do not have Air Conditioning Specialist on their payroll. If you want an unbiased and factual assessment of the air conditioning, take the vehicle to an Air Conditioning Specialist. Will likely save you money - in the long run. Good luck.

 

a new compressor for the v8 from HOLMART is only $439 may be worth ringing them to see what a v6 is worth, that's if yours go's bung, but take it to an a/c specialist for a test/inspection and then go from there, mine stays on most of the year round and I've got 150KLM on mine with no problems (not climate control)

 

I had the same problem on my VY. The AC was leeking oil but you wouldn't know it not to see it. It ran fine for about 6 months then it just stopped working. Cost me about $800 bucks for a new one installed.

 

Air conditioning pipes will eventually leak gas over time caused by the engines heat, vibration and rubbing, they can also go in the joins. Its just luck really; if you have a good run with a car's a/c system where it lasts for ages or a bad one; a couple of years.
I've seen a 3 year old audi suffer from a leak and my old barina leaked after 12 years of faithful service.

As has been said you should run your air conditioning sometimes each week to lubricate the main seal at the front of the compressor.
If your air con is leaking you can just wait for it to stop completely (which might be quite a while) and then fix the problem properly or re-gass it and it'll eventually leak out again between the next 6-12 months. An air con guy can use a leak detector and pin point where the leak is, if its not the compressor.

 

Sometimes you just need to go to a specialist for the right advice.

 

Hope everything is good now.
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