Subject	Had the same issue on a different vehicle
Posted by	300zx90 (CO) on August 21, 2007 at 10:15 AM
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In Reply To	I've been tracking down the invisible freon leak from hell posted by ZEngineer on August 21, 2007 at 09:51 AM
Message	Fwiw the leak turned out to be the seal on the compressor shaft. Dunno how applicable it is, this was on a 2002 Dodge 3/4 ton pickup. The charge would last one month, no dye appeared, nothing on the sniffer. It didn't leak completely out, just enough that it didn't work, so that meant it was a seal not a hole. Replaced the shaft seal and good for 2 summers so far :) ________________________________________ NA to TT, starting from the ground up... Snow... the new anti-Z. TT.net tested and proven to remove even the most stubborn Z-related posts.
Follow Ups	Condenser differences: R-12 vs R134a - aliaZ 23:27:40 08/20/07 Nice - glad to see he got his hands on one. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 23:32:43 08/20/07 Cool. Thanks for posting (n/m) - EricTTZ 23:36:26 08/20/07 Re: Condenser differences: R-12 vs R134a - ouikikazz 03:17:10 08/21/07 they started using R134a in 1994 - aliaZ 07:56:24 08/21/07 nice work - maglito 04:13:34 08/21/07 I paid $211, commonly available (n/m) - aliaZ 07:57:05 08/21/07 Where at? I checked quite a few - spyhunterTT(nj) 10:35:28 08/21/07 that was at Courtesy - aliaZ 11:00:25 08/21/07 by "works better now", do you mean the air is colder - ZEngineer 07:45:03 08/21/07 both (n/m) - aliaZ 07:57:32 08/21/07 both - ni[X]it 08:01:38 08/21/07 I'm assuming your compressor and evaporator are 1990 - ZEngineer 08:44:17 08/21/07 why did you have to change the evap? (n/m) - spyhunterTT(nj) 09:02:50 08/21/07 I've been tracking down the invisible freon leak from hell - ZEngineer 09:51:45 08/21/07 sounds like my problem too - spyhunterTT(nj) 09:57:36 08/21/07 maybe the o-rings are getting pinched when you tighten - ZEngineer 10:07:53 08/21/07 Re: maybe the o-rings are getting pinched when you tighten - Guapo 10:34:17 08/21/07 I won't find that same brand locally. Would any ass'y lube - ZEngineer 10:39:11 08/21/07 nylog also serves as a sealant - aliaZ 11:02:29 08/21/07 I'll look for an equivalent locally, thanks for the tip (n/m) - ZEngineer 11:07:25 08/21/07 I caught nixit out behind the garage with it after lunch. - Guapo 12:52:33 08/21/07 I lubbed them up - spyhunterTT(nj) 10:42:23 08/21/07 Have you tried an electronic sniffer? I've seen them find - Guapo 09:58:07 08/21/07 AC shop tried it, charged me $175, no dice - ZEngineer 10:06:40 08/21/07 Had the same issue on a different vehicle - 300zx90 (CO) 10:15:39 08/21/07 yep, had a compressor shaft seal leak on my BMW (n/m) - Guapo 10:34:51 08/21/07 my compressor had been raped by 2 shops that supposedly - ZEngineer 10:37:08 08/21/07 or 1991, but yes, otherwise stock... - ni[X]it 09:10:30 08/21/07 np (n/m) - aliaZ 09:10:33 08/21/07 thanks for the info , very usefull >>> - ztunerz 13:03:13 08/21/07 yes you can remove the complete evap assembly - aliaZ 13:10:42 08/21/07 i thought u had said a new condensor is not required? - naZeer (Dallas) 16:36:15 08/21/07 you missed my follow up post - aliaZ 17:19:37 08/21/07
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