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sawood12

sawood12

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Well I went to get my A/C system charged today and the chap carried out a positive pressure test of the system and reckoned that my condenser has sprung a leak. The OPC wanted £391 for one, Porsche-a-part can get new ones for £275 but I wondered if anyone had one lying around in their garage? Aparently they are no good if they've been off the car for much more than about 6 months as the aluminium tubing starts to corrode and fur up after then, but if anyone has carried out an A/C delete on their car recenlty I might be interested in buying your condeser!

Am going to get a 2nd opinion anyway.

Cheers.
 
I'm looking to put A/C back into my S2 . The previous owner removed it .
I was wondering does it have to be 944 parts ? why can't another manufacturers parts be used ?
 
It does seem strange to have specific A/C parts made for every car with A/C. I have read somewhere that the compressor is the same as the unit used on the Ford Granada Scorpio's but i've not got any confirmation of that.
 
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I'm looking to put A/C back into my S2 . The previous owner removed it .
I was wondering does it have to be 944 parts ? why can't another manufacturers parts be used ?
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Been there, done that [:(], & I'd suggest you sell your S2 & buy a car (turbo maybe?) with working a/c - it's going to work out cheaper [;)]

Having said that, if the pipework is still in the engine bay, it's not that bad.a job, but there's no guarantee the pipes will be leak-proof.
 
Interesting....

I wonder what the prices are like? With new hoses I think mine would work a treat!

If they can supply flexible hoses to replace the hard pipes then they should be much easier to fit, otherwise half the engine bay has to come out!
 
I'm picking up a new condensor today and aiming to fit it this weekend, as per previous post.

It is costing me £175 plus vat from Jonny Holland at Unit 11 - he has a great source for parts at reasonable prices.

Then just need to get it recharged and hopefully ([8|]), it will work...
 
That's a good price. Is it a new one? The cheapest new one i've found so far was £275 but it was for an OEM part.

I'm getting a second opinion on mine as the chap who diagnosed my condenser said he could hear a hissing coming from behind the condenser so didn't actually eyeball a crack or something. However i've been told one of the A/C lines also runs behind the condenser so it could also be from that line. Unlikely but worth a check.

Looks like it is an easy job to replace the condenser - you'll have to let me know how you get on Nick.
 
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Looks like it is an easy job to replace the condenser - you'll have to let me know how you get on Nick.
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Got to get the blasted thing running yet Scott !and MOT'd and taxed groan before I can think about A/Con .
used to love having it in the Mondeo hire cars from Hertz. Don't know how they could do it. Delivered to my door and collected and I never had one with more than 300 miles on the clock !
 
ORIGINAL: sawood12

That's a good price. Is it a new one? The cheapest new one i've found so far was £275 but it was for an OEM part.

I'm getting a second opinion on mine as the chap who diagnosed my condenser said he could hear a hissing coming from behind the condenser so didn't actually eyeball a crack or something. However i've been told one of the A/C lines also runs behind the condenser so it could also be from that line. Unlikely but worth a check.

Looks like it is an easy job to replace the condenser - you'll have to let me know how you get on Nick.
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Yes, it is a brand new one. I didn't escape from work in time to pick it up, so have yet to see it. Will be removing the old one later today, so will let you know how I get on.

 
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Thought he might have put some dye in the system so he could tell for sure where the leak was coming from.
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That is how they normally confirm leaks however it requires you to charge the system and since he could hear the system hissing during the pressure test I didn't want to waste £50. He was convinced the leak was from the condenser but didn't realise there was an A/C pipe that runs behind the condenser.
 
Picked up my new condensor this morning to hopefully fit it tonight.

Just looks like a slim radiator, albeit with different fittings obviously!

I'm going to have to drill out some of the undertray screws, as they were siezed solid when I tried unscrewing them last night[8|]
 
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