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Fri Oct 06, 2017 7:19 am
Lost the AC a few weeks ago.
This is from the fairly large leak right behind the passenger front wheel, under the front plastic clamp, where those hoses turn at a 45 degree angle towards the middle of the undercarriage. This spot got pinched a few years back, when I drove over a curbstone making a turn in a plaza with high curbs. It held up for about 6 years, and finally gave up with a loud hissing sound, draining the system in less than 1 hour completely.
The leak is in one of those long aluminum pipes which span the length of the undercarriage on the passenger side. I just could not determine what parts those are, as there seem to be 2 long straight pipes, and one which has a loop. How can I find out which one leaked, without taking everything apart? All 4 under the same clamp. In what order do those parts appear under the clamp?