Pipemaster
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- Your Mercedes
- SL350 R230 / 2006 / 3500
The 129's a/c lost gas over a short period but after passing the automatic test on the filling equiupment which tests it over 15 mins to see if it loses pressure. The machine creates a vacuum in the system to test which I think is a fundamentally flawed way of doing it as this draws seals tight rather than pushing them away which is the state they operate under when the a/c is pressurised.
That meant one wasted charge and half a wasted day. It turned out after inspection with a UV light on the dye they put into the system that the condenser was U/S and after that was replaced the drier also needed replacement. So that measn the syatem will have been charged 3 times and lost gas twice which is hardly environmentally friendly is it? Surely a better way can be found?
Coincidentally my wifed C class condenser also webnt the way of all flesh at the same time - its been an expensive month!
That meant one wasted charge and half a wasted day. It turned out after inspection with a UV light on the dye they put into the system that the condenser was U/S and after that was replaced the drier also needed replacement. So that measn the syatem will have been charged 3 times and lost gas twice which is hardly environmentally friendly is it? Surely a better way can be found?
Coincidentally my wifed C class condenser also webnt the way of all flesh at the same time - its been an expensive month!
