I discovered a tiny pin hole in my upper a/c hose. I tried using that magic putty "as seen on tv" crap to cover it and it did not work. The refrigerant just sprays from the sides of the putty now. Is that part a dealer only part or would a local parts store have it in stock. Is it an easy "do it yourself" job? How much should the part cost? Thanks. And I tried finding a sticky on this and nothing came up.

 

Which hose are you talking about, exactly?

Most parts stores carry lines like that, but in stock, who knows. Again, did you try calling any?

You can do any job yourself, with the right tools, money, and equipment. No, unless you can recover refrigerant from the system yourself, take it to a shop. Then you could replace the line, then take it back to a shop to have it evac'ed and recharged.

How much should it cost? Cost changes by area. For the last time, call around. Seriously.

Ha, mighty putty.

 

It's Billy Mays here for Mighty Putty!!!!!!!!!!

 

off topic, i know: Anyone watch Pitchmen on Discovery? I watched it for the first time last night. kinda funny! /off topic. proceed

 

Firstly you are certain its the AC hose and not the PS line right?

Secondly, if it is the AC line you'll have to replace the entire line section which is not difficult, but you will need a reclaiming machine to do the job correctly, so unless you have the hookup you should not do this job yourself. You need to evacuate the remaining refrigerant then remove and replace the line section making sure to use new o-rings and lubricate them with pag oil (or you can cheat and use a bit of sicilone lubricant) or it will leak from the connection points. Then once you bolt is all up, you need to make sure the system holds a vacuum for at least hour preferably more, if it doesn't then you know there is a leak still. Then recharge with the correct volume of r-134 and maybe even inject a tiny amount of pag oil for prophylactics. Thats the job.

 

Funny that this thread should pop up, I have the same problem as of about a week ago. You are talking about this line, right?:



My makeshift IACV hookup (currently positioned slightly different to what is seen in that picture) was apparently rubbing on the line, and eventually ate right through it. Guess that's what I get for neglecting my car . Haven't been under the hood in months . Hopefully it's not much of a pain to replace it, as it's going to get pretty hot outside soon