air conditoner re-gassed 3 times in 12 months

[ozdemon]

Hi all, I am a newbie from Australia and own a 2012 Clio Angel/Demon. The air conditioner has needed to be re-gassed 3 times in 12 months. Any clues as to why this is happening? My local air con guy thinks it may be the evaporator which is a massive job and is costly. He's checked it for leaks but nothing has shown up. Could it be something else? Cheers David.

 

[RSRowe]

The system needs filling with dye, and checking for leaks.
The evaporator isn’t a big job at all, nor is the pump.

In your shoes, I think I’d be finding another mechanic, as it doesn’t sound like the one you’re using knows what he’s doing.

Thread here for some insight on what’s involved: https://clio197.net/threads/ac-condenser-replace.57055/

 

[ozdemon]

Thanks for the link. The mechanic has used dye but has found no leaks. He's it's no the condenser but the evaporator behind the dash, so it needs to be pulled out to get to it. Any thoughts?

 

[RSRowe]

My apologies. Yes if it’s the evaporator it will be a dash out job.

It’s not a bad job, just a lot of things to remove.

 

[ozdemon]

Ok thanks for your help.

 

[RSRowe]

page 57a on the left hand side.

http://philch.free.fr/clio/clio3/MR393CLIO5.pdf

 

[ozdemon]

Thanks but unfortunately I couldn't open it on my phone. I'll try it on PC tomorrow.

 

[ozdemon]

Thanks again. Very helpful. I was able to download on my pc.

 

[ozdemon]

The next question is: if someone has an evaporator for sale, after stripping back their Clio for the track, where would I find one? The UK is a larger market than Australia. The only place I can buy one it is through Renault, which are super expensive. Cheers.

 

[RSRowe]

Put a post up in the wanted section. I’m sure someone will have one.

I had a quick look on eBay and they’re around £80 minimum (new)

 

[PITA]

I’ll be stripping mine off for a supercharger build soon

 

[PITA]

I’ll be stripping mine off for a supercharger build soon

That’ll teach me to read the whole thing, if it’s in the dash I won’t be taking that out, sorry.

 

[ozdemon]

Ok great thanks. I'll post on the wanted page.