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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: MV6Matt on 28 March 2015, 09:29:53

Title: What's missing? Or do I need to be worried?
Post by: MV6Matt on 28 March 2015, 09:29:53

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Seen this when I was under the bonnet the other day. It looks like I'm missing a threaded screw valve of some kind.

The green liquid looks like it shouldn't be visible.

Any ideas?

Title: Re: What's missing? Or do I need to be worried?
Post by: MV6Matt on 28 March 2015, 09:30:23

Oh, wrong link
I'll try again

Title: Re: What's missing? Or do I need to be worried?
Post by: MV6Matt on 28 March 2015, 09:31:24

(http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm165/MV6Matt/20141129_141817-1_zpspbm3jlam.jpg)

Title: Re: What's missing? Or do I need to be worried?
Post by: MV6Matt on 28 March 2015, 09:32:36

Sorry :-[ I thought that was the resized one.
Anyway it gives you a clear picture of what I'm looking at

Help!

Title: Re: What's missing? Or do I need to be worried?
Post by: chrisgixer on 28 March 2015, 09:37:06

Looks like the Schrader valve on the ac pipe is leaking refrigerant, then possibly the pressure has popped the grey cover cap off, perhaps?

The valve can be replaced for pence, any ac guy should be able to vac, replace valve and re gas. May as well get it checked and serviced at the same time...?

Title: Re: What's missing? Or do I need to be worried?
Post by: henryd on 28 March 2015, 09:39:00

That's one of the service points for regassing the aircon,there's a black casp missing but it also seems that the valve insert is leaking

Title: Re: What's missing? Or do I need to be worried?
Post by: MV6Matt on 28 March 2015, 09:40:43

Thanks folks - service and re-gas it is!

Cheers!

Matthew

Title: Re: What's missing? Or do I need to be worried?
Post by: MV6Matt on 28 March 2015, 10:09:49

Service and re-gas tomorrow at 9am (and the clocks go forward) £50 - he comes to me.

That's that sorted before the summer!

Matthew

Title: Re: What's missing? Or do I need to be worried?
Post by: Andy B on 28 March 2015, 16:59:38

Quote from: MV6Matt on 28 March 2015, 09:40:43

Thanks folks - service and re-gas it is!

Cheers!

Matthew

Is this the valve at front of the car? Don't be surprised if you're told it's only available as part of the pipe .... it's not though. 15mm deep-ish socket & a 17mm spanner holding the boss it's screwed to.

Title: Re: What's missing? Or do I need to be worried?
Post by: biggriffin on 28 March 2015, 19:34:26

Quote from: MV6Matt on 28 March 2015, 09:31:24

(http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm165/MV6Matt/20141129_141817-1_zpspbm3jlam.jpg)

 
That's the hp valve,minus its dust cap, and leaking, can be removed and cleaned out with carb cleaner,
There is a guide in the maintenance guides :y

Title: Re: What's missing? Or do I need to be worried?
Post by: MV6Matt on 29 March 2015, 09:25:40

Thanks for the heads up - I'll see if he gives me the 'new-pipe' story. See what he says if he does and I give him the good news about the socket, spanner and carb cleaner.

More news as I have it.......

(And he ain't here yet.......Let's see if he gives me 'forgot about the clocks going forward'.................)

Title: Re: What's missing? Or do I need to be worried?
Post by: MV6Matt on 29 March 2015, 10:32:39

Valve re-seated and new cap fitted after  recycling and re-filling. It has 200 of Gas left (out of 950!) and a bit of Oil....
Now have it running at 4.8.

Too bloody cold for now >:( - but sorted for the summer. 8)

No attempts to tell me it was a new pipe needed either. :y

And he had the good taste to say how much he liked the car! :y 8) ::)