How To Find Refrigerant Leaks In Your AC System. | DIY AC Leak Detection 3 Ways
How To Find Refrigerant Leaks In Your AC System. | DIY AC Leak Detection 3 Ways
How to diagnose AC Problems: • Vehicle AC System Diagnosis for Beginners....
Learn how to find refrigerant leaks in your car’s AC system with 3 simple DIY methods. If your car AC isn’t blowing cold air, it could be due to a freon leak. In this video, I’ll show you how to detect AC leaks using UV dye, soap bubbles, and an electronic refrigerant leak detector (sniffer). These techniques work for most R-134a and R-1234yf systems and can help you fix your AC without going to a mechanic.
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00:00 Intro
00:04 What we are going to cover in this video
00:50 My car doesn't cool, what should I do first?
1:23 Is one method "better" than the others?
4:34 How to find leaks with UV dye
11:33 How to find leaks with soap and water
15:32 How to find leaks with the electronic sniffer
23:08 You found the leak, what's next?
24:30 Outro
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