5CHN3LL

Wait, I thought that was your favorite kind of thread? That's exactly how most threads go once you join in.

OP, I have seen (on other vehicles) flare/compression fittings used to replace a bad section of a/c line. Since this is the low-pressure side, this might be an option if you can't source a used line.

KrazyK

I'm trying to be nicer this year. Your already making it harder to be.





If your only interested in used lines, you can buy them or anything else from these guys. I've never paid asking price for their used parts and they ship really fast. Very easy to deal with and I'm sure they would ship to Canada if you asked them.


http://stores.ebay.com/Quality-Porsc..._sid=853166208

wwest

HEATED airfllow..! Unlike unpredictable A/C, works every time.

5CHN3LL

...unless you just started the car and it's stone cold. Defrosting using the A/C compressor works even when the radiator is cold.

wwest

"just started" "stone cold" Extremely rare, possibly non-existent, situation for windshield fogging, did you actually mean to say "Defrosting"..??

Otherwise...:

Only if the Rh is high enough(***) that airborne moisture condenses onto the ~34dF evaporator vanes, thus providing DRY(ed) airflow into the cabin, windshield ducts.

***: Rare event with OAT below 50dF...

5CHN3LL

Climb into a cold car with a hot, wet dog.

OP, any further decisions on how to fix your issue?

I knew that we (RLers) were willing to argue over just about anything, but this may be a new low.

Imo000

Just getting in a cold car and breathing, fogs up the windshield almost instantly even if the temps are above freezing. Maybe one needs to live up here for a bit to understand this.

The car-nut

Dear KrazyK
I sincerely thank you for the reference to AC line parts guys.
Thanks a gain,
Zack

KrazyK

No problem, bruh! For future reference, you need a really good 996 forum filter program to sort through all the nonsense to actually find what your looking for. One of the most popular filters excludes any post with the characters "k" or "krazy". You got very lucky finding your answer(s).

roadsession

Welcome back

Oh BTW: I have a leaking A/C pipe - leaking flourescent green fluid all over the garage floor. Cost to replace with parts and labor : $1,500.

Oh well.

Imo000

Where is the pipe located and what are they planning to replace for $1500?

Daviebrown

I did the same damage in the same location, I cut out 6 inches of flattened burst aluminium pipe and replaced it with clear braided plastic hose, epoxy resin on both ends of the metal tube and two jubilee clips, 24 hrs to dry and pressurised it the following day, 12 months on and it's still holding pressure, the low pressure side of the system only holds about 35 psi.

wwest

That's anti-freeze!

No such thing as "liquid" refrigerant at atmospheric pressure.

A/C leakage detection fluid, maybe... "all over the garage floor" Then again, I guess not.

5CHN3LL

There are other threads on RL with folks who have had a green leak that turned out to be refrigerant - but it was green because dye had been added in the past, presumably to find a leak. It also seems that at least some of the refrigerant-in-a-can refill kits include the dye to help identify leaks.

It's not that much of a stretch that a decent number of our 10-15 year old cars have had AC diagnostic work or DIY refills...could be that Roadsession just left that part out of his post...

FRUNKenstein

Why not splice in a section as OP proposes initially? Brake lines function fine with sections spliced in to repair damaged areas. Brake lines have way higher PSI - typically around 1,000 PSI.