Leaking AC sensor
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So today I finally get my car out of storage and go for a drive. I made one stop and when backed out of the parking spot the cabin filled with what looked like smoke. Long story short I quickly found the leak narrowing it down to the sensor/connector just to the right of the battery. There was oil all over the place as well which helps lead me to believe it is the AC system. Here are the pictures I took of the sensor: Has anyone had this issue before? My CPO ran out on time at the end of May 2013. My plan is to call the dealer to see if there's even a chance of some goodwill towards a repair and if not I'll hit up an indy mech.
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To follow up on my own thread here is the part number you will need if replacing this: 955 613 137 03 or 1K0 959 126 E (my car had rev B). Took all of 2 minutes to R&R using a 17 mm wrench.
True test will be when I get it recharged to see if this truly resolved my issue.
True test will be when I get it recharged to see if this truly resolved my issue.
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be sure it's not the clutch res letting loose as the accum/slave goes. They will also overflow the pwr str res in the engine compartment when that happens as they share a common res.
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Issue is resolved. Apparently only 200g (900g total for the system) had leaked. They added a dye to be safe as well but I doubt there is any other leak.