Best $6 A/C line repair
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Welcome to OffTheJeepEnd! In this video i found a pinhole leak in the AC line on my 98 Cherokee, instead of ripping the dash apart and replacing the Evaporator, I installed Quiksteel on the line to patch the pinhole and it worked amazing! Definitly better than a JB weld repair, I will post an update video later on of the status of the repair! Thank you for watching! DOnt forget to Like and Subscribe! STAY JEEPIN!!!
I have the same problem in my truck the leak is inside. So I was thinking I need to take off the dash but I’m glad I saw your video!
Good to know!
So did this as a temporary fix , and really just to see if I was correct about the leaking spot , it holds well, but of course there’s no real way to make a solid seal there’s always gonna be a small amount escaping . However it saves me some time and money and it works
There brazen rods which are best for Aluminium welds its more like soldering a pipe and can get them at most hardware stores
Definitely would be better to use aluminum rods, my leak was so close to the firewall and on the bottom of the pipe making it really hard to get a good weld
@@offthejeepend178 I wasn’t sure if you knew about them a lot of people don’t i just recently found out about them just haven’t used them yet but might have a chance really soon lol
Thank you for the video! I have a pinhole in my AC line. I will definitely give this a shot. Thanks for uploading. Very helpful!
Dude your a life saver let me try this on my yukon.
I had a hose leak in my passat before I have to go through hell the high pressure hose cost me 400$ similar hole like yours due to rubbing on the belt.
I sold that vehicle I wish I have seen this video earlier.
Yeah good thing you didn't weld it man. It could have created a block and not let the freon pass through. Good fix 👍
Glad it worked. I assume you evacuated the air before replacing refrigerant? How is it holding now?
Yes I do HVAC for a living and used the vaccum pump off my work van but bought new hoses just for 134A. And I did add a sealant to the 134A just in case but all good still!!
I want to put it on a discharge line, that is leaking where the rubber is crimped to the aluminum. Does it bond to rubber?
Dude I’m going to try this right now I’ll let you know!!!
Well?
@@Michael-xd9sb the shit didn't work for me Held for like 5 mins I was all exited and ready To drive around in success then It busted and started leaking again, So I pulled the line off myself and took it To my local AC repair shop and he fixed the hole in my line for free since it was easy and fast he originally was going to charge me but he didn't he welded some metal on top of the hole to fix it. My line was rubbing on another line
Sorry to hear that, mine is still holding from over a year ago.
Cant you cut pipe and slip a coupling on it or put rubber hose with pipe clamps on it
It's aluminum so it's not easy to weld In the first place, let alone in the position it is in. And I think a rubber hose would leak.. too high of pressure
@@offthejeepend178 either way it’s a pain lol but this way does work especially in a rush used similar stuff on exhaust manifold till i could replace it and it held on for good couple months
For ac lines that have a hole or crack.....I wonder if you use shark bites???
No chance, sharkbites are strictly for water not to mention AC and plumbing lines are different sizes
Ima try this my cold air intake was rubbing on my high pressure line smh
Yeah this stuff holds extremely well and its cheap!
@@offthejeepend178 can i find the quick steel at home depot? Yeah it sucks to be driving around with no A/C in California 114 out here is crazy
@@offthejeepend178 by the way i Subscribed 🤙
I dont see why not, or you could try an autozone or any local auto parts store
would it work on aluminum line?
ok, 2 years later how about an update? Did the Freon seep out over time?
The freon did slowly leak out after about a year, but I changed the heater core and did the evap at the same time
@@offthejeepend178Why not add an update to the description? ;)
Haha I'm pretty sure it slowly leaked out, mostly a quick cheap fix for the summer. I did the heater core and figured do the evap while the duct compartment was out
#greatreset
Will this work on the ac compressor
This is pretty much just for pinhole leaks on AC lines.
Where can i get this stuff from?
Any auto parts store or walmart