I want to start off by saying I know very little about AC systems.
In the fall I noticed a leak coming from under the dryer which is attached to my condenser. I've cleaned the area up, and it continues to leak and leak.
My subaru has over 200k on it, and the more miles it gets on it, the more willing I am to try new things, like AC work.
My question is, what is this leaking? Do you think it's the oil, like ND8 oil? Or is this r134a, which might sound stupid because it's a liquid dripping.. The leak is also right under the dryer, so that's why I'm more confused about what exactly it is that's dripping.
My reason for asking is, I might buy a set of gauges, and see how much refrigerant there is in the system. If it's empty, I might try replacing the condenser myself, pulling a vaccum, and recharging the system. If it still has a charge, I might have a shop evacuate the system, and then still do things myself. I'm not sure yet, I haven't decided.
So if I do the work myself, I'm not sure how much oil to add to the system, since I don't know if that's oil leaking in the picture. Sorry for the lengthy post about this, I just want to be as detailed as possible. I also remembered hearing that it's not good for the system to be sort of open like this, maybe if things can leak out, air can get in. However, if there's still a charge, maybe that will keep things out?
In the fall I noticed a leak coming from under the dryer which is attached to my condenser. I've cleaned the area up, and it continues to leak and leak.
My subaru has over 200k on it, and the more miles it gets on it, the more willing I am to try new things, like AC work.
My question is, what is this leaking? Do you think it's the oil, like ND8 oil? Or is this r134a, which might sound stupid because it's a liquid dripping.. The leak is also right under the dryer, so that's why I'm more confused about what exactly it is that's dripping.
My reason for asking is, I might buy a set of gauges, and see how much refrigerant there is in the system. If it's empty, I might try replacing the condenser myself, pulling a vaccum, and recharging the system. If it still has a charge, I might have a shop evacuate the system, and then still do things myself. I'm not sure yet, I haven't decided.
So if I do the work myself, I'm not sure how much oil to add to the system, since I don't know if that's oil leaking in the picture. Sorry for the lengthy post about this, I just want to be as detailed as possible. I also remembered hearing that it's not good for the system to be sort of open like this, maybe if things can leak out, air can get in. However, if there's still a charge, maybe that will keep things out?