Repaired A/C. Now I smell refrigerant...

[grandepau00]

Just replaced my evap core and dryer today. Now there's a faint smell of refrigerant in the car. No noticeable leaks were found however I did not use a sniffer. Could this possibly be residual from having the system open and will eventually stop?

 

[lji372]

:dunno:
You'll know if it quits blowing cold

 

[fastblackmerc]

Just replaced my evap core and dryer today. Now there's a faint smell of refrigerant in the car. No noticeable leaks were found however I did not use a sniffer. Could this possibly be residual from having the system open and will eventually stop?

Even after a full system rebuild I never smelled any refrigerant.

 

[fastblackmerc]

What does it smell like?

 

[grandepau00]

What does it smell like?

Well I guess I don't smell refrigerant since refrigerant doesn't really have an odor. I suppose its the pag oil...hard to describe, its a faint chemical-like smell.

 

[fastblackmerc]

Did the tech spill some oil in the engine compartment?

 

[grandepau00]

Did the tech spill some oil in the engine compartment?

I did it myself. I put 2oz in the evap core and 1oz in the dryer before installing and I used mineral oil on the new orings. Some oil spilled out when disconnecting the lines. But nothing significant.

 

[martyo]

Does it smell like antifreeze? It could be your heater core....

 

[grandepau00]

Had the air on after work today and didn't smell anything. Must have spilled the old pag oil in the engine bay somewhere.