disco_al Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Took the disco to have the air con done yesterday, only to be told there was a slight leak from the pipe that runs under the coolant bottle (300 tdi, 94 model). No problem i thought, take it off, get it repaired with some new stuff we have got at work, and bung it back on............. If only it was that simple. It turns out it's a common problem area on Disco's. Where the air con pipe is clipped to the inner wing, Landrover used a steel clip, with a rubber insulator, to hold the aluminium pipe - and we all know what happens when steel and aluminium stay in contact.......... Number 5 in the diagram, and a new one is around the £100 mark (There is a thread on here involving something similar, if you search for the part number, BTR7230). The clip that causes the problem is number 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinhollings Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 a good air con man should make one for less than £30+ re gas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First_Fleet Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Being in Air Conditioning for many years, I contemplated that one before it could happen, but not for the corrosion issue, more the friction & rubbing a hole in the pipe. However, I did treat & seal that area before fitting the clamp back. You have to wonder what grade of moron would design & allow that to be fitted to a flexible ally pipe. The bracket is not very substantial in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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