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Old 10-16-2012, 05:36 PM   #7
Meir
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Update

Well, the news was good. After driving the car around for a month with the A/C running, the dealer found dye around the expansion valve. There was no dye in the condensate from the evaporator. So, if I'm lucky, I just need to replace the expansion valve and recharge the system. While I'm doing that I will also replace the receiver / dryer because its easily accessible and inexpensive.

BTW: I used BG's Frigi Fresh on the system today and it seemed to work as advertised. The bacteria / mold smell is gone. I'm keeping my fingers crossed it stays that way.

Thanks to one an all for the advice
Greate news. The valve is probably the cheapest part in the system ( except the dryer)
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