
Originally Posted by
green91
As already stated, have your a/c system recharged and dye injected. This should have your a/c back online. Then take it back to the shop within a month or so and they will use a special light/glasses that allows the dye to easily be seen and they can then quote you on the repair depending on whats leaking. Ive seen it be anything from schrader valves on the ports to o-rings on the expansion valve. The quote will depend entirely on whats leaking. If the evaporator has to come out.. it will be expensive. If its just an o-ring leaking on a line it may only be a few hundred bucks.
I do TONS of a/c work at a dealership. This is how I handle every a/c leak that comes in. To properly do a/c repair, you need a lot of specialty equipment.. aka not a home repair.