Alternative Air Con Pipe.

ardvark · 15th March 2015, 11:39

Had me air con tested the other day and have a hole worn thru the alloy pipe. The pipe in question is JUF000591 which is over £120 thru Rimmers. Is there an alternative that works and isn't as expensive as Rimmers?

andrewinpopayan · 15th March 2015, 13:22

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Originally Posted by ardvark

Had me air con tested the other day and have a hole worn thru the alloy pipe. The pipe in question is JUF000591 which is over £120 thru Rimmers. Is there an alternative that works and isn't as expensive as Rimmers?

I could get you a good second hand one off a scrapper.

MangoMan · 15th March 2015, 13:23

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Originally Posted by ardvark

Had me air con tested the other day and have a hole worn thru the alloy pipe. The pipe in question is JUF000591 which is over £120 thru Rimmers. Is there an alternative that works and isn't as expensive as Rimmers?

I see what pipe it is, but not sure how long the piece is that you are referring to, but I had a leak in the high pressure pipe that ran down between the bulkhead and the engine and the engineer cut out the part with the leak and put another piece in.

This was nearly 4 years ago now and it's still good.

The chap came to my house did all the checks on the system, found the leak, repaired it, then refilled and tested the system all for £90.00. And it wasn't easy due to the location of the pipe!

I'm saying all this as an example of what can be done instead of buying a new pipe.

klarzy · 15th March 2015, 13:28

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Originally Posted by ardvark

Had me air con tested the other day and have a hole worn thru the alloy pipe. The pipe in question is JUF000591 which is over £120 thru Rimmers. Is there an alternative that works and isn't as expensive as Rimmers?

remove the pipe, cut it cleanly at the hole and fit an appropriately sized hydraulic compression fitting...

regas..

andrewinpopayan · 15th March 2015, 14:05

I'll bet it's the power steering pipe rubbing where it passes over the alloy air con pipe, I caught mine before it had chance to cut through, cut a couple of bits of garden hose to slip over them and cable tied them together.

DMGRS · 15th March 2015, 23:09

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Originally Posted by andrewinpopayan

I'll bet it's the power steering pipe rubbing where it passes over the alloy air con pipe, I caught mine before it had chance to cut through, cut a couple of bits of garden hose to slip over them and cable tied them together.

Yep, the same on mine - luckily caught in time. Very common.

Arctic · 15th March 2015, 23:52

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Originally Posted by andrewinpopayan

I'll bet it's the power steering pipe rubbing where it passes over the alloy air con pipe, I caught mine before it had chance to cut through, cut a couple of bits of garden hose to slip over them and cable tied them together.

bang on the money get it tied back asap also.

ardvark · 16th March 2015, 04:36

Yep. That the one thats gone.

Doc Evil · 16th March 2015, 04:54

Good tip by Arctic also watch the top large pipe isn't being rubbed away by the bonnet soundproofing adjacent to the shock absorber turret although in plain sight it seems to be forgotten
Scrapyard are a good source if you can find some without similar damage

Doc

andrewinpopayan · 16th March 2015, 11:49

The alloy high pressure pipe where it passes the inner wing, there's a piece of the wiring harness passes below it, a real pinch point.

True about the bonnet soundproofing on the low pressure pipe near the o/s strut, I spotted that as well, I stuck some black self adhesive sponge rubber over both pipes at that point.

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ardvark Al 75 CDTI Tourer Auto Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Studley Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 1 Thanked 69 Times in 48 Posts	Alternative Air Con Pipe. Had me air con tested the other day and have a hole worn thru the alloy pipe. The pipe in question is JUF000591 which is over £120 thru Rimmers. Is there an alternative that works and isn't as expensive as Rimmers? __________________ ARDVARK

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andrewinpopayan Loves to post Rover 75 CDT manual tourer SE with farkles Join Date: May 2014 Location: Bradford BD12 Posts: 497 Thanks: 148 Thanked 73 Times in 62 Posts	I'll bet it's the power steering pipe rubbing where it passes over the alloy air con pipe, I caught mine before it had chance to cut through, cut a couple of bits of garden hose to slip over them and cable tied them together. __________________ 2001 75 2.0 CDT tourer. Bodges and "quick fixes" have a nasty habit of reminding you at the MOST inconvenient AND expensive time that you should have done the job properly in the first place.!

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ardvark Al 75 CDTI Tourer Auto Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Studley Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 1 Thanked 69 Times in 48 Posts	Yep. That the one thats gone. __________________ ARDVARK

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Doc Evil Gets stuck in Rover 75 1.8 Classic Saloon Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Newton Abbot Posts: 823 Thanks: 46 Thanked 175 Times in 144 Posts	Good tip by Arctic also watch the top large pipe isn't being rubbed away by the bonnet soundproofing adjacent to the shock absorber turret although in plain sight it seems to be forgotten Scrapyard are a good source if you can find some without similar damage Doc __________________ NOT EVIL REALLY BUT REALLY A DOC

16th March 2015, 11:49	#10
andrewinpopayan Loves to post Rover 75 CDT manual tourer SE with farkles Join Date: May 2014 Location: Bradford BD12 Posts: 497 Thanks: 148 Thanked 73 Times in 62 Posts	The alloy high pressure pipe where it passes the inner wing, there's a piece of the wiring harness passes below it, a real pinch point. True about the bonnet soundproofing on the low pressure pipe near the o/s strut, I spotted that as well, I stuck some black self adhesive sponge rubber over both pipes at that point. __________________ 2001 75 2.0 CDT tourer. Bodges and "quick fixes" have a nasty habit of reminding you at the MOST inconvenient AND expensive time that you should have done the job properly in the first place.!