The Nissan Path

I've told that I have a leak in the pipes under the car to the rear. Does anyone know how hard it is remove these pipes? Someone told me that I'd have remove a lot of stuff to get access to these pipes. Does anyone have experience with this?

I have a 2010 Pathfinder with the V40 V6 engine.

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Athir

They're a gigantic pain in the a$$. We techs don't like the job even with a lift and proper tools. Flat rate from Motor is 5.9 hours, and that isn't terribly generous.

I guess A/C pipes are self explanatory, but I was wondering if these were the A/C heating lines, or the cooling lines that were leaking....

Many folks just wind up isolating those refrigerant lines in the engine compartment / wheel well (with a kit for some $20-30), as the expense seems not worth fixing it.

TooMuchControl wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 29, 2024 7:51 pm

Many folks just wind up isolating those refrigerant lines in the engine compartment / wheel well (with a kit for some $20-30), as the expense seems not worth fixing it.

That's true. We don't do the block-off unless the customer brings us a kit, but a lot more people pass on the repair than get it done. I'm sure the majority of them do block it off, DIY or otherwise. I even saw one neat DIY where they amputated the A/C lines just past the front-rear coupler, forced "hard" silicone into the pipes, then bent the ends over and squashed them flat. Looked a little weird but it worked fine.

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VStar650CL wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 26, 2024 1:49 pm

They're a gigantic pain in the a$$. We techs don't like the job even with a lift and proper tools. Flat rate from Motor is 5.9 hours, and that isn't terribly generous.

If the fixed rate is 5.9 hours but the workload is too heavy or complex, then it's not very pleasant.