Cayman 981 air conditioning pipe renewal

[CantDecide]

Hi all,

The high pressure air-conditioning pipe that runs over the engine is leaking on my 13 plate Cayman S. Has anyone had this replaced - can it be done without dropping the engine (I understand on this year Cayman the pipe has some flexibility unlike the previous ones)?

Also, can anyone recommend a specialist around the Cambs area to do the work. I would normally use one in Hertfordshire but they are booked solid for the next few months and I would rather like the AC to be working over the summer..,.

Many thanks.

[stevod]

On my MY13 Boxster S it needed the engine out. Twice. Once to diagnose, and then a second time to fit the part when it arrived.

[JNW1]

stevod said:

On my MY13 Boxster S it needed the engine out. Twice. Once to diagnose, and then a second time to fit the part when it arrived.

Blimey, that sounds like a recipe for turning a relatively cheap job into quite an expensive one!!

[stevod]

Indeed. Luckily extended warranty picked it up.

I did ask out of interest and was told £1500 or so!

[guards red]

Where is it leaking from? Is it possible that it's leaking from the valve in which case it may be possible to replace this separately?

[CantDecide]

It’s not that easy to see exactly where it is leaking from, but judging by the mess it’s above the lower join (with the pipe tap hay runs along the sills).

I have now managed to get it booked in for a couple of weeks time so we will see how they get on…