Refrigerant Leak Testing
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IMPORTANT:
General Motors vehicles are now manufactured with fluorescent dye installed directly into the air conditioning (A/C) system.
The fluorescent dye mixes and flows with the polyalkylene glycol (PAG) oil throughout the refrigerant system.
Verifying some passive leaks may require using the J 39400-A , even though the A/C system contains fluorescent dye.
The only time that adding additional fluorescent dye is required is after flushing the A/C system.