Refrigerant Leak Testing
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2019 Buick Cascada, 2018 Buick Cascada, and 2017 Buick Cascada. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
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General Motors vehicles are now manufactured with fluorescent dye installed directly into the air conditioning (A/C) system.
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Directive 2006/40/EC: If a higher amount of refrigerant escaped, the needed repair has to be accomplished before the air condition is filled with refrigerant (Article 6 section 3 and 3 chemicals climate protection order).
Independent of the refrigerant: We recommend the following procedures for leak detection