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Refrigerant Leak Testing

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NOTE: All A/C system repairs must be verified using electronic leak detection. Dye detection may take up 2 or 3 days to be reliable.
NOTE: 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 refrigerant oil throughout the refrigerant system.

Verifying some passive leaks may require using the GE-50078:  Infrared Refrigerant Leak Detector, 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. Excessive dye can result in compressor damage.

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