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98 xc ac leak; any part replacement recommendations while cleaning engine bay?

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Re: 98 xc ac leak; any part replacement recommendations while cleaning engine bay?

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When I did this job (evap, compressor, drier, accumulator, purge valve) i rented an ac flush kit (hooks up to an ac compressor) from O'Reilly's, and 1 liter of solvent. It's cost prohibitive to replace all the AC lines and make the system 100% new as you said, but flushing the lines might help clean them out. And since the tool rental was free, it cost me like $20 to do.

Not sure if anyone mentioned it already, but easy time to replace your cabin air filter.

Also if you have a shakey dash like I did, I used this time to fix my dash tabs
07 V50 T5 AWD M66 ~146k miles
87 Ford Ranger 2wd Manual - 2.3 Thunderbird/SVO Turbo swap project

99 s70 NA Manual - ~270k miles - Died when a friend shot it up a highway embankment

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