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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 01:31 PM
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Ok I have an 05 Audi A4 1.8t.... anyways after driving for say 30 or so minutes the AC stops working.

So I decided to look in the engine bay and found this:

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Yes all that white stuff is ice/frost forming on the pipes and what not...

Any ideas
 
Old Jul 10, 2009 | 04:45 PM
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Evap coils dirty, Cabin filter dirty, low refrigerant charge...
 
Old Jul 11, 2009 | 06:15 PM
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it freezes cause there is a blockage. at the end of the freezing is where the blockage is.

either way the system has to be EVAC and flushed. Change the orfice tube while your at it
 
Old Jul 11, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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Looking at the pictures it might the drier thats clogged. which would get replaced. not flushed
 
Old Jul 12, 2009 | 01:52 AM
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not sure on the B6 but the B5 had an orafice that can clog, its farily easy to remove and clean/replace.
 
Old Aug 8, 2022 | 04:32 AM
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Originally Posted by stojanowski
Ok I have an 05 Audi A4 1.8t.... anyways after driving for say 30 or so minutes the AC stops working.

So I decided to look in the engine bay and found this:

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Yes all that white stuff is ice/frost forming on the pipes and what not...

Any ideas
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