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My car's air-conditioning works well for a day after I refill the air-con gas. Then it doesn't cool as well again. I notice a greenish fluid leaking from one of the pipes. Could that be the problem?
Sat, May 10, 2008
The Straits Times
>My car's air-conditioning works well for a day after I refill the air-con gas. Then it doesn't cool as well again. I notice a greenish fluid leaking from one of the pipes. Could that be the problem?

Your car's air-conditioning system is leaking refrigerant. The green fluid you see could well be the ultra-violet dye that is sometimes dispensed into the system to detect leakages. You should take your car to the workshop to check the source of the leak.

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