LS600hL AC hose issue

[cichydawid]

Hi folks!

Lexus LS600hL 2008 president package (i think it's important in this case)

Got a phone from really good car repair shop today about my AC issue (there was leak) that some AC hose is damaged, which goes through whole car from front to rear (somewhere) and they are not gonna to fix it for me. I was surprised, because that's really good workshop. They said that it;s much work because they need to disassembly rear suspension and front .... sorry for my english (I am not from UK), but I mean suspension beam (it holds suspension arms, hope u know what do I mean).

i know that there is not so much information, but I have a question : does LS 4th gen has some typical issues with these kind of hoses, or even with orings (small circle gaskets) there? On the internet I can only see hose going through whole car only to refrigerator and can't see other ones.

Do the whole suspension must be disassembled to replace it?

sorry for stupid questions, but I just want to make some research for me about parts costs and to be able to explain my issue to some other workshop..

[ambermarine]

The issue with this situation for the workshop is they have to be fair to both parties .If they put a guy on this at a hourly rate and the work is as extensive as they estimate the cost could be more than the car is worth and that will only reflect badly on them in a public analysis.

If you take it to another workshop and they submit the same response you know you have a decision to make regarding the replacement of the a/c.

The LS430 had a similar design were the pipe running to the back outlet failed but the solution was to terminate and seal the back pipe and retain the front end a/c is that a possible outcome for your car it may be worth investigating.

[cichydawid]

Thank you for answer. I dont think that work can be more expensive than the car is worth. I dont know prices in UK, but LS in Poland costs around 70k PLN and workday of mechanic around 800-1000PLN.

I was thinking about your idea earlier, just to keep AC only on the front. I will not have cooler box, but it's not necessary to live..