ok, the compressor is engaging, but i cant find the sight glass. any idea where it would be on my car.

the other night i also noticed that the lights for my a/c controls are not coming on. all of my other console and inst. lights are coming on though.

i checked all of the fuses after that, and theyre all good.

thanks for the help

ps:those guys in 'tech help' are a bunch of jerks. the first one told me to do a search (like i hadnt already) and the second guy told me my car wasnt worth the $250 it would cost to get a shop to find the leak! then he called my car a 300E! what an insult!

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1991 300 D 2.5 Turbo, 220k
also in the family:
1981 240 D 185k
1991 350 SD 185k
2006 S 500
2005 SLK 350