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The repair cost seems high. I recently had a Calsonic compressor rebuilt for about £350, by a place in B'ham. A receiver dryer cost me £60 and regassing was £45 by a chap I use regularly. I would have thought your parts would cost less than this. £200 to supply and fit a receiver-dryer seems very dear.
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zm can you suggest any such specialists who can try to seal the system?
Doesn't the stuff they put in just swell up the rubber seals? Could be wrong, but isn't it only a short term (quick it's working again, now lets sell it) fix..
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Used a lot on commercial frig/air con units in shops where a quick easy fix is required the companies doing it are very professional offering good gaurantees plus the trade papers seem to think its a very good lasting fix but how it equates when used on a small car system is anybodies guess.
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This is one of the best companies and i believe they supply what is needed.
www.primalec.co.uk/
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Ha ha, the old 'miracle in a can' trick.
Don't even bother using it. It won't fix a leaking shaft seal, or any seal come to that. All it will do is screw up the rest of the system. They also recommend a new drier as well, as the sealant reacts to moisture and goes hard. £700 seems a bit steep for a recon compressor, many of which are simply 2nd hand and repainted, and only good for use as an anchor.
Find another place and get it all done properly, otherwise you'll only be doing it again shortly.
These older passats also suffered from leaking evaporators, so there's always a chance that even with a new compressor, some other leak will then show itself.
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I was faced with a similar sized bill for my Merc E-Class air con system - silly money for an old car really. In the end I got a reconditioned compressor from the Parts Gateway for £150 with a 3-month warranty, and got it regassed and fitted for £80. It's been fine for the last 18 months.
Good luck
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