syring65

I went to recharge my air conditioning on my 05 xB due to it being totally discharged and as I was filling it there was refrigerant spraying out from the lower area of the radiator, it was refrigerant not anti-freeze. It seems odd, Does a cooling line run inside the radiator going to the condenser? I made sure there wasn't a cooling line right behind the radiator and didn't see one.

Romanova

Hole in condensor perhaps? Put dye in the system to be sure...

syring65

I did test it with dye before I knew where the leak was and it was really spraying out of the radiator so I wouldn't have needed the dye it turned out, it is coming through the fins in the lower last inch right in the middle, which seems odd. If I knew there was a cooling line running inside the radiator it would make sense to have it coming from there and to just drop in a new radiator. Guess I will take it in and see what the Scion dealer says. Thanks!

bB2NER

It's not the radiator. It's the condenser that sits directly in front of the rad.
You will need a new one installed and a new receiver dryer because it holds a bag of dessicate that removes moisture from the freon. Everytime the system is exposed to outside air this must be replaced.
I would get estimates from radiator places that do A/C work and save about half what the dealer will charge for the same thing. Let us know how it goes when you get it fixed please?