iamzod

We've just obtained a 57 Plate Octavia 2.0FSI Elegance with 96k on the clock and an aircon fault, first thing to try I figured was a re-gas to see what happened and it worked fine for about 12 hours then packed in again. This evening I was just taking the dog out for a walk & heard a loud whoosh from the car followed by a hissing so I popped the bonnet for a look and there seems to be fluid & gas bubbling out from what I think is the high pressure sensor for the air con down in the front corner of the drivers side of the engine bay. I know nothing about VAG cars as I've always owned Fords but this is the Wifes car and i'd like the aircon working as it's fairly tidy otherwise & it'd be nice for her and the daughter to not have to ride around in an oven all summer. Is this sensor a common failure point and is it easy to get at from under the car? I haven't had a proper look yet as it's too dark.