Recently took my 2020 honda crv exl with 92,000 Km for oil change and regualr maintience check, and they hit me with the A/C Discharge Line Leak issue heres what they told me about it :
We identified a leak in the A/C discharge line, which is causing refrigerant loss and reduced cooling performance.

• The leaking component needs to be replaced
• Parts must be ordered, and we will notify you once they arrive
  Completing this repair will restore proper A/C function and prevent further refrigerant loss or compressor damage.

doesnt make sense as this is only 4 years old car that has 92,000 and this is apparenlty a $1500 dollar fix, tired to see if there is any recal on this situation but couldnt find any. Any advice i should you in this situation or extended warranty that honda has that can get this fixed.

 

Things fail. Looks like it's leaking at the crimp. Not an uncommon failure point.

 

ya thats what i think, but 1500 is absurd lol

 

I agree, it costs a lot less to do it yourself - IF you have gauges, a vacuum pump, and freon. And there is something of a learning curve when working with air conditioners. Its not like you need a PhD or anything, they aren't that complex but you probably won't be able to learn to service it yourself on YouTube.

For example, the line you're looking at probably costs in the neighborhood of twenty bucks. That, a couple of cans of freon, that's all you need.

I am gonna show this post to my wife, she lets me buy tools whenever I want!

 

Does not make sense to me either because there is no way in hell they can tell a lubricant or mud splash from a coolant leak, without having gone through dye charge and UV light diagnostics. Did they charge your AC system with dye? Did they shine a UV light at that spot and see it glow canary? They don't normally do that during oil changes, so this sounds fishy to me.
If it truly is a coolant leak, then a discharge hose costs only around $100, and to evacuate, pull the vacuum, and recharge is going to cost another $100-200 depending on how greedy the shop is. Nowhere near $1500.
Normally, your aluminum return line will leak first, whereas rubber hoses in the discharge circuit seldom break, but in this day and age of defective everything anything is possible.