The invention relates to a leak detecting method in production of large and medium-sized automobile air conditioners. The leak detecting method comprises the following steps of: (1) filling high-pressure 
nitrogen, filling 
nitrogen into the 
pipe systems of large and medium-sized automobile air conditioner parts by using a filled 
helium recovery device so as to enable the 
gas pressure inside the 
pipe systems to achieve 2400-2600 kilopascals and enable the pressure 
holding time to be more than 6 seconds, and detecting large leak; (2) vacuumizing, and then filling 
helium and 
nitrogen mixed gas at the 
gas pressure of 750-850 kilopascals; (3) carrying out 
helium mass spectrometer leak detection, and carrying out 
helium mass spectrometer microleak detection on the parts by using a 
helium mass spectrometer leak detector; and (4) recovering the helium and nitrogen 
mixed gas, recovering the helium and nitrogen 
mixed gas inside the 
pipe systems of the parts by utilizing the filled helium 
recovery device so as to finish 
leak detection. According to the leak detecting method disclosed by the invention, overcomes the defect that the pressure needs to be maintained for 8-12 hours in the traditional 
leak detection by firstly filling the high-pressure nitrogen for the large leak detection of the large and medium-sized automobile air conditioner parts and then filling the helium and nitrogen mixed gas for the microleak detection of the large and medium-sized automobile air conditioner parts, the on-line detection of a 
production line can be realized, good production continuity is achieved, the leak detection effect is enhanced outstandingly, the product quality is ensured, and the production efficiency is greatly improved.