YACT: Recharging car AC

[Spydermag68]

Has anyone used this type of kit to recharge their car's AC?

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[thedarkwolf]

I prefer to use a gauge rather than just guessing. You can get a can with a gauge built in or just buy a tool for it rather cheap.

 

[Spydermag68]

Ok have have changed the link...This one has a gauge on it. I was wondering if these work.

 

[deadlyapp]

Yup, they work, just make sure your car uses the same type of refrigerant. It should say under the hood what to use (will probably be r-134 if it's a newer car, or r12 if older, and you can't recharge r12 anymore)

 

[RedArmy]

How long have you had the car and what year is it ? You should never have to replace the refrigerant unless you have a leak somewhere or some other part of the a/c went bad somehow (compressor etc.).

 

[FrustratedUser]

Hmmm... this is one thing I need to do. Car is a '97 and teh AC is not as frosty as 4 years ago.

 

[RedArmy]

Yeah it should be R-134 then. If you know someone or can get a gauge to check the pressure in the system to see if it's low I would do that first before shelling out money just to lose the refrigerant again. Just a thought