refrigerant question

cityslicker1606 · 02-26-2007, 11:56 AM

my air conditioner stopped blowing cold so i bought some 134a refrigerant and i want to ask how do i put it in, this is kind of a stupid question but i dont know **** about a/c's. please help.

YeuEmMaiMai · 02-26-2007, 12:36 PM

save yourself a headache and have a professional do it for you.... overcharging your system can lead to failure and or loss of cooling performance as the system cycles on and off due to high pressure cut out.

Perfectionist · 02-26-2007, 01:10 PM

Not to mention the chance of losing your hand when the can of refrigerant frags on you.

cityslicker1606 · 02-26-2007, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Perfectionist

Not to mention the chance of losing your hand when the can of refrigerant frags on you.

alright you scared me out of it i will just take it somewhere, thanks for the advice

AJ06 · 02-26-2007, 03:08 PM

lol

Yea mechanics use some **** and then they check the pressure, and stuff...

I also didnt try :D

AccordEX1991 · 02-27-2007, 02:58 AM

Your 92 accord used R12 frm the factory. Yayyy!
You need to do a R134A retrofit before you can put that R134A refrigerant.
I don't think you are equipped to do that.

cityslicker1606 · 03-12-2007, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by AccordEX1991

Your 92 accord used R12 frm the factory. Yayyy!
You need to do a R134A retrofit before you can put that R134A refrigerant.
I don't think you are equipped to do that.

how can i tell if my car has already been converted. or if it stil has r12

runderwo · 03-12-2007, 07:44 PM

If the valve on the charge hose fits, it has been retrofitted. If it is not, then it will not. Retrofit involves removing all of the R-12 with a recovery machine (or releasing it and making an ozone hole), replacing the dryer, vacuuming the system to remove the moisture, and charging with a POE oil charge and 80% (of the factory R-12 charge in lbs) of R-134a. You MUST add POE oil or the compressor will fail because R-134a will not carry the mineral oil in a R-12 system, and PAG oil (the factory R-134a type oil) does not get along with R-12 retrofits.

02-26-2007, 11:56 AM	#1
cityslicker1606 Banne*d Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tampa FL Posts: 208 iTrader Rating: (0)	refrigerant question my air conditioner stopped blowing cold so i bought some 134a refrigerant and i want to ask how do i put it in, this is kind of a stupid question but i dont know **** about a/c's. please help.

02-26-2007, 12:36 PM	#2
YeuEmMaiMai Banne*d Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bouncing off of the city bus in Saigon Posts: 11,713 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: refrigerant question (cityslicker1606) save yourself a headache and have a professional do it for you.... overcharging your system can lead to failure and or loss of cooling performance as the system cycles on and off due to high pressure cut out.

02-26-2007, 01:10 PM	#3
Perfectionist Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,171 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: refrigerant question (YeuEmMaiMai) Not to mention the chance of losing your hand when the can of refrigerant frags on you. __________________ 2003 PWP RSX-type S "Need Help" or "Quick Question" = NO CLICK "I may not always be right, BUT I'm never wrong."

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AJ06 Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 548 iTrader Rating: (0)	lol Yea mechanics use some **** and then they check the pressure, and stuff... I also didnt try :D __________________ "Yeeeyyaaa" [img]http://images.honda-tech.com/set1/smile/emwink.gif[/img] [url="http://www.myspace.com/unknownbelow"]http://www.myspace.com/unknownbelow[/url]

02-27-2007, 02:58 AM	#6
AccordEX1991 Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Leesburg, GA, USA Posts: 254 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: (AJ06) Your 92 accord used R12 frm the factory. Yayyy! You need to do a R134A retrofit before you can put that R134A refrigerant. I don't think you are equipped to do that. __________________ 2001 Civic Coupe EX 5-speed, 195k miles 1993 964 C2 2011 Silverado 5.3L

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runderwo Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rolla, MO, USA Posts: 90 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: (cityslicker1606) If the valve on the charge hose fits, it has been retrofitted. If it is not, then it will not. Retrofit involves removing all of the R-12 with a recovery machine (or releasing it and making an ozone hole), replacing the dryer, vacuuming the system to remove the moisture, and charging with a POE oil charge and 80% (of the factory R-12 charge in lbs) of R-134a. You MUST add POE oil or the compressor will fail because R-134a will not carry the mineral oil in a R-12 system, and PAG oil (the factory R-134a type oil) does not get along with R-12 retrofits.

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