This summer is gonna be a real hot one. The A/C in my 95 civic ex blows, but it doesn't blow hard or cold. What can be done to make it blow real cold?

 

Have it refilled.

 

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please be more specific...

 

Take it to a service station and tell them you want to have the R-134a refrigerant refilled, and the system serviced.

 

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cool, how much do you think that will cost?

 

$30 for a/c service + freon.

 

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and where can i get this done at?

 

I would think most full service stations, hell even a Walmart with a sevice station could do it. Here it's more than that since they have to evacuate the system first, they charge 25 for that, 25 for the refill, and then other miscellaneous charges.

 

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got that done at a local 76 gas station.

 

couldn't you just do that shiet yourself...buy a can of r134a from schucks and just hook it up to the low end pipe

 

^ yeah, just go to walmart or advance auto or any other car parts store....the cans of 134a are only about 6 bucks here where i live, they get you with the hose to connect the can to your car, it costs almost 20 bucks. like said while ur car is running connect the hose to the LOW pressure and hook up the can and leave it fill up. I have a small leak in mine and all I do is put in 1 can a year, cheaper than actually fixing the a/c system

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by homestarrunner96 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">^ yeah, just go to walmart or advance auto or any other car parts store....the cans of 134a are only about 6 bucks here where i live, they get you with the hose to connect the can to your car, it costs almost 20 bucks. like said while ur car is running connect the hose to the LOW pressure and hook up the can and leave it fill up. I have a small leak in mine and all I do is put in 1 can a year, cheaper than actually fixing the a/c system </TD></TR></TABLE>

they also sell the 134a cans with sealant to fix the leaks....and i think theres one can that comes with the hose and gauge to see how much you need to fill..its like 12 bucks altogether...not that expensive..but if you go to a station...they'll most likely over charge you hella

 

If it's not blowing cold you have 1 of 2 problems. Either there is a leak, and it doesn't have any refridgerant left, or your compressor is not kicking on. A simple refill is not too expensive, but if you have a huge leak it's going to get costly. Take it to a shop have them look at it, and do a leak test. If the leak is small it's cheaper to just refill every year. I did that for a couple years until it started leaking all the R134A out within a week. I drove without AC for a while, but this year I bit the bullet, and had it repaired. Stop and go traffic at 90+ degrees, and 90% humidity with the sun beaming down owned me.