Like the title says, I want to put my a/c system back in my car. I have all the lines under the dash still on the car. Can I still use them? people have told me that I need new lines because these have been open for years without somthing covering the ends of the hoses.. Is this true?


And what will I need to get as for as lines,Compressor,brackets,freeon....ect

Thanks

 

do a search for a/c. someone had a thread on ac and explained how lines that have been opened have to vaccuumed out. a shop does that.....you need compressor ,condensor, all the lines under the hood, dryer,and brackets.

 

you can still use em, but your gonna have to lube the o rings up with refrigerant oil. i just did that too and now its COLD! hehehe

 

Good deal. Any links.. I did a search and came up with nothing.

 

yea, using your old lines is fine, the only thing that needs to be replaced is the drier and o-rings but everything else can be reused, hopefully they have no leaks.

 

it'll be fine, it get vacuumed when they fill it to pull all the **** out of it

 

I was just going to add the stuff myself

 

Bump for a good link to help out maybe?

 

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up again

 

fillin your self is easy, but stil;l a good idea to get it vacuumed, mold n **** will grow in your system

 

you have to flush the lines before you do anything, i hope you have an air compressor, and an air gun. you need a bottle of flush from the parts store, put alittle bit in the a/c line at a time and blow it out with compressed air. Do that to all your lines, the condensor and evaporator, i don't know if civics use orfice tubes or expansion valves, but i would get a new one anyway. get all new o-rings, and a reciever dryer. you say your going to do it yourself so i assume you don't have an a/c machine? so u can't vaccum it down. when your adding the freon, turn the bottle upside down. Add what the label says and good luck