Air conditioning

[DHGTR]

Afternoon Lads

Let me drag up a past favourite that the super search engine can't locate.
How much gas in the standard aircon setup?

Dave

[Graham-P]

The place that did mine just filled it 'till it was full....not much help sorry, I recall something like 450.

Graham

[60mph]

My Land Cruiser air con has just stopped working after 14 years so I bought a can of gas from Halfords and charged it up ! Only took 5 mins . There is a gauge on the can telling you when to stop adding . A bit DIY but it worked for me . There is oil in the can as well but may not be enough for a first charge .
Have you ever charged it ?

Frank

[DHGTR]

Hi Frank

This wll be the first time, only fitted the compressor today. Some things had to be put on hold to ensure sva date was met.

Dave

[Steve_D]

Any decent A/C guy should be able to work out how much to put in.
The guy who did mine purged it three times before he was happy with the result and convinced himself that all the air was out.
Whilst the 'Halfords can' approach my be fine for a top-up I would get a professional to do the first fill.

Steve

[budala]

I asked Ted Marlow a few months ago what was the gas content for AC.

Here is his answer : "It's 800grams of R134A".

Hope it helps...

[DHGTR]

Thanks Fred, that will do for me.

Dave

[tjb]

A couple of years ago I moved the condensor on my Sports from the front to the side pod. When it was regassed they put in the recommended 800grams. The picture below shows the result (blown seal under the dash)



Fortunately it happened just after I'd got home, and not out on the road!

When it was redone they balanced the hi pressure and low pressure sides and ended up putting in somewhere around 400 grams I think, and it works fine. So I agree with Steve, go to someone who knows what they're doing and will take the time to get it right!

Edited by tjb on Tuesday 26th May 19:58