How to Determine if your Audi is Actually Short of Refrigerant

[John Gourley]

On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 4:03 AM, <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:

> mboucher70 wrote:
> > Short of taking a car to an AC shop, what is a good method to determine
> if
> > its actually short of  refrigerant?
>
> I bought the gauges needed to test the AC from my local auto parts place
> (not a national consumer chain one, but one that services the local trade).
> It cost about $100.  You can get a cheaper one at Harbor Freight:
>
> <http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=92649>
>
> I did just that today.  picked up the gauge set at Harbor Freight for
> $42.95.  When I have a chance to use the gauge set, then I'll know if it was
> a deal or not!


John Gourley