[s-cars] Air Conditioner goin' south

[Taka Mizutani]

R134a is the stock refrigerant.

Any shop that has a halfway decent tech and equipment should be able to
recharge your A/C.

I would check a few things before charging the system, though-

Are there any leaks? Where are the leaks? Condition of your hoses? If you're
talking about
an untouched, 10-year old system, I would look at hoses and seals carefully.
I would also think
about changing the receiver/dryer when doing this.

R134a is cheap, but having a leaky system and charging it multiple times is
silly.

Please check with someone more knowledgeable, but IIRC there is some quirk
with Audi
A/C systems- the high and low lines and their markings or fittings....

Taka


On 6/28/06, Bill Mahoney <wmahoney at disk.com> wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
> I'm sure there have been more than a few posts on this, but my A/C likes
> to
> cycle on and off of its own doing, now more frequently than ever and I
> "think" it needs a recharge.  Would this be correct?  And if so what
> refrigerant is in the urS6 and could any A/C shop do this?  As a VW store
> is
> very close by, could they do it?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Bill~just a few small issues~M
>
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