[s-cars] AC low side recharge adapter_Update

[Aaron Ryba]

So, thanks to Tom Green I recharged my S6 with R134a juice last night and the AC now blows cold again (the first time for me)! Just in time for the heat wave to be over. 

A little shout out here with my experience for those who have yet to do this. Upon a recommendation by the local autoparts store I purchased a can of the R134a premixed with oil and with a guage installed in the filler line.  I don't recommend this because the bottle started leaking a lot around where you depress the push button trigger. 

Also, I had a hard time with the FJC adapter. It fit on the pressure switch port fine but it seemed like the low side port hookup wasn't depressing the internal schrader valve enough to get pressure. Not sure if this was the crappy recharge tank I was using or what but I eventually removed a rubber black bushing installed on the inside of the adapter to fit it tighter and I had to constantly push the low side port port hookup down onto the fitting to get pressure. All in all it was a bit of a challenge to do all this while shaking the can and having it leak noxious freon all about the engine bay.  The original pressure was about 23 psi with the car running, AC on max, pressure switch tripped. I was only able to bring it up to about 25.5 psi or so even though the can wasn't fully empty but that was enough to blow air at about 45-50 degrees from the vents.

All said and done I would go for a higher qual. low pressure hookup and a turn knob style refill can.

Aaron Ryba
95 S6
SC




       
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