[s-cars] Adding Freon to 1995 UrS6

[Huw Powell]

Which is also how independents do it.

It's the only way to do it right, you can't just stuff some more 
Freezant(R) and hope for the best.  You have to get it done right.

On 7/6/2012 10:46 PM, Fred Munro wrote:
> Belay that! Now that I think about it, I believe what the dealer's equipment
> does is evacuate the system and charge the correct weight of refrigerant
> through the high side port while the car's system is inactive. Sorry about
> the brain fart.
>
> Fred Munro
> '97 S6
>
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> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Adding Freon to 1995 UrS6
>
> Jay;
>
> The Audi A/C system is intended to only be charged through the high side
> port, which means of course that a little can of refrigerant will never
> develop enough pressure to top up the system. The dealer's charging
> equipment pumps the stuff in against the high side pressure.
> There is an adapter that will fit to the low pressure cut-out switch port
> that will allow you to use that as a low-side port. Check out the archives
> for Tom Green's posts - he posted the details on the adapter a few years
> back.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Fred Munro
> '97 S6
>
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> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] Adding Freon to 1995 UrS6
>
>
> Hello all, My 1995 S6 is blowing warm air when AC is on full blast. I hear
> the compressor working but air coming out of vents is not cold at all. I
> suspect the system needs a topping off of R134A freon. Although I have never
> charged the Audi S6 AC system with freon before I know on my other cars it
> is not a difficult task. The problem I have with the S6 is I can't determine
> where exactly the Low side port is located to attach my can of R134a. I did
> research and that indicates the S6 system holds about 1.7 pounds of Freon
> and should be filled to about 50 PSI on the low side when the ambient
> outside temp is 90 degrees. I looked and found an obvious and easily
> accessible port on the passenger side condensing unit located in front of
> the radiator but that seems too good to be true. I also found another port
> tucked away on driver side behind the radiaror. Can anybody tell me with
> 100% certainty where the low side port is located so I can attempt to
> recharge my AC system without bl
>   owing up the can of R134A?  JM 		 	   		
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