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Aircon - what type gas ?
« on: 30 July 2012, 10:15:31 »
Hi all,
I've heard that matter the type of gas , so what type should I ask for the mechanic?  Thx     Laszlo
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Re: Aircon - what type gas ?
« Reply #1 on: 30 July 2012, 12:30:05 »
If your car was manufactured after 1994, chances are you have R134 gas.
If your car is older and not been updated there is a good chance it uses the older R12 refrigerant.
I don't think you can get the R12 anymore so it will be the R134 and it should have a small amount of compressor oil added.
It is a specialist's job to be honest because of the equipment needed to vacuum the system out as part of the service.
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Re: Aircon - what type gas ?
« Reply #2 on: 30 July 2012, 12:36:37 »
Quote from: dad1uk on 30 July 2012, 12:30:05
If your car was manufactured after 1994, chances are you have R134 gas.
If your car is older and not been updated there is a good chance it uses the older R12 refrigerant.
I don't think you can get the R12 anymore so it will be the R134 and it should have a small amount of compressor oil added.
It is a specialist's job to be honest because of the equipment needed to vacuum the system out as part of the service.

Yes, and if a specialist wasn't able to work out what type of gas a system required, alarm bells would start to ring. ;)
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Re: Aircon - what type gas ?
« Reply #3 on: 30 July 2012, 12:45:00 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 30 July 2012, 12:36:37
Quote from: dad1uk on 30 July 2012, 12:30:05
If your car was manufactured after 1994, chances are you have R134 gas.
If your car is older and not been updated there is a good chance it uses the older R12 refrigerant.
I don't think you can get the R12 anymore so it will be the R134 and it should have a small amount of compressor oil added.
It is a specialist's job to be honest because of the equipment needed to vacuum the system out as part of the service.

Yes, and if a specialist wasn't able to work out what type of gas a system required, alarm bells would start to ring. ;)

 :y :y :y thx guys for quick responses !  :y :y :y
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Re: Aircon - what type gas ?
« Reply #4 on: 30 July 2012, 13:12:35 »
It's normally mentioned on a sicker in the engine bay, by the way. :y
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Re: Aircon - what type gas ?
« Reply #5 on: 30 July 2012, 14:23:55 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 30 July 2012, 13:12:35
It's normally mentioned on a sicker in the engine bay, by the way. :y

Only if it's broken.

Otherwise, the information will be on a sticker ;D
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Re: Aircon - what type gas ?
« Reply #6 on: 30 July 2012, 17:45:30 »
All Omegas, to my knowledge, were R134.

But its a specialist job to do properly. Anything else is just a temp bodge.
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Re: Aircon - what type gas ?
« Reply #7 on: 31 July 2012, 11:25:42 »
Quote from: Nick W on 30 July 2012, 14:23:55
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 30 July 2012, 13:12:35
It's normally mentioned on a sicker in the engine bay, by the way. :y

Only if it's broken.

Otherwise, the information will be on a sticker ;D

...and thx for the brief English lesson ... ;)  :y
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