Checking your AC Rerigerent ??

batman2000

Just wondering what yee think of this as a DIY job.??

The Interdynamics 'Artic Freeze' Ultra Synthetic R134a+ replaces lost refrigerant & Oil to your Air Con system. Artic Freeze R-134a restores lost refrigerant and oil, Seals leaks in hoses,gaskets and O rings, cleans system deposits and Improves efficiency.

Any views or if you have done this before would be appreciated

Anan1

€67.50??? You'd have a specialist call out and regas your system for that money.

keithclancy

3 Things I won't go near on my car

The A/C
The Electrics (replacing something) generally I might try and find a loose connection or replace a sensor, but wouldnt think about the ECU.
The Timing Belt

I'd prefer to pay someone to sort those bits.

CountingCrows

Anan1 wrote: »

€67.50??? You'd have a specialist call out and regas your system for that money.

Anyone you can recommend for that money? I contacted John Kenealy but he quoted €100.

Anan1

CountingCrows wrote: »

Anyone you can recommend for that money? I contacted John Kenealy but he quoted €100.

I haven't used John in ages, but I don't remember him being that dear. I used to get about four cars together before calling him out to keep costs down - you could try getting a couple of boardsies together?

Matt Simis

CountingCrows wrote: »

Anyone you can recommend for that money? I contacted John Kenealy but he quoted €100.

EUR80 to 100 is the norm and thats with you driving to them.

Owen

For the love of God pay somebody. That stuff is poisonous.

Hellrazer

Jesus €67.50

I buy that stuff for €30.00 and top up myself.Top up only mind you.

Easy job to do.

Just find the low pressure pipe.Hook up the can.The guage has 3 colours on it.Red,green and orange.

Red means theres a problem,orange means top up and green means its already at the right level.

If its red get a specialist if its orange press the trigger and keep agitating the can until the guage hits green.

Hope this helps.

keithclancy

batman2000 wrote: »

Just wondering what yee think of this as a DIY job.??

The Interdynamics 'Artic Freeze' Ultra Synthetic R134a+ replaces lost refrigerant & Oil to your Air Con system. Artic Freeze R-134a restores lost refrigerant and oil, Seals leaks in hoses,gaskets and O rings, cleans system deposits and Improves efficiency.

Any views or if you have done this before would be appreciated

Interdynamics 'Artic Freeze' Ultra Synthetic sounds like something Wile E Coyote would use, to try and catch the Road Runner.

mickdw

PaintDoctor wrote: »

For the love of God pay somebody. That stuff is poisonous.

My car pissed out its refrigerant completely over about an hour. Hope its not too poisonous as I was driving it some of the time and had a bit of a look around the engine bay when I heard the hissing.
Luckily it was under warranty at the time.

CountingCrows

Anan1 wrote: »

I haven't used John in ages, but I don't remember him being that dear. I used to get about four cars together before calling him out to keep costs down - you could try getting a couple of boardsies together?

Thanks, anyone interested drop me a PM.

Matt Simis

Hellrazer wrote: »

I buy that stuff for €30.00 and top up myself.Top up only mind you.

Where?
Also note the EUR67 includes an EU Recyling fee, of EUR10 which you get back if you return the can and receipt (to Halfords).

Hellrazer

Matt Simis wrote: »

Where?

Pm`d you.

Nonoperational

Have a look at this http://vagdrivers.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=62786

I know where I'd rather spend my €65 quid.

ofcork

My avensis is 7 years old and the aircon works as well as ever.

CountingCrows

gpf101 wrote: »

Have a look at this http://vagdrivers.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=62786

I know where I'd rather spend my €65 quid.

Cheers, have my GTI booked in.