what type of freon does a 93 Honda Civic use?

Answer 1

1993 vintage will be R12 refrigerant.

All cars went to R134a refrigerant in 1994.

Mommy2savann:
You are incorrect. Body styles and chassis are often similar for a 3-5 year run of a car design. Manufacturers know it is a silly thing to completely redesign a car every year. Generally headlights and tailights are designed differently every year to aid law enforcement in identifying cars used in crimes (these pieces are often left at the scene of an accident). It also helps marketing sell the same car because it looks updated for the year. But back to my point, federal law mandated that cars could only be sold in the US if refrigerant used was R134a. This had nothing to do with where a car was in its production model run. An internal refrigerant change requires a different AC system, but it does not constitute a retooling for a car's production run. Hence, the Civics from '93 to '95 may have been basically the same body and chassis, the '93's had R12 and the '94-'95's had R134a.

Answer 2

Look under the hood for a sticker. It will tell you the type and capacity.

If it is R12, convert it over to 134a.. The kit is about $30. at Wal-Mart. The problem is you need to evacuate the system. You should use a A/C shop to recover the R12 while it is being evacuated.

Answer 3

Trust me dr evil knows! but did you know there is retrofit kits to fill it up with R134 freon. That vintage honda with the four cyl + shaped compressor if it failed there is metal in the lines. All the parts either have to be replaced or cleaned until therre is no more metal to kill a new compressor.

Answer 4

93 uses R134A

i had a 95 civic..there the same car.. 93-95 :P