i took my car to a shop and they wanted to convert it from r12 to r134 and they said i could go buy some adapter for 40 bucks and just throw a can or two of freon in it and it will be fine, a real shop quoted me over a thousand dollars to retro-fit it but id rather have it done for 10-40 bucks what do u think
2007-05-12 16:33:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
yeah used parts guys do save money thanks and good luck
2007-05-12 16:58:25 · update #1
the conversion kits are fairly inexpensive. the produce to perform the conversion can be found at:
http://www.dmcnews.com/Techsection/r134.html
check out these instruction to determine whether you can perform the conversion your self.
if any step is left out when performing the conversion it can and usually does cause your AC to fail quickly and cost a lot more to repair.
it is an easy conversion that works most of the time.
2007-05-16 13:04:30 · answer #1 · answered by Sundew 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can not mix r12 and r-134. Autozone sells the kits to retrofit for about 40.00, but there is more to it than installing the adapters. You first need to recover the r12 (Fed law prohibits releasing to atmosphere), then change the dryer/accumulator. You pull a vaccum for 1/2 hour, then add the oil and R134. You only need about 80% of 134 that the car needed with 12, so be careful. OH, fix the leak first. Freon does not just disapper, it leaks out of SOMEWHERE. Look for dirt deposits at the joints on the lines, and at the front of the A/C compressor clutch. Good Luck
2007-05-12 23:42:38 · answer #2 · answered by dadforfive 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do it for 40 bucks and when it doesn't work in a week or so, go to the other "REAL" shop and pay the correct price...the two refrigerants are totally different, not compatible and require different seals, compressors, drier's, condensers,etc...that's why it costs so much to replace them but it's the only way to go as r12 is no longer being produced. If someone came up with a way to convert them somehow, they'd make a fortune but it hasn't happened yet.
2007-05-12 23:41:30 · answer #3 · answered by paul h 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it really depends on the car to if it can handle a change like that, i mean if the computer can handle the change because that change in chemical freon will change the pressure of the system, even if r12 is becoming harder to uptain then r134, most cases if it works it works if not the can and forty dallars would be down the drain, worst care senario if you havet to convert the system i would look around at some of the small time mechanics (that deal in ac work) because alot of the small mechanics can use (used) parts to convert and that would save you quite alot of money.
2007-05-12 23:46:38 · answer #4 · answered by cameron greene 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Check with several A/C shops in your area. Most will do a conversion for a lot less than $1000. Most places do it for 100- 150 depending on size of system and difficulty getting to some of the lines. All a conversion kit is new o rings, new dryer tube, adapters for freon inlets, new type of oil in compressor and the r-134. If company wants that much and you have easy one to do they trying to rip you off. Good Luck...
2007-05-12 23:40:02 · answer #5 · answered by Daniel S 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
what parts did the 1000 estimate want to change? to retro fit a car correctly you should replace the dryer and the fittings, also some cars/trucks have updated condensers for 134a, not nbeccary but it will help the car make colder air.
2007-05-12 23:38:54 · answer #6 · answered by moe 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
to do it correctly it will cost from $200.00 to $300.00 and that only gets it working temporally. so you can find out what is wrong with the symptom. if your lucky, the convert will fix your leak, but don't count on it.
2007-05-13 00:00:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
it's up to you if it was me i would go for the $40.00 what would it hurt
2007-05-12 23:41:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋