Has Anyone Recharged Their Car's A/C With This Product?
 

http://acprocold.com/about/

I rarely use the A/C in my car, but when I turned it on the other day, I noticed that the supply air wasn't nearly cold enough. I can feel the compressor kicking in and the fan is obviously working, so I'm thinking about giving it a try rather than taking it in for an anal-raping service.

Thanks.

Take it to a pro and retain both of your hands and all of your fingers.

That product in particular? No. But it's just normal 134a refrigerant. A/C Pro is just the marketing the shit out of a product that's been around for decades.

You can find cheaper solutions that do the same thing. What I'd recommend is get a quality r134a hose, and just buy the cheap refill bottles. You can do the same thing for about half the price of the A/C Pro version. And you'll be able to use the hose with any refill bottle you want.

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Yes, I'll admit that is a concern. I was holding a wrench in my hands once working on my Spitfire and somehow managed to touch both ends of it to each of the battery terminals.

Very unpleasant.

Good thing you weren't wearing a ring

I once huffed this product.

Thanks, but I'm not the handiest person the world.

In light of new evidence, I'd like to change my response.

Take it to a pro.

LMAO

Go to Autozone, buy a can of all one a/c recharge, follow directions. Quite easy. It comes with can/hose/meter and it takes about as much skill as being able to plug an air pump into a bicycle tire.

He's right about this being a marketing thing, though.

Go to any auto-parts store and they will have that exact product on the shelf under a different name. It's extremely easy to use and if you drive your car in, they'll find the proper nozzle for you and show you how to use it.

Just drive to the nearest Napa or O'Reilly and you'll be fine. If you look especially pathetic (and I'm positive by your posts that you do), they'll probably just do it for you.

AC pro makes it as simple as it gets. If you can't figure it out, I recommend turning in your man card

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...ntent=10034602


watch the video about half way down the page

True as long as you don't mix the high and low pressure ends up.

The high & low side ports are different sizes making it impossible to mix them up

Well that is a good thing. It has been years, but when I was knocking out Honda's they were the same size. I did a lot of them back in those days and never screwed one up.

Another way to tell is, the low pressure side line is always the larger of the 2

You Tube is your friend. You can pretty much find a video of somebody doing anything if you look hard enough. I was able to replace the trigger assembly in my rifle by myself after watching a video of somebody else doing it. It was a pain in the ass, and I cussed and yelled and screamed pretty much the whole time and my thumbs felt like I'd slammed them in a car door when I was finished, but I did it. And there was a time I would have never believed I was capable of doing such a thing.

It also helps if the guy in the video is some mouth-breathing idiot, because then you know if he can do it, you can do it. :D

BTW, I'm sure this particular operation is nowhere near as annoying/complex as replacing a trigger assembly.

Thanks guys. I think I'll just take it in.

He is a redcoat.

He's probably driving on the wrong side of the road which will make the ac blow hot air instead of cool.

You run the risk of possibly skinning some knuckles with this job, but that's really the worst thing that could happen....

Yep

I didn't want to get into a lot of details, have Donger give it a whirl and have to change his user name to "stubby or shop teacher," in the event things went terribly wrong.

LMAO

You English or French?

ROFL

LMAO

Neither.

its not really the "right" way to do it

If your A/C system is low on refrigerant and you purchase the refrigerant and just put the refrigerant in like most DIY types have done at one time or another, then no that definitely is not the proper way to fix this problem. It is only a temporary "fix".

I know im just a lurker but i used it about a month ago and its worked great,, i went from no ac to excellent in about 15 mihutes. I dont know if it is the right or wrong way to fix your ac but it worked for me and the 33 bucks was a lot cheaper than taking my car to a shop

True.. If the reason you need to add refrigerant is due to a continuous leak in your A/C line, then this would only be a temporary solution that would only fix it for a matter of weeks/months until all the r134 leaked out again. You'd continue that cycle until you actually addressed why/where the refrigerant is leaking out in the first place. If you take it to a pro, they'll run a different gas through the A/C system that's bright purple, that will show them where the leak is so they can patch it. Then they'll fill it back up with 134 again. But that's probably closing in on $200 or more for something like that.

But if you only use A/C sparingly in the summer months, $20 for a couple refill bottles that will only last through the summer months might be preferred....

It isn't possible for it to be low and not have a leak.

And the system should be evacuated and put under a vacuum then recharged to get the moisture out of the system.
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And I usually just add dye to the r134a. Our actually use a leak detector..
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You are correct sir as long as the repair happens that includes a pressure test with dry nitrogen between the evacuation and the recharging.

That's not always necessary on a system if you can find the leak.

That's is to help find a leak that isn't obvious
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Sometimes I also use it as a flush agent too. Can't ever get all the moisture out of the shop air
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The use of dry nitrogen insures that you are not wasting your time with pulling a vacuum as well as shorten the vacuum time.
No it is not a must but it is the "right" way to do the job.

These products are awesome. Get the one at AutoZone or wherever for $40 instead of $200 at the dealer. I did 2 cars recently. Worked great.

What kills me is you have to have an EPA license to purchase/handle any other type of refrigerant, but they'll sell this stuff to anyone.

I agree.

I also try to save people money if at all possible. On an obvious leak this is a way to that
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What the heck, I'm going to go to an "auto parts store" and buy one. I'm actually kind of excited to try it now. I also found out that my car has an air filter, which I didn't know about, so I'm going to get one of those, too.

You've never been to an "auto parts store" before, have you?

Oh yes, many, many times before. But, not in probably 20 years.

I'm hoping you meant "cabin air filter" because if you didn't know it had an air filter you're in trouble.

LMAO

Yes, that is what I meant.

I knew somebody who owned a car for 8 years and never once changed the oil. Said she didn't realize you had to do that kinda stuff. :eek: :facepalm:

My car has oil? /Donger

Oh don't be silly. I love oil. I managed to keep a 1978 Triumph Spitfire running for six years when I was a youngster. I was under the hood of that thing every day. I've just never worked on A/C before.

Seriously, how could anyone accuse Donger of not knowing about oil? LMAO

Yeah, that was a swing and a miss. Clicked submit without engaging brain.

I believe this AC product has a 'leak stopper' additive of some kind.

ROFL

what?

That's what the video thing at the AC website said. :shrug:

Not laughing at you, I'm laughing at them for saying that. AC systems are very sensitive to foreign substances, I sure as hell wouldn't dump that crap into any car of mine.

I have no idea but almost positive the video said something about stopping leaks.

I've heard multiple mechanics say "Don't use the one with the sealer crap in it."

I don't doubt that it did. But it's either bullshit or something you probably don't want in your system. I suppose it would be fine if it was a last ditch effort to get through the summer in a car you didn't really care about.

I say it all the time.

There is an orifice tube or expansion valve in there somewhere with a tiny opening...
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Yes.

Yes. Twice. Worked well.

Obviously, if you have a leak it will not.

It may say that, but it doesn't work.

Wow. That is a special kind of stupid.

Haven't read whole thread, so if this has been said, suck it. Don't get one that "seals leaks" as it royally gums everything up. Just straight refrigerant.