Everything I have read so far says you have to take the car to the dealer or ac shop and have the ac depressurized and freon/R134 disposed of properly. My ac hasn't worked in a few years, compressor seized up. Anyone have experience opening up their ac system under cover of darkness in their garage, without the green police and live to tell about it? Thanks.
replacing ac compressor 95 GT
- Thread starter fred1995
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Yeah but I dont recommend it. A shop will vaccum the system to pull out the R134A and you "should" get a credit for what they remove. Replace the components that need it and I recommend a new receiver/dryer as well. Once it's all back in place have the shop charge the sytem, add the correct amount of pag oil and test the sytem for leaks. It's not as expensive as you would think. It will be more if you let it out into the atmosphere because then you will have to replace all the refrigerant with no credit.
When a shop fixes your ac they drain the system and measure how much comes out. Just say your system holds 2 pounds and they pull out 1 1/2 pounds. When they recharge the system they fill it with the 2 lbs, but only charge you for a 1/2 lb. because you already had 1 1/2 lbs in it. At least that is how an honest shop would do it.
