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Reminds me when I went to get a regass done years ago and to my suprise the car hadn't been "converted" for the new gas during compliance (dodgy)

The guy basically told me "conversion" was a parts scam to get more money out of suckers....er customers as they may as well change the older system for newer parts while doing the job to get paid more. He changed over the gas fittings to reflect the new standard (pink and blue), filled it up with R134a and sent me on my way for $50.

He said it was a load of lies about the compressors/condensers etc etc not coping, he was bloody right that cars A/C didn't skip a beat and was better than many a converted import I have been in....was icy during summer.

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depends on what the problem is... if it was good and now it's doing nothing, it could be a leak....

if you're car is running an older refrigerant you will probably get a nicer system if you run it on R134a as its a lower temp refrigerant... but if there is a problem in the system it with show it's head pretty soon as it runs a higher head pressure...

you're best bet is to get your system checked out...

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i would suggest going to some 1 that does aircon and get them to use a dye when they gas it up, as how ever the gas leaks out u get a uv light and check it over and you can then pinpoint what is wrong

the gas can last up to a few seconds or weeks months or years.. depends on your leak and whats wrong with your a\c system, and get it quick as gas prices have rised about 5 times in the last 6 months

average price on a general public regas is about 150ish includ dye

r134a is a lower boiling boint at -26 but has alot more high pressure compared to r12

if u got r12 the fittings on your ac would be a screw top if its still cold keep it AS LONG AS POSSIBLE

r134a are clip on

o and in a few more years there releasing a new gas

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Ok thanks, i'll get it checked out. I don't know what these numbers and letters mean that everyone is mentioning lol. It just blows relatively warm air, just feels like its normal temperature air thats coming out.

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As part of compliance imports are meant to get de-gassed by a professional who users some ghostbuster shit to take the gas out without any entering the atmosphere

So that’s probably why its not cold…

Red devil radiators/cooling are a proper company with stores around bris that do a regas and if it leaks the dye will show where from and they can fix it up easy. I think they charge around $150

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from the old ac system it was called r12 stopped maken it in 1996 and was completely banned in 2000, now u gotta retofit by law to the new r134a gas,

at our work we offer a test gas and dye, as your only ganna put it in to leak out so no point fully gassing it charge about $60-75 or something, alot of importers know what your a\c system would be like before they degassed them...

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The price of gas has gone through the roof. From the beginning of the year to now it has increased by just over $200 from about 3 months ago and just over $600 from the beginning of the year.You can thank the government for this. Gone are the days where we could just regas and send you on your way. Everybody has to be licenced to handle it and buy/sell it. We get audited by ARC when ever they feel like it and check out our gas records to make sure we are follow there rules and regulations. The gas companies supply it keep putting the price up every couple of weeks, so my suppliers tell me. I've had to increase my regas price from $185 to $220 just recently. I offer an inspection for $50 which includes a written quote. If your a/c isn't cold anymore the gas has definitly leak out it doesn't just get used up. Regasing is only wasting money that could be spent fixing the problem.

Just a warning for everyone out there, if you hear of anyone using a gas named HYCHILL, STAY AWAY FROM IT. There have been reports of it down south exploding on repairers and a few container ships have had some containers blow up due to this gas being used. It's pretty much like LPG and smells like it. It is banned for use in Queensland, but some companies sell it.

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Petrol explodes and so does LPG. Should we stay away from those in cars as well? Is it a danger to manifold?

With the mentality you have, I would. I'll explain it in simple terms for you then. The gas is drier then R134a and other a/c gases, friction creates heat, then bang.

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brad,

have you played with HR31s at all. I am not sure what is wrong with mine (no gauges and no gas licence) but the compressor fires and fan blows. suspect a leak but unsure where. car has 134 fix already.

do you have time sat at all to have a squiz?

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brad,

have you played with HR31s at all. I am not sure what is wrong with mine (no gauges and no gas licence) but the compressor fires and fan blows. suspect a leak but unsure where. car has 134 fix already.

do you have time sat at all to have a squiz?

If the compressor is kicking in then the gas pressure should be there as when the system is empty the pressure switch will stop the electric clutch from operating. Does the low pressure (large tube) side of the A/C feel cold to touch. If so I'd be looking for a problem on the linkage that controls the air flow in the back of the unit inside the car. The one on my R32 broke so wasn't redirecting the fan flow through the A/C core.

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