freon type?
doug294
05-19-2003, 11:09 PM
My AC needs recharging. Does our car use the old type of freon or the newer kind?
Melt
05-19-2003, 11:14 PM
our cars use r12
r134a wasnt stock till 94 or 95
r134a wasnt stock till 94 or 95
doug294
05-19-2003, 11:16 PM
How much would it cost to convert it over?
Melt
05-20-2003, 12:12 AM
cost me about $300 at my local jiffy lube
redmanjd
05-20-2003, 06:33 AM
r12 cools alot beter than 134a
cyberrexer
05-20-2003, 06:38 AM
Use R12 if you can find a dodgy mobile aircon guy. What they do is collate R12 from older cars in scrappies and use that to charge your car.
Melt
05-20-2003, 11:01 AM
Originally posted by redmanjd
r12 cools alot beter than 134a
WRONG.
r12 only cools better if properly charged, and most of the systems are really old. My r134a civic gets WAY colder than my moms r12 91 accord. Also, the only advantage to r12 is it gets colder quicker right when you turn on the a/c while r134a takes a little while. Other than that r134a is way more efficent.
r12 cools alot beter than 134a
WRONG.
r12 only cools better if properly charged, and most of the systems are really old. My r134a civic gets WAY colder than my moms r12 91 accord. Also, the only advantage to r12 is it gets colder quicker right when you turn on the a/c while r134a takes a little while. Other than that r134a is way more efficent.
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