A/C refrigerant recharge.....recommedation?

[montjuic]

Quick summertime question:
my A/C hasn't been cold for ages--the compressor turns on, blows air, etc.
Not a big issue because of the Calr-roof and i'm really not into A/C, anyways.
But,
I was thinking of getting the a/c recharge compresser thing at kragen
and 'purge' the system. It's called "EZ Auto Air Conditioner r134a refrigerant"


any experience/advice with these sorts of products?
thanks folks,
B

[bimmerboi318]

The recharge kits can work, however, if theres a leak in the system and the refrigerant is gone, there is probably air in it. A shop can put a vacuum on the system and put new refrigerant in with a leak dye. When it leaks out again they can see where it leaks, and replace the leaking part. I'm not really sure what it all costs, but I think to recharge and put leak dye in is like between 50-100 bucks.

[mickd]

My A/C has been out over a year and want to get it fixed too. I'm assuming I have a leak because the last charge didn't last long. I have been doing some research, Castrol makes an R-134a recharge kit http://www.handsontools.com/store-products-Air-Conditioning-Charging-Evacuation-Flushing-Charging-Flushing-CAS26060-<font-color=red><b>Technical-Chemical-Cool-Air-Recharge-Kit<-b><-font>_1316096.html and The Eastwood Company sells a leak finder kit with dyes for various automotive leak tracing http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=2375&itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=air+conditioning