standard cost for aircon regassing?

[pillzor]

does anyone know what i should be paying? dont wanna get ripped off.
also do vs have the older aircon gas that got phased out or the newer?

[strgas]

trade price is $55 for a top and $100 for vac and gas ??? has your system been retro fitted for the r134a gas not 100% sure if yours was r12 from factory or r134a thou

[pillzor]

i have no idea at all man.

[wamboin23]

yours is new gas - R134a. R12, which is the old gas was not allowed to be used after 1992

we charge 190 + receiver drier, which are only around 40.

if it hasnt been done before, pretty good chance the receiver drier connections will be seized, which means new condenser and liquid line, depending on how bad it is.

oh, and top up's are illegal

[mynameisearl]

i rang around afew months back and the best i could get was $120 i rang about 8 different places

[pillzor]

oh right, well its working now .... it just doesnt get as cold as it should.

[acarmody]

Holden charged me $77 for a regas.

[08sky_way]

As it is not getting as cold as it should, check if the heater is on when you have the dial turned around to cold. An easy check is to reach down by your left foot in the drivers-side footwell and reach up to touch the heater pipe after the engine has warmed up.
If, when you sort that out and you find the A/C is still not satisfactory, and you decide to get the system re-gassed, I would suggest you ask the mechanic to replace the two 'O'-rings that seal the pipework coming off the top of the compressor. I had 2 regasses that only lasted about 6 months before I asked them to replace the 'O'-rings (an extra $20 at the time in October 2002). The A/C is still nice and cold.

[codie101]

hi guys i got my vr 1993 vr commdore about 3 months ago and just wanted to know wat type of gas and that i have i would be grateful for any info thanks...codie

[bluegreenvs]

As it is not getting as cold as it should, check if the heater is on when you have the dial turned around to cold. An easy check is to reach down by your left foot in the drivers-side footwell and reach up to touch the heater pipe after the engine has warmed up.

Am just wondering a few things as this happens with my car and the a/c isnt as cold as it should be.

1. Do i not need to get a regas?
2. What needs to be fixed?
3. How easy is it to fix?

Thanks muchly

[bloodylegend]

yours is new gas - R134a. R12, which is the old gas was not allowed to be used after 1992

we charge 190 + receiver drier, which are only around 40.

if it hasnt been done before, pretty good chance the receiver drier connections will be seized, which means new condenser and liquid line, depending on how bad it is.

oh, and top up's are illegal

hey what do you have to do if this happens? i think this is the problem with my car

[hako]

Am just wondering a few things as this happens with my car and the a/c isnt as cold as it should be.

1. Do i not need to get a regas?
2. What needs to be fixed?
3. How easy is it to fix?

Thanks muchly

Check the brass heater pipes down near your left ankle - they should be cold when the temp dial is turned to cold.....if warm or hot it means your heater tap is not turning off and you are mixing hot air with cold air and getting warm. There is a further check if they are warm/hot.

[180sc]

Check the brass heater pipes down near your left ankle - they should be cold when the temp dial is turned to cold.....if warm or hot it means your heater tap is not turning off and you are mixing hot air with cold air and getting warm. There is a further check if they are warm/hot.

Make sure when you do this that you have it set to cold before the car is warmed up otherwise it will get warm and stay warm for a while.

[picks]

i paid $110 for a re-gas

[wamboin23]

hey what do you have to do if this happens? i think this is the problem with my car

new air con condensor, which is infront of the radiator, and the liquid line, which runs from the receiver drier to the tx valve, which is underneath the windscreen wipers.

[Weapon]

now its summer most places that do it seem to have a little sign out the front of their work
ive seen a few round my area for $79

[Brett_jjj]

Ive got a Hanes workshop manual and it says you can buy the gas in a can and regas it yourself.Its even got a little picture of the can.Its got the connectors and all that to hook it up to the system.It says its gotta be134A,not R-12.It also says to connect it to the low side port only.Anyone heard of these.It would have to be cheaper than getting someone else to do it for you.

[wamboin23]

Ive got a Hanes workshop manual and it says you can buy the gas in a can and regas it yourself.Its even got a little picture of the can.Its got the connectors and all that to hook it up to the system.It says its gotta be134A,not R-12.It also says to connect it to the low side port only.Anyone heard of these.It would have to be cheaper than getting someone else to do it for you.

yeah not anymore. all they can do is top the system up, which is illegal, and you have no way of checking pressures, amount that has been put in etc. and you need a licence to handle refridgrant

[hako]

Ive got a Hanes workshop manual and it says you can buy the gas in a can and regas it yourself.Its even got a little picture of the can.Its got the connectors and all that to hook it up to the system.It says its gotta be134A,not R-12.It also says to connect it to the low side port only.Anyone heard of these.It would have to be cheaper than getting someone else to do it for you.

Haynes talks about the USA where it is still legal.
Back in the 70's you could buy cans of R12 refrigerant from Kmart anywhere in Australia with a hose to top up your aircon but the nanny-state put an end to that. I can remember in the 60's buying .22 bullets and 12 gauge shotgun cartridges from stores like Myers, Anthony Hordens and Grace bros. No one acted stupid then. Reminiscing over.

[Brett_jjj]

Yeah,By looking at the pictures shown in the manual it is a left hand drive car that they are regassing with the can.The manual is for a VR/VS commodore,you would think they would not include this in the manuals for Australia.It just keeps getting harder and harder for the backyard mech.