Air Conditioner Advise

[Richmond98]

Well long story short. This lady hit my car. Not alot of damage but they did something to the Air conditioner.

They replaced the fan and took the radiator out.

Anyhow I had the car back for like 3 days. And on my way home from work on like a 40 degree day. It started pissing

smoke out from under the bonnet, I though it was on fire for a second. So i pulled over and popped the bonnet and

the was gas pissing out of that silver container that holds the gas i think. So i wiggled something on top of the unit and it stopped.

So i am taking the car back to the workshop tomorrow to get fixed. I just need some info on how the aircon works in a 1996 R33 gtst.

I have read a few topics.

What sort of gas should really be used for my car?

Could have they put the wrong gas in the car after the repair?

because i read that some gases eat the seals.

I dont think they changed the gas over when it got imported to australia.

[Godzilla32]

From factory they use R12

Legally you can only use R134a gas in australia as R12 is ozone depeleting gas.

The leak will be most likely from a cut o-ring. Get them to make sure the whole system is leak free and has compatible o-rings. Your right you are supposed to change the o-rings when retrofitting to suit R134a gas. R12 o-rings are black whereas R134a o-rings are green. More often than not they arent changed and wont always cause an issue. By the sounds of it upon re-assembly they have damaged an o-ring or a fitting and thats where your leak is. A leak is often noticable by a greasy stain around a join in pipes/hoses.

Good luck,

Deren