Aircon R134a Conversion

[lwells]

Hi All,

Does anyone have pictures of what an R134a compliant refill point looks like? Trying to work out if my car needs conversion

Finally, does anyone have recommendations for places to get the conversion done? So far I am being quoted $250-330, but most places don't have a listing for Skyline's so I think they are just guessing.

Cheers,

Lucien.

[The Dan]

Can see the service fittings for the A/C?. If so (you should be able to - these are the fittings with the valve inside - usually have a coloured cap over them (green or blue or red or something))

If the thread is on the inside it's R134a

If the thread is on the outside it's R12

The conversion will generally cost around $300 including dryer and seals but this may differ from place to place. $250 is a good price but make sure they are a reputable business as they may not replace any o rings. This is necessary as the R134a is a higher pressure and the R12 seals will not be able to handle it very well. Thus you will get leaks.

hope this helps

[lwells]

This may sound really stupid, but I don't know exactly what I am looking for (ie. where do I look ).

Someone I know was recently quoted only ~$130 for a conversion on their BMW including new seals/gaskets, hence why I am suprised to be being quoted over double

LW.

[The Dan]

ok, it should be located right next to your turbo dump pipe. Where the A/C lines come out it should have a blue cap. Unscrew the cap and look at the fitting. See above for stats.

As for price. Dunno why it is so expensive. I have had a few conversions done for me for customers and cars like Hilux's and camry's and stuff like that are only around the $90 trade and $120 retail. I'm not sure what is different as I'm not an aircon specialist but me next post will explain.

[The Dan]

ok further research tells me that there is no apparent reason for it costing so much other than the 3 hours to do the job, all new fittings, all new o rings, new dryer and the gas fill. Gas fill by itself is around $120 retail so I guess the rest just adds onto that.

They have told me that is a general price for all common cars. It's not because it's a skyline.