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Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2003 09:49:18 -0400
From: "Kenneth S." <nimrodnopsams.com>
Subject: Re: Air Con Not That Great '93 C900


MeatballTurbo wrote: > > In article <Xns93CF67E341DE8wibbleflipdoodahnopsam133.1.4>, > ngnopsamch.fsnet.co.uk says... > > It's been suggested to me that the gas may need topping up. Does this > > sound right? How much is this likely to be? Any other things to > > consider? > > > > Most likely need topping up. > They will try to tell you it needs dye adding to tell you were it has > leaked from. > Will probably charge you a fortune to fill up, adding the dye as well as > the gas. > > unlike our US/Canadian brothers, we can't just go an get a DIY refill > kit off the shelf in out local Walmart (yet). > -- > The poster formerly known as Skodapilot. > http://www.bouncing-czechs.com I have a leak in the AC on my 1996 900SE -- in the evaporator, very unfortunately (because I'm being told it will cost $1,500 to repair, $900 of which is the cost of the new evaporator core). However, in the course of conversation with the repair shop, I was told that they don't just top up the freon in the system. I was told that, with the environment-friendly freon now being used, all the freon needs to be replaced (cost $150) if the system is being recharged. I'm not sure when the switch to the new type of freon took place. However, I suspect it was before 1993. So, if what I'm told is correct, it may be impossible to do DIY top-ups of freon, even in the U.S. or Canada. I've had a slow leak in my AC since I bought my Saab three years ago, but it's only recently been traced to the evaporator, via putting dye in the system. When the AC is working, it works reasonably well. However, the Saab AC isn't capable of turning the inside of the car into a meat locker, as is the AC on my Mazda MX-5 Miata, the AC on American cars that I've previously owned, and even the AC on the Ford Mondeo that I rented during a recent visit to the U.K.

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