Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 08:43:42 -0400 From: Malt_Hound <Malt_Houndnospamm*yahoo.com> Subject: Re: 9000 air-conditioning service?
James Sweet wrote: > <nospammer999nospamail.com> wrote in message > news:1118746877.019798.8080nospam2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > >>kindo of hard to be certain ... but now the weather has started to warm >>up just started to use the aircon on my 1996 9000cd... more or less, >>first time since last summer and it doesn't seem to pump out air quite >>as cold as I remember... >>(cool rather than cold, and also a bit musty smelling ... though >>nothing too bad) >> >>Its the basic air/con not the fancy ACC version ... is there any >>setting to say how cold it should blow out air? >> >>Also ... just had the car serviced (not by a saab agent... nearest is >>30 miles away)... for the last 6 years the aircon hasn't been touched >>... are there any filters to change etc... I have heard mention of >>"re-gassing" the aircon ... how would I know if it need doing? >> > > > A 9000 most likely uses R-12, so unless you get it converted to R-134a, > re-gassing is a rather expensive proposition, about $200 at current prices, > more than the parts to convert. > > Nope. 9000s had R12 up through MY 1992 for sure, but I believe it was in '93 (definitely by '94) that they switched to R134. So the '96 MY car in question is definitely *not* loaded with R12 -Fred W