afterthisnap
Veteran Member
Thanks for this writeup!
I tried the envirosafe product for the second time and it's shocking at how much colder my ac is. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
I went to a valvoline instant oil change and they recovered my old R134a for $20.
Then the dryer was replaced with a 4 seasons from Ebay, replaced lost Pag46 oil, a vacuum was pulled with the harbor freight unit for an hour, and then 1 can of industrial envirosafe and 1 can of the "air enhancer" was added.
I mostly used the enhancer because the volume of refrigerant between the 2 cans added up to an equivalent amount of 25oz of R134a, which worked out to be perfect for my system.
I also bought the Harbor Freight Manifold but the gauges were non-functional right out of the box. It turned out to be a non-issue as I just pulled a vacuum and filled directly from the low side port.
The AC is so, so, so, much colder. Running it in the driveway I started to get condensation on the outside of the windshield.
I wouldn't have messed with the AC at all except I damaged my condensor and had a slow leak. I had good results with the ES stuff before and it turns out to work perfectly in the Jetta.
I bought my cans direct from http://www.es-refrigerants.com/, but there is a $20 hazmat fee.
It's actually just cheaper to buy one or two cans from Ebay.
I tried the envirosafe product for the second time and it's shocking at how much colder my ac is. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
I went to a valvoline instant oil change and they recovered my old R134a for $20.
Then the dryer was replaced with a 4 seasons from Ebay, replaced lost Pag46 oil, a vacuum was pulled with the harbor freight unit for an hour, and then 1 can of industrial envirosafe and 1 can of the "air enhancer" was added.
I mostly used the enhancer because the volume of refrigerant between the 2 cans added up to an equivalent amount of 25oz of R134a, which worked out to be perfect for my system.
I also bought the Harbor Freight Manifold but the gauges were non-functional right out of the box. It turned out to be a non-issue as I just pulled a vacuum and filled directly from the low side port.
The AC is so, so, so, much colder. Running it in the driveway I started to get condensation on the outside of the windshield.
I wouldn't have messed with the AC at all except I damaged my condensor and had a slow leak. I had good results with the ES stuff before and it turns out to work perfectly in the Jetta.
I bought my cans direct from http://www.es-refrigerants.com/, but there is a $20 hazmat fee.
It's actually just cheaper to buy one or two cans from Ebay.
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