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Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2003 13:17:43 GMT
From: "Fred W." <wigginnopsamlobal.net> wrote in message
news:oprp2dbjmh6ev8ginopsam.attglobal.net...
> On Sat, 31 May 2003 18:17:46 +0100, tom <tnopsamgt; wrote:
>
> > so this 900i 8v with retro fitted air con ..
> > and the air con doesnt con.
> > I guess its a trip to the dealer for ~90 quids worth of labour ??
> > or is there anything I (rank novice) can do at home ?
> > No thought not.
> > thanks
> > tom
> >
> >
> >
> Tom:
>
> I'm assuming that you mean the AC system works generally but does not
chill
> the air.  There is one thing you can do without special equipment.  You
can
> pick up a kit for less than $20 at Target which has a pressure gauge,
hose,
> AC connections and a can of R134a.  Follow the instructions to check the
> pressure of your AC system and hook the can up if it is low to add
> refrigerant.  See if that makes a difference.  The refrigerant has
> lubricant and testing dye in it.  If this doesn't help, take it to a
> qualified Saab mechanic, who can use a UV light to see if you have a leak.
>
> My girlfriend's '97 900SE was not chilling the air.  After $350 of
> "diagnostics" a Saab dealer told her that the evaporator probably was
> leaking and quoted $1850 to replace it, the expansion valve and drier.  I
> checked the pressure and then added less than a can of R134a.  That was 4
> weeks ago and it has not lost any pressure.  We have been having a cool
> spell, so still waiting to see how it will work in hot weather.  By the
> way, I got another quote from an independent Saab mechanic for $1150.
>
> Good luck.

He'll need a lot of luck if he tries to put R134a into an old 900i 8v...

Go see an AC specialist.

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