Aicron gas - what do you use?

[turbo_rolla]

Hey guys, recently got my ke70 aircon lines redone after my 4age conversion. Pretty happy with how its all come up, except that the temp isnt really too cool, even in the cooler weather. Pretty sure they used r134A, so was thinking a different gas might help it chill a bit better? Anyone recommend something you run in yours or know of that'll keep the chill? Thanks!

[SLO-030]

R134a is the only gas that is used now days

I would say you have a leak or they didn't put the right amount of gas in the system. If they did it correctly they would have used a dye to show up leaks.

Take it back to the place that did the re-gas and tell them its not cooling properly. It should only take them a few minutes to find a leak if there is any.

The laws have changed in the last 12months so they will only repair it then refill it again. They wont just top it up unless they can't find any leaks.

[callum1]

whats air-con?

[hatzo]

Air conditioning ....
You know turn on A/c cold air comes out.

[turbo_rolla]

Cool, thanks craig. It was done at "natrad" in town, and they were pretty good. THey said it'd struggle when it was stationary on hotter days until i get a new thermo for the condensor and shroud, but even on mid 20's it wasnt that great. There was an issue with the wiring too (well, so they thought - got it back and they said it wasnt quite working - had gone on then died off, but found the a/c amplifier had a RPM cutoff switch on it). Will take it back into them though and get them to check it out. Pretty sure they ran dye through it though. Thanks!

[turbo_rolla]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (hatzo @ Nov 10 2007, 02:40 PM) </div>Hmmmmmm, recirculated air! :2thumbs:

[dr1ft-pig]

throw some LPG in it... dead serious it will be soo cold u will get frost bite :lol: but on another note id go r134a and get a small charge of LPG in it just to give it an extra "boost"

[SLO-030]

No one will put LPG in it. Simply because of a crash or alike it will cause an explose or fire!!

[SLO-030]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (turbo_rolla @ Nov 10 2007, 04:11 PM) </div>
Yeah im not sure how i wired it up. I don't remember hooking the a/c up to the ecu to bring in the idle up.

[turbo_rolla]

Nah, we didnt end up hooking the a/c amplifier up with the ECU. I checked it out and there was a dial on the side of the actual a/c amplifier itself, so i wound that down as low as it'd go so it doesnt kick the a/c off until about 500rpm now. Before that, it'd run it while it was cold, but as soon as idle dropped it was gone.

COnsidered LPG, but like craig said, you dont want that in there if you have a crash etc. However, having said that, people drive around with massive tanks of the shit in their boots, so a small amount in an a/c system might not be tooooo bad. Have heard about its cooling potential before though! :2thumbs: