Kit Pontiac Firebird
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![]() Upper Shaft Kit Set Pontiac Firebird 1969 US $102.96
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![]() Upper Shaft Kit Set Pontiac Firebird 1967 US $102.96
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![]() Upper Shaft Kit Set Pontiac Firebird 1968 US $102.96
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![]() Upper Shaft Kit Set Pontiac Firebird 1970-1974 US $93.60
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Do R134 air conditioning recharge kits work if your car is completely out of cool air?
My car hasn't had cool air for about 4 years. The car is a '97 Pontiac Firebird and I tried to charge it once with a recharge kit, but only used 1 can. You could barely feel cool air after the charge.
The real answer to your question is yes, the kit may work. Here is why you shouldn't use a recharge kit:
Theoretically, your vehicle's refrigerant (R134a) should last forever. Your AC system is a sealed unit and the refrigerant never gets used up. The only way you can lose refrigerant is by it leaking out of the system.
However, if your refrigerant can leak out then air and contaminates can get in. This is bad. A recharge kit simply injects refrigerant into the system. It doesn't evacuate the system of any air and contaminates. This is critical. Your AC system should be hooked up to an AC machine in order to evacuate out all of the air and contaminates in the system. The machine will then hold a vacuum on the system to verify its integrity. Finally, the machine is able to inject new compressor oil that also contains a dye that will enable the leak to be located.
If you use that recharge kit, you stand the chance of over pressurizing the AC system and causing premature compressor failure. This can be very expensive. Paying a reputable shop to evacuate and recharge your AC system is much less expensive.
Seeing as how your AC system hasn't operated in over four years, it's especially critical that you have the repair to your AC system performed correctly. Your AC system's seals will have dried out and the new compressor oil will be critical in helping to recondition those seals.
Good luck.
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