terryb52 Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 I've looked at old posts on this kit from Walmart. I take it, it will work on a turbo? Can a backyard mechanic do it properly? When I priced having it done at a shop it was terribly expensive. I have a slow leak and I don't want to keep spending $100 plus to fill with freon. I don't use the ac that much, but need it for a trip this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 You can do the retrofit yourself without any kit. You'll want to evacuate the system. Replace the receiver/dryer. Take the compressor out and drain the oil out of it. There is a haynes air conditioning manual that has a lot of good info, oil & refrigerant amounts. But basically you want to dump all the old mineral oil out of the system. You then want to use esther oil. Put all but 1 oz of the specified oil in the compressor. Put the remaining in the receiver/dryer. Seal everything back up. Take it to a shop, have them pull a vacuum on the system and charge the system to 75-80% of the r12 amount of refrigerant. On mine 1.8-2.0 lbs of r12 was required. So I used around 1.5 lbs of r134a. Let me know if you have any questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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