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Originally Posted by mrha
I'm pretty sure all my freon is gone. How much would it cost to take it in for an evac? I'm really grateful for your posts. I hope I can get some help from Subaru corporate before I have to do this myself.
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The old stuff is called Freon. The new stuff (R134a) is called refrigerant.
The condenser on my other car costed me ~$150, plus ~$35 for 18 oz of R134a.
If you let the shop do everything, they will charge you $450 at least for parts, and labor. My friend's dad had to replaced his car condenser last summer, and it costed him about that much. Frs just came out so, parts are harder to find, and they usually cost more.
You can replace the condenser yourself, and then have the shop charge the system for you. Tell them to check for leak, and then suck air out of the system before they charge it.
A 18oz can of R134a will cost you ~$34. The shop will charge you $40 for that, plus how many hours of labor it take them to complete the job.
I say 1 hour is enough, or ~$80. If not, check with other shops.