My AC went out

[mrha]

Originally Posted by cheapez

R134a is much more friendlier to the environment than the old Freon they used in air conditioning. The old Freon makes cold better, but they don't sell that stuff anymore. The governments have banned it.

You can buy R134a at any local hardware store. They will sell it to any adult person without the need of a license. Which mean, you can use it.

It is not good if you keep venting your refrigerant to the atmosphere, but hey your condenser is leaked.

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.

[Lonewolf]

Originally Posted by mrha

It was my female Betsy that passed. My family is still pretty tore up about it. She's the one on the right.

I'm really, truly sorry to hear that. Our corgi is like our child...I hope you have some good news headed your way soon...

[cheapez]

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.

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.

[cheapez]

If your system still have refrigerant in it, some shops will suck refrigerant out into a tank, and then they recharge your system with that.

Anyway, sorry for your lost dog.
They look really cute.

[cheapez]

The condenser on most cars is in front of the radiator so, you have to drain your engine coolant, and then take them all out at once (The fans, radiator, and condenser).

If you can slide the condenser out of there without removed the radiator first, do it, but not to damage the radiator, or your car get hot.

It will save you times, if you removed the radiator, and fans first.
Don't take the risk of damaging your radiator.

[mrha]

Subaru called me today and told me they would pick up half the cost as a gesture of goodwill. It feels good to be in good hands.

[choi0706]

this happened to me as well.. everyone should take measures to protect their ac condensers..

[MattF]

You could always file an insurance claim with your automobile insurance depending on your deductibles you might be able to get some of the cost back.

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