so i accidently leaned on the low release a few weeks ago when i replaced the throttle position sensor cause on the 2.5 its dead in the middle of the damn engine bay and a ***** to get the PHILLIPS SCREWS on the BACK of the damn thing (yeah fu ford for that one)

so i get the recharge kit, check first with the gauge, and the ****s at "20%" ... so i put the can of r134a on there, and its slowly going in and all of a sudden the gauge shoots up to "the red zone"

should i relase all the refrig out of there and try to rechrage it from empty? or take it to the pros before i **** it up ... the a/c is super cold now but i dont wanna run it if it may be overcharged.

 

Well for sure its illegal to release it on your own - you need a containment rigging to catch what refrigerant you release.. And taking it to the "pro" shops is super expensive.. but they may be able to release it for free - since they can jsut resell the refrigerant they pull out. If they charge you for it that would be rather retarded..

 

yea i heard that, although from what im told the r134 isnt near as bad for the enviornment as the old r12 stuff

 

you did have the engine on and compressor cycling when you filled it right?

 

sure did ... left it running for 5 minutes before even hooking the gauge up as the guy i bought the stuff from said

 

figure this could use a bump

 

Are you sure the system was empty? how many lbs of freon does it hold?