Socks Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Perfect time of year to remove this! haha! In all seriousness, the system is heavy, puts load on your engine and noticeable gains can be achieved by removal of it! Big Thanks to Glanza_Ragger for the Article and Photos! http://www.ukstarletowners.com/page/articles.html/_/engineandtuning/air-conditioning-removal-r48 Enjoy Owners! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pig666eon Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 (edited) Can you stress a bit more not to touch that refrigerant at all in liquid form?I do refrigeration and I've seen some nasty " freeze burns " it's like frost bite and could have to be amputated depending on how bad it is my old college teacher was missing 3 tips of his fingers because of this stuff so just be careful. I would advise everyone not to take the risk and just bring it to a local fridge place 5-10 quid if even to do it 2 min job, if you want to do it yourself then gloves, goggles and cover up really well, a couple of spits from that on your face and you will be left with marks its like acidJust trying to keep some foolish people a bit safer and to no under estimate this stuff just be careful anyway guysGood write up Edited July 17, 2013 by pig666eon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Ive just done my AC course and agree with Ryan thats its lethal stuff.Also illegal to touch that shit without a cert. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
glanzagee Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 As above should always be taken to get de gased before any work is carried out my cosh license expired last year but I'm glad the law was implemented few years back Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flaminsam Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 As said above, R134a boils at -26.5 degrees. If in doubt get a professional to evacuate your system. Also if you are doing the "rag method" be careful as you will have only drained the high pressure vapour side. Gas will still be in the low pressure or suction side of the system. Also R134a is heavier than air, so if your working in a garage with a pit dont go down there. You can potentially drown in refrigerant. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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