"decoy@right.here.com" <decoy.016@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all!
>
> I've got a 2002 Civic EX and the AC isn't quite working right. When I
> turn it on, it will blow cold air for several minutes before blowing
> outside temperature air. If I cycle the AC on several minutes later, I
> may get cold air again.
>
> Does it sound like I need to charge the system to get the R134 into the
> correct pressure range? Does anyone have any experience with the kits
> you can buy at the auto stores? How are they? I'd take it to the
> dealer, but they want $150 just to charge it with refrigerant/dye and
> then have me come back if it fails again. I figure if I can get the
> R134 level back to where it's supposed to be, I can at least see how
> much of a leak there may be.
>
> I haven't checked out the kits yet, but are there specs for the low
> pressure side included for Hondas? I understand that too much
> refrigerant can be worse than too little as far as the system goes.
>
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated! The quicker, the better!
> We're supposed to be approaching 100 deg. the next couple of days here
> in the Northeast.
>
> Thanks!
> decoy
>

Do you have a refrigerant sight-glass (on the receiver) - the last uk model
I did had one - you should see bubbles when the system starts, but should go
clear once the pressures stabilise (you may need to increase revs slightly
from idle). If you see continuous bubbles / foam, it's low.

Are the fans working correctly?

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