My $0.02, supported by lots of AC repair manuals. The only reliable way to
recharge an R134a system, is to evacuate it and recharge with the exact
amount of refrigerant required. That is why the repair shops with the
$1,500 recovery stations, the EPA certification and the high school dropout
"technicians" have you over a barrel. Many of them will fix one leak,
recharge your system and tell you that you are "good to go" even though
there may be six more leaks that they "don't know about". Who can blame
people for wanting to do this job themselves? My advice is to at least do a
soap bubble test, to make sure that there are no really bad leaks, before
putting the car back on the road.

Earle

"duckbill" <ltcauth13@nospam.cs.com> wrote in message
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> For the older Civics 96 to 99, the low side readings should be 23 to 36,
hi
> side 240 to 300. Don't know about your 2002, though? Good luck.
>