kurtdaley
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My 220ce needs re gassing (I think). Anyone know how I find out what kind of gas is in it??
It's a 1994 220ce
Thanks
It's a 1994 220ce
Thanks
Roger Jones
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Can't answer your question directly, but the old R12 was officially outlawed from 2000, so if it has been done since then it should be R134a, "should" being the operative word. I think the European manufacturers stopped installing R12 in new cars in the mid-1990s; the USians banned it a little earlier.
Take it to somewhere like Kwik Fit for a fast, easy, cheap solution.
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Number_Cruncher
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>>Anyone know how I find out what kind of gas is in it??
There should be a sticker on the bonnet slam panel giving the type of gas and the charge mass.
Failing that, look for a charge point - if your's is a Diavia after fit system, these will be in the nearside inner wing. Take a plastic cap off, and look at the fitting. If it's a bit like a tyre valve, it's R12, and if it's a larger, snap lock fitting like ebay item 310137483310, then, it's R134a.
Don't be tempted into filling the system with gloop, go and see a proper air con specialist and have the job done properly.
There should be a sticker on the bonnet slam panel giving the type of gas and the charge mass.
Failing that, look for a charge point - if your's is a Diavia after fit system, these will be in the nearside inner wing. Take a plastic cap off, and look at the fitting. If it's a bit like a tyre valve, it's R12, and if it's a larger, snap lock fitting like ebay item 310137483310, then, it's R134a.
Don't be tempted into filling the system with gloop, go and see a proper air con specialist and have the job done properly.
rees_A
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Just had my car regassed at Kwik Fit for £25..Special winter price
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kurtdaley
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I think I will try my local kwik fit then. Cheers
eundaddy
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yeah, this isnt something you need to go to your dealership. refridgerant oil is quite expensive. good luck.
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I had a phone call from my local kwick fit in the summer. They could not find the charging points on a 210.
Need I say more?
Need I say more?
IanT
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I'd have thought a 1994 car would be R134a, but as Number Cruncher says above, check the filling and sample points on the AC pipework to be sure.
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