DIY Aircon System Flush

[JDM-K20]

Hey all,

What parts do I need to remove for an aircon system flush? I have an air compressor at home so i can use that to flush the pipes, but just dont know which parts to remove. I have a 99 Honda civic sedan....


Cheers!

[na-118]

LOL are you serious diy on this shit? so where you going to release the gases?

[90LAN]

you need a licence to do ac gassing now

[HondaTechy]

This is not a good DIY thing to do!
If you have a/c gas in the system it has to be recovered properly. Cleaning the sytem out with an air compressor is not a good idea because it will probably put too much moisture into the system and will not clean much out anyway.You will need to have it flushed correctly with either a correct solvent or a/c gas and done with the correct machine.
what's wrong with it anyway?
Sometimes its good to leave it to the professionals.

[4shizz]

err.. take it else where mate.

[JDM-K20]

Well my dad is an aircon technician...technically he could do it for me. But theres no gas in the system atm.... A/C system had been down for years and not working. Recently installed a new a/c compressor and now i wna flush the system or as much of it as i can before regassing.

[HondaTechy]

Fair enough. It'd be better if you replace the receiver drier as well while your at it, especially if you have debris in it. That will help prevent any blockages and help your a/c run more effiently, its like your enging oil filter... just for the a/c.

[vinnY]

why do you want to flush it when the aircon guys will pull a vac on the system to clean out the pipes anyway?

i just flushed my pipes with some shellite and let the aircon guys do the rest