Air con regas

**lokets** · 09-04-2007 07:32 AM

Hi. Recently, I notice my Jazz aircon is not as cold before and I suspect it requires regas. My questions are:

1. Where & how do you confirm if the gas is indeed low? Is there a "window" or indicator of this?

2. Anyone has a place where one can get a regas at a reasonable cost? Roughly how much would it be? I reside in Brisbane, QLD.

Thanks for your help.

**Drew** · 09-04-2007 07:36 AM

Re gas is around $100 -/+

**lokets** · 09-04-2007 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by Drew

Re gas is around $100 -/+

Thanks for the info. Do you recall the place where you can go to get this done?

**lokets** · 09-04-2007 03:47 PM

I found in the Jazz service manual the layout of the air con system. There is a thing called sight glass where one can peek into the flow of the air con gas. This glass is on the lower, left side, towards the front of the car.

However, I'm not sure how to check it - that is, with the air con running (cold), when the gas is sufficient, am I supposed to see bubbles or is it the other way round? I cannot recall how to read the indication for insufficient or low gas condition.

Thanks.

**panda[cRx]** · 23-04-2007 11:04 AM

you really shouldnt need regassing unless there is a leak somewhere in the system.

what aircon settings do you use? fresh or recirculate?

**lokets** · 23-04-2007 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by panda[cRx]

you really shouldnt need regassing unless there is a leak somewhere in the system.

what aircon settings do you use? fresh or recirculate?

Yes, you are right - I found after more testing that there appears to be the nothing wrong with the gas, there was no leaking but just the air-con unit is not as cold as before (my perception). All's good now. The air-con gas repair shops I called on the phone said usually there should be no leaks on relatively new air-con system (say up to 5 years) - unless there's a leak. They can perform a leak test free of charge and if it does leak, like you said, regas does nothing good, just wasting more money.

I use recirculate air for my air-con usually. Thanks.