Air con removal

[Mist-R]

How difficult is it to do, anyone done it, is there a how to.... ?

 

[warringtonjack]

It's easy enough, I did it, so it must be.

Have a look here --> http://www.gtiroc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32822

Only warning I give is, try not to inhale any gasses that might escape when removing pipework, I got a faceful and floated around the place in a daze for a few mins! :lol: :doh:

 

[CanadianR]

It's easy enough, I did it, so it must be.

Have a look here --> http://www.gtiroc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32822

Only warning I give is, try not to inhale any gasses that might escape when removing pipework, I got a faceful and floated around the place in a daze for a few mins! :lol: :doh:

you'll want to get it de-gassed at a shop!

 

[johnsy]

yeah cost me summit like 60-80 quid for a de-gas,

 

[Animaldaz]

Its illegal to vent refrigerant to atmosphere

 

[olliecast]

all the squirrels will die if its vented to atmostphere!!

 

[kenan]

I heard if the older gas hit a hot manifold for example it would turn to Mustard gas?

 

[olliecast]

I heard if the older gas hit a hot manifold for example it would turn to Mustard gas?

he`s got to try that!

 

[pulsarboby]

think ive destroyed the ozone layer single handedly then:lol::lol:

still no fooking sunshine:roll:

 

[bracpan]

If it means making the hole bigger in the ozone layer please carry on as im fed up with 3 bad summers and tree huggers telling me, we have global warming...
99% of this climate change cr*p is just another way of getting us to pay more for less....as usuall just a big con. So vent to your harts content.
Good luck
Phil

 

[Mist-R]

I've already de-gassed it haha, ooops! Just wondered about removal of the pump and finding a shorter belt from a non air con model........
Wanna basically get rid of anything unecessary in the engine bay thats keeping the heat in.

 

[Animaldaz]

Seems I touched a raw nerve there! Ive been on a few A/C courses and they dont stop banging on about all the environmental effects R134a and the old R12 can have, And also as a buisness if you were caught venting the stuff there would be serious implications! That may have been a load of bollocks but I would'nt post on a public forum that I had been doing it.
I found a gates 5pk838 belt fitted perfectly

 

[Tim]

I managed it, and i'm useless!

I used a uk gtir aux belt and it fitted with very little drama!

 

[MarkTurbo]

Only warning I give is, try not to inhale any gasses that might escape when removing pipework, I got a faceful and floated around the place in a daze for a few mins! :lol: :doh:

I used to work as a refrigeration engineer 10 years ago, if you are going to let the gas out yourself make sure you do it an an open area and dont inhale it :doh: The gas is heavier than air so in high concentrations could suffocate you if it gets in your lungs ;-)

 

[stumo]

I used to work as a refrigeration engineer 10 years ago, if you are going to let the gas out yourself make sure you do it an an open area and dont inhale it :doh: The gas is heavier than air so in high concentrations could suffocate you if it gets in your lungs ;-)

Can't we line up all the dumbasses and get them to have a good lungfull or two.........

 

[MarkTurbo]

Can't we line up all the dumbasses and get them to have a good lungfull or two.........

You'd need a big supply of gas ;-)