Freon recharge help, 01 solara

[stainless]

Hello again my friends, been a while since I have been here but I am back seeking an answer to a relativily easy question.

My system works but the cold air slowly stoped being cold, so I went to autozone with my problem and they told me to purchase this freon boost kit with a gauge attached to it. So I did but i'm not positive where I should hook it up too.

I think I should do it here

but my dad thinks it should go somewhere here

he is a stubborn man so I'm here to prove him wrong (I hope )


Oh and while I was looking around I noticed this just kind of laying there by my first picture. Whats that about...

Autozone is like 20 min away so I didn't want to drive back and ask. Thanks for your help.

[TadS]

I think it needs to go to the low pressure side. Your dad is on the right track, but I think that is the high pressure side of the AC system. It should be in the instructions with the kit.

[stainless]

the instructions just tell me it should go on the low pressure side.... how do I know if its the low pressure or high pressure side on my solara.... I cant find sqwat in the toyota manuel.

[Eye8Pussies]

the low pressure side is near the passenger's side firewall...the one that you're looking at is the high pressure side if I remember correctly

[alltrac92]

Sometimes the caps will be marked with a L for low or H for high. Also they sometimes use color caps blue for low and red for high.

[Jai_Jai_Binks]

the low pressure side is near the passenger's side firewall...the one that you're looking at is the high pressure side if I remember correctly

^^ what he said, its pretty easy...just buy a kit that has a built in guage or the PSI. Then on a HOT AFTERNOON, park your car outside for a while and turn on the a/c on full and fill away on the low side. I've done it once on my camry in 11 years and never on my 'lara.

[Midias]

You put the can in that side it may explode put it here

[Chinky420]

midias wins the cookie

low press by the pass. side, next to intake manifold

[stainless]

guys thank you so much! We found it, did it, and it works amazing! I can't beleive I went a year without AC because I thought a proffessional had to do it. Thanks again !!!!

[Sentinel]

Being a closed system, it shouldn't leak. If you have the same problem again (ever) I'd spring for the $$ to get a pro to leak check the system and fix whatever seal is bad.

[stainless]

I'm bringing this thread back from the dead because it has happened again. It actually happened last year but i'm just now getting around to trying to fix it again.

So I tried to fill it up again thinking that it had just run out of refrigerant again but I couldn't get it to fill, this was last year.

I took it to Firestone yesterday and had it "inspected" and they said the gauges and the compressor were good but to do a dye leak test would cost 200 dollars. I said eh screw you and complained until I got the half ass inspection for free haha. So now I'm going to a friends house to have him look at it but if anyone has any input it would be appreciated.

Thanks!

[solara90]

well, you have a leak somewhere obviously, most leaks are cause by evaporator or the seals in the lines. If you have a leak detector or put a dye in it and buy a black light. Good luck some leaks are a PAIN the the A$$ to find!

[02slera]

yea my car leaks that stuff too, i bought a recharge kit with dye in it from advance auto and now not only does my ac blow cold again (for now) but i have found the leak myself as i can see where the dye is coming out. i will still have to have a pro fix the leak and vacuum the system down and charge it properly, but atleast im going in knowing where the leak is and can tell the guy exactly what i want done and maybe he'll see im not car illiterate and not try to rip me off.

[stainless]

well never mind we got it to fill this time. We we just have to see how long it lasts this time.

[Gregtrd]

Where are located?