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04-27-2019, 09:56 AM | #1 |
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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Location: Youngsville, NC
Vehicle:2002 WRX 250k miles Raven Black |
02 WRX A/c charging specifications chart
Good morning all
I have a 2002 wrx 2.0 turbo sedan model I have searched and cannot find a chart that tells you the psi at specific ambient temperatures that you need to correctly charge your a/c system. I had my system evacuated so I could put a new compressor on and replace the o rings and replace expansion valve. I have a vacuum pump and gauges to pull vacuum and charge and have my pag oil etc.. I know on the car the blue label outlines 16-19 ounces of r134a but I don’t know to what psi. It’s about 60° here now rising to around 70° today and I want to do this right. I forgot to ask the shop that evacuated the system about the psi while I was there, and they are closed til Monday. Any help is appreciated. Please let me know.
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11-10-2019, 04:54 PM | #2 |
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Member#: 506272
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Kansas City area
Vehicle:2002 WRX Sedan Silver |
I see this post has been here a few months, so I hope you figured something out.
While there is theoretically a certain amount of R-134a added, really any A/C system using R-134a will need about the same amount of pressure to operate correctly because the gas is the same. It will need to be a particular pressure to absorb heat and a particular pressure to reject it. There are pressure gauge/refill hoses sold at auto parts store or the auto parts section of department stores like Walmart. I had no issues just adding a bit of refrigerant until the needle was in the green section (25-50PSI on the gauge I got). I just went on the conservative side of good, say 30-35PSI and things went fine. These gauges connect to the LOW pressure side. As to ambient temperature, probably around 70ºF is good, but you fill the system with the A/C running, which should make the low-pressure side much more stable temperature-wise. You can always add a bit more, but it's hard to add less. Last edited by Lug_Nuts_23; 11-10-2019 at 04:57 PM. Reason: Changed wording, clarified |
11-10-2019, 05:04 PM | #3 |
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Member#: 506272
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Kansas City area
Vehicle:2002 WRX Sedan Silver |
Just saw this thread:
https://forums.nasioc.com/forums/sho....php?t=2029112 From the thread: "add it to low pressure port with AC turned on to MAX." Then: "45-55 psi was pressure reading recommended for 90 degree weather (refer to label on the can as pressure varies depending on ambient temperature)." Not all cans say but there's another datapoint. |
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