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CAUTION:
  • Air conditioning refrigerant or lubricant vapor can irritate your eyes, nose, or throat.
  • Be careful when connecting service equipment.
  • Do not breathe refrigerant or vapor.
NOTE:
  • If accidental system discharge occurs, ventilate the work area before resuming service.
  • Additional health and safety information may be obtained from the refrigerant and lubricant manufacturers.
  1. Connect an R-134a refrigerant recovery/recycling/charging station (A) to the high-pressure service port (B) and the low-pressure service port (C), as shown, following the equipment manufacturer's instructions.
    Fig 1: Locating R-134a Refrigerant Recovery/Recycling/Charging Station, High-Pressure Service Port And Low-Pressure Service Port
    G06424204Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  2. Recover the refrigerant in the A/C system (see REFRIGERANT RECOVERY  ).
  3. Evacuate the system until the suction gauge reads approximately -93.3 kPa (-700 mmHg, - 27.55 inHg). Check that the system holds a vacuum for 15 minutes.
    • If the A/C system hold vacuum for 15 minutes, the system does not have a leak. Finish the system evacuation (see SYSTEM EVACUATION  ), then go to step 4.
    • If the A/C system does not hold vacuum for 15 minutes, the A/C system has a leak. Find and repair the leak (see REFRIGERANT LEAK CHECK  ).
  4. Add the same amount of new refrigerant oil to the system that was removed during recovery. Use only DENSO ND-OIL 8 refrigerant oil.
  5. Charge the system with the specified amount of R-134a refrigerant. Do not overcharge the system; the A/C compressor will be damaged.

    Select the appropriate units of measure for your refrigerant charging station.

    Refrigerant Capacity: 

    400 to 450 g 

    0.40 to 0.45 kg 

    0.88 to 0.99 lbs 

    14.1 to 15.9 oz 

  6. Check for refrigerant leaks (see REFRIGERANT LEAK CHECK  ).
  7. Check the system performance (see A/C SYSTEM TEST  ).