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sharke22

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I have a 2002 Freelander. I'm looking to re-gas the air conditioning and am not sure which is the correct valve to access. Does anyone have directions that would help? Ideally a photo showing it. Thanks lots in advance
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Bow up the Freelander? Did you mean blow up? That would be a great loss.
Unless you have the correct equipment and gas leave it well alone, it's not a DIY job. Get a garage to do it, it's not that much.
 
fook me, all this free advice and spellin lessons too.
this is better than majorie proops.
 
No, I have an additive to add to the air conditioning and just needed to find the correct valve. Have done so now and nothing blew up :) The additive is meant to really reduce the temp drastically and increase the efficiency. It seems to work too; it went from 25 deg F to -5 deg F according to the little laser thermometer thing I've got. Quite impressed. Thanks anyways guys, good to have joined the forum :)
 
sharke22 said:
No, I have an additive to add to the air conditioning and just needed to find the correct valve. Have done so now and nothing blew up :) The additive is meant to really reduce the temp drastically and increase the efficiency. It seems to work too; it went from 25 deg F to -5 deg F according to the little laser thermometer thing I've got. Quite impressed. Thanks anyways guys, good to have joined the forum :)
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And what kind of an additive is this ? (As one of the two minor points I find on the Freelander is the A/C, the other one the heating..:D ) And which valve did you take to add the stuff?? (picture?)
Thanks.
 
You can now buy DIY gassing kits from Halfords, £40 for one with a gauge to let you know how low your current system is.

You should see 2 blue screw on caps in the engine bay which come off the AC unit, one marked H and the other L, connect to the L (Low Pressure) and away you go.

I used this kit at the weekend on a Mitsubishi 3000 GT who's AC wasnt very good, 10 minutes later and nice cold air.

He was quoted £160 + Vat by a garage to do it.

Zippy
 
8{|> said:
Mines two levers on the dash board - pull them down the wind blows in - pull them up less air blows in.
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Ah, no, that's the dust inlet lever.

As well as letting the dust in, the vents also provide a useful draft to prevent cabin temperature rising in the winter.

Alas, with their adequate cabin heating, Freelander drivers are more susceptible to food poisoning from prawn sandwiches.

Cheers

Blippie
 
Zippy said:
You can now buy DIY gassing kits from Halfords, £40 for one with a gauge to let you know how low your current system is.

You should see 2 blue screw on caps in the engine bay which come off the AC unit, one marked H and the other L, connect to the L (Low Pressure) and away you go.

I used this kit at the weekend on a Mitsubishi 3000 GT who's AC wasnt very good, 10 minutes later and nice cold air.

He was quoted £160 + Vat by a garage to do it.

Zippy
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Hi sharke22 and Zippy,

Thanks for all that info but is there any chance of getting a name of product so that I can check around whether it exists overhere (or see if a similar thing can be found in an autoparts store ? )
Thanks and cheers.

PS:
Checked and found the two valves but the rubber caps on it are black, not blue (see picture). Tried to remove one of them as the valves you describe are underneath I suppose, but unable to get them off. (Didn't try too hard I must say as one never knows what's hidden behind it ??)
 
Willo... The heating and a/c is very good in MY TD4 in fact for a diesel it heats up very quick indeed, have keep turning it down even on coldest days. . . Ming
 
ming said:
Willo... The heating and a/c is very good in MY TD4 in fact for a diesel it heats up very quick indeed, have keep turning it down even on coldest days. . . Ming
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Hi Ming;

What year is yours ?? (and to be honest, when doing long trips it happens I have to change direction of the heath, away from my feet, as well but only on long, very long trips ....:D )
 
ming said:
Willo... The heating and a/c is very good in MY TD4 in fact for a diesel it heats up very quick indeed, have keep turning it down even on coldest days. . . Ming
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Td4 has an additional heater to get the engine temperature up quicker, helping to keep emissions down. You can upgrade this with a timer so that it runs independantly of the engine.

Very useful, and particularly apt for the freelander, you can run this whilst awaiting the recovery vehicle:D :p
 
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