In this video, learn how to refill your car or truck’s A/C system with R134a refrigerant, the most common type used. This method is also applicable when adding Freon to your system. Find out how to ...

In the meantime, to comply with the upcoming ban, American and foreign automakers are beginning to produce cars with air conditioners that use a coolant known as HFC-134a instead of Freon, also ...

However, a very slow leak may not require any kind of repairs. In some cases, simply adding some refrigerant — sometimes referred to as “recharging” — will do the trick.

Meant for R-134a cars, it also has a leak sealer and additive than can help stop small leaks in hoses, gaskets and o-rings. It replaces not just the AC refrigerant lost, but the oil that can leak ...

Updated regulations under Section 608 of the Clean Air Act finalized in 2017 stepped in and now have a say in how to add freon to RV AC. No longer is it a DIY project. Instead, it’s a bit more ...

The R-12 refrigerant our truck’s A/C system came with was a great working fluid but bad for the atmosphere, so the industry discontinued it. The switch to R-134a (unfortunately, still a potent ...

R134a systems don't leak as much as the old systems did back in the R12 days, but the SAE says the average model year 2017 car leaks 0.41 ounces of refrigerant per year.

He described R-134a as “a low-pressure refrigerant which produces a relatively large volume of gas which must be moved by the compressors to provide each unit of refrigeration — about 35 percent more ...