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thom4782 · 06-10-2016, 02:49 PM

As others have said, the answer is yes. You need to be concerned, however, about overfilling the low pressure side. If you do, the A/C output temperature will actually go up. And if you overfill it by a lot, it may even cause a component to fail.

BTW: Because I'm not as handy as Meir and I didn't want to drop a couple of thousand on the repair, I did add a Red Angel AC Stop Leak to my system four years ago. Now I just top things off about every 18 months. It's works differently than the ones that swell O-rings. If the leak is too big, nothing will help except replacing the failed component.

06-10-2016, 02:49 PM	#5
thom4782 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Foster City CA Posts: 1,099	As others have said, the answer is yes. You need to be concerned, however, about overfilling the low pressure side. If you do, the A/C output temperature will actually go up. And if you overfill it by a lot, it may even cause a component to fail. BTW: Because I'm not as handy as Meir and I didn't want to drop a couple of thousand on the repair, I did add a Red Angel AC Stop Leak to my system four years ago. Now I just top things off about every 18 months. It's works differently than the ones that swell O-rings. If the leak is too big, nothing will help except replacing the failed component. Last edited by thom4782; 06-10-2016 at 02:52 PM.