Anyone Recharged Your Own A/C? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

rfuerst911sc · 10-30-2019, 01:14 PM

Seadweller what are the symptoms of your AC that are making you think it needs refrigerant ? I see you are in FL so is it not cooling fast enough ? Not cooling at all ? To be honest I have " topped off " but I used my gauges to do it . To date on domestic and euro vehicles with the Porsche included I have had no issues . And cooling performance has always been better for doing so .

But it's a fine line between enough refrigerant and too much or too little . And usually having to top off means there is a leak and finding/correcting is the right approach . But when it's 95 degrees and humid and your sweating like a pig topping off is acceptable in my opinion .

Seadweller · 10-31-2019, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

Seadweller what are the symptoms of your AC that are making you think it needs refrigerant ?

I've had the car for 4 years now, and the air is blowing cool, but not as cold as it did when I bought it. If there's a leak, it's got to be very, very tiny. If it's an o-ring, for example, that's why I was considering one of the DIY kits not with a sealer, per se, but rather with a conditioner for the rubber components. With that said, I will avoid any kind of sealer if that's the right way to go.

I just don't want to get into an expensive bill with this, because it's a fair weather car, and we run with the top down 99% of the time. If I can add a bit of freon and have it last another 4 years on a small charge, that's what I'm looking to do.

Paul · 10-31-2019, 01:55 PM

Do you have any pieces of foam in your vents? If so your issue may not be refrigerant related.

Seadweller · 11-01-2019, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul

Do you have any pieces of foam in your vents? If so your issue may not be refrigerant related.

Yes, I've had the foam blowing out of the vents issue for quite some time, but it seems to have stopped. I'm sure all the foam from the flapper is gone at this point. It certainly could be warm air mixing with cold air, causing the increase in vent temps.

It's been on my list to address, but every time I think about doing it.....