"Mike G" <metier@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Over the last several years, the air conditioning on my E30 has gotten
>> weaker and weaker. Now I can't tell if the air is any cooler at all
with
>> it on. Is this likely to need only a refrigerant recharge?
>
> That's all I'd have done if it were mine.
> AIUI all a/c systems will eventually stop working through gas leakage.
> If yours has lasted a few years, the chances are that a proper service,
> evacuation, and a refill wth gas and oil will have it working again for
at
> least a year or two.
You are overlooking one BIG thing here. If this is an unmodified system,
it uses R-12 refrigerant. The expense of keeping a a leaking system
full would be significant. I would find it, fix it, and fill it.
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