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This is South Korea. I couldn't find the low side cap... I've been riding a 2006 car so far. Thanks to this video in 2024, I was able to save money and time. Thank you.
Thanks for showing the location of the recharge port. I'd add you should have gloves and protective eyewear to save yourself from a world of hurt. And on our truck the a/c compressor was rapidly cycling on and off due to a low overall refrigerant amount, which caused the gauge to change from high to low pressure reading. When the compressor kicks on, the pressure drops too low and the compressor shuts off. Then the pressure temporarily increases to "high," triggering the compressor to run until the pressure drops too low again and shuts off the compressor. In that case, if the lowest reading you get (when the compressor is running) is at the low mark, the system doesn't contain enough refrigerant overall to meet the compressor's requirements. So you may have to and I definitely had to add refrigerant until there was enough refrigerant for the compressor to stay running. Then i could get a stable pressure reading which showed that the pressure was low (i think it was 20 psi). But knowing the desired low side pressure is tricky as it depends on the temp around the truck. And the low side pressure may normally even be be close to zero if it is cold outside with the a/c running, apparently. Ideally you should have a manifold gauge for measuring the a/c system's pressure, because it can measure both the high and low pressure lines and make sure both have proper pressure. And it's also tricky to determine the ideal high side pressure. I only used a low pressure line gauge built into my low pressure recharge hose (that is all you get with those "easy" diy recharge kits), but that is only a hack. I guess it's okay to get the a/c working again in a pinch. The proper way is to measure both high and low pressure lines using a manifold gauge which is rentable from auto parts stores. If you are using the manifold gauge to measure pressures or refill the system, never open the valve to the high pressure side. The pressure of the high pressure side can be read with its valve closed, and never open the high pressure valve as you would get a dangerous high pressure refrigerant coming out of the manifold gauge. (I would imagine it being a huge explosive release of vapor or freezing liquid but i dont know what would actually happen) This is all info i learned from Eric the Car Guy's ac recharge video.
Thank you for the video. Just needed to know where exactly the filter was located on this vehicle.and mentioning what size socket I needed for plug was a plus also saved me time trying to find the size 😂
Thanks so much for making this video. I watched it, and was able to make the SAME repair nearly exactly the same way and had everything completed in about an hour. Perfect!
