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How Dangerous is Fake Car A/C Refrigerant? Let’s Find
How Dangerous is Fake Car A/C Refrigerant? Let’s Find Out!
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I purchased two brands of refrigerant advertised and replacement refrigerant for R-134A for a vehicle’s air conditioning system. Using the proper test equipment and proper safety techniques, I compared both alternative refrigerants to R-134A. I hope this review helps you avoid making a costly…
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That stuff, r134a, is not technically 'freon' since it is not a blend of chloroflourocarbons: It is a hydroflourocarbon based freon-replacement refrigerant.
There are petrol cars in Europe converted to LPG. The gas tanks have a capacity of up to 80 liters.
Some people don't make it a problem that the gas is flammable.
There are approximately 200 grams of R290 refrigerant in the air conditioning system.
And here's the problem, because it is flammable.
You need to teach them about airflow!!!! in the cabin filter, and if that thing is Packed full of dirt THEN it will never move enough. Air & You can never have enough freON …… Just blow your system up by trying to charge it….. !!!!!! Refrigeration 101 … !!!!!
PLEASE. Yamalube Vs Motul 10w40 Full Synthethic
OMG, you need to be careful burning refrigerants, when you burn a CFC/HCFC you are converting some of it into stuff like phosgene, hydrochloric acid, and hydroflouric acid, and a few other nasty chemicals…..
Teaching how not to…
The amount of wrong use of freon is murdering my brain I expect more accuracy from this channel
One redneck solution I've seen for refilling car ACs for cheap is to use gas duster cans, since most of them use HFC-134a mixed with some other gas.
The problem is that R-12 systems usually can't handle HFC, but I guess when you're driving a rust bucket made from pieces of three other cars, it doesn't really matter.
That pressure differential seems so low, on the "replacement" gasses. That's probably why idle cooling is so bad. I wonder what the numbers look like at speed.
An undersized compressor pully would "fix" or at the least, help the problem. But I don't think we're gunna see that.
I've heard that you can use the propellant in air dusters as refrigerant in R12 cars.
The pag oil can store refrigerant thats why the need for such long suction time requirements from the car maker guided procedure. You might have some contamination because of this. The dessicant filter is not the same on all vehicles. Some systems use reciever driers that work in the gas state(low side) of A/C systems while the other dessicant filters are in the liquid side such as later model Ford trucks that are on the condenser. One holds moisture(reciever drier) while the other traps debris as well as hold moisture(capped cylinder housing on side of condenser on Ford trucks) which simply unscrews to be replaced. Your Suburban's Orifice tube has the filter designed into it.
To the people thinking you can start a side job doing car A/C services you should check your EPA local standards. I'm sure they have some laws for the improper release a refrigerant. I've had my MACS license over 30yrs now. Just FYI.
I wonder if your system isnt working as expected. When I changed out a mazda compressor it was putting out 24⁰F air at the vent.
Take a drink every time you say "Freon".
Freon is a registered trade name like Kleenex or Hoover, you called it refrigerant only a couple of times which is the correct term.
Should add the gas slower when adding as a liquid. Usually around 25psi above the suction pressure to avoid compressor damage.
You did a pretty good job, after a vac its better to charge liquids into the discharge line
Gday from the land of kangaroos 'n' drop bears @Project Farm.
I have a suggestion for another comparison video.
Laser temperature readers. Their accuracy, surface types, max and min temperatures, range, read speed ECT.
I have a little 9v Ryobi one which is quite fun to play with but I also wonder how accurate it actually is. I'm not sure that it reads ice/glass properly either.
man,,,, you gotta keep doing these fake/counterfeit videos, i just learned today that there is fake refrigerant, didn't know that, although i always use the r134, could you do a comparison vid of the refill can's with the small guage attachment that comes with it?? there are quite a few different brands out there, i wonder which one is better. ?. if that's possible, they say so with their labels. thanks.
300k miles on suburban, that's amazing
Can anyone tell how freon, a molecule weighing 3x as much as atmospheric air, gets up in the attitude of 25-50km and destroys the ozone layer….?
Good job showing the recovery procedure. Over here in Germany, only a licensed tech is allowed to handle gases like R134a and similar ones harmful to the ozone layer. That's also why you may not install a home AC yourself (unless its a completely enclosed system with no removable lines that just hangs outside the window). This is also the reason why so many new units use R290, because it is exempt from this rule.
But for handling R134A, R1234yf and all similar stuff (god forbid R12) you have to have a certification and have to be employed at a company who is certified in this field of work and has the right tools on hand – fines for not complying can go up to tens of thousands of Euros.
So no re-filling your dead car AC at home with anything but substitute gases.
i recommend looking at duracool 12a its a good replacement for r12 and r134a i used it on my older vehicles and blows ice cold
I did not know about the propane and methane R134a replacements on the market. I had a refrigerator that used R134a and I will look at some leftover cans I got from Amazon to see if that was what was actually in them. The new gas would not cool the freezer properly. I had to replace that frig because the manufacturer whose name starts with Sam failed to evacuate the system properly during assembly and the refrigerant became acidic and ate through the copper lines near the compressor causing it to constantly leak refrigerant. It barely made it ten years before it died.
Excellent and very informative Todd who knew about these fake products.
Can you do a video on replacement axe 🪓 and hammer 🔨 handles?
The current refrigerant r1234yf is flammable too. Any car sold in north america since 2016 has it.
Depends on the state you’re in too. Washington state, can’t buy the shit in normal stores, including auto stores. Gotta go the black market route or use the alternative shit.
would love to see a video about pencil screwdriver sets
I had a 1989 Toyota Supra and it used an R-12 system. The R12 was very expensive so I decided to do some research. Turns out that a propane and butane mixture works very well. I pulled a vacuum on my system and calculated how much propane and butane to put into the system. (The butane raises the boiling point as pure propane is too cold and would freeze the evaporator) I can't remember the exact numbers, but it was around 14 ounces of propane and 2 or 3 ounces of butane. It cost me only a few dollars at the time.
After I filled the system I tested it and it was the coldest air conditioning system I have ever experienced in a car. I was completely blown away by the results. The A/C worked for many years like this with no issues.
I AM NOT RECOMMENDING ANYONE DOES THIS! I understood very well the risks associated whilst doing this.
Good info in this one. Have you already done a video for car leather care? I’ll check ur videos now
I believe that the alternative or fake R134a is a mix of R290 Propane and R600a Isobutane. It does work however if you car is older it tends to cause the rubber seals to go hard and leak. You also need to charge it with 1/3rd of the weight of r134a. The R290/R600a mix works and is very effective.
MY IDEA: I'm an American from bitter cold Michigan and now I live in the Philippines. Here in some circles almost no one uses anti-freeze, but I'm talking shade-tree mechanics. I drive a 20 year old car with a 1.6L 4 cylinder engine. It's a Lancer if you care. My question is about its value where it never freezes and is always hot, say 80-90 degree weather for example, what happens when you skip it? How much is enough? I've heard it doubles as a lubricant for the water pump? Compare brands if you haven't before…. Thanks.
VIDEO SUGGESTION! Yesterday I learned that you can get ceramic utility blades! Trapezoid (T-type) blades which claim to last 10 times longer than steel… We're gonna test that? It's been 4 years since you tested utility blades maybe you can make a new one with Steel and ceramics.
thats not vapor coming out the vacuum pump, thats the compressor oil!
so if yiur gonna use the fake o es , you may as well use propane😅
That’s not Freon!! Freon is a DuPont product
I just bought my first router, a mastercraft 1-3/4 hp fix base at a yard sale. Do you have any recommendations on a good bit set, or able to do a route bit comparison in a future video?
The epa needs to quit forcing us to use garbage when r280 and r600 blends are better in many ways.
Yes flammable but so what, 34 gallons of gasoline under my box and 28 gallons of propane in my box and perfectly legal. Yet less than a quart in the ac is not? It is the safest thing about my old pickup.
Hey, have you ever thought about doing a comparison test of condoms? I would just like to see the test you come up with! LOL!!!