808-lexus

i bought my LS400 "third hand" and have only had the car for a year, so i have no clue if the air conditioning needs a recharge or if it needs freon. would any of you know which one the car uses? it's a 1st gen.

LiCelsior

iTrader: (32)

should be the standard r134a but here http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/air/acrecharge.html

808-lexus

ok. thank you so much!

PureDrifter

iTrader: (10)

sry, but iirc pre 94 cars used R12 coolant, AKA Freon....so ul be needing either a bribeable shop or a conversion.

LiCelsior

iTrader: (32)

was wondering when u were going to come in and give some info.

omarg

Pre 93 btw. For the LS400 anyway.

808-lexus

so a '90 LS400 would use freon and NOT be recharged???

hobojoe

exactly almost all 94 and earlier cars used the r12 freon which is now very expensive to have done at least here in colorado it runs about 200 or so becuase its explosive so it has to be handled in a certain way. plus it had the now banned CFCs so its hard to find a shop with it in general.

hobojoe

also i have a 91 and took it in yesterday to my lexus dealer they will put freon in but wanted to charge me 300 or so for it.

808-lexus

wow.....that's a lot. so i guess the best bet would be to take it down to the lexus dealer and have them fill it? i believe the dealer here is toyota...

hobojoe

yea i mean look at ac shops thats what i did and they were giong to be cheaper but if you cant find any that would be your best bet.

808-lexus

ok, will do. thank you for your help.

hobojoe

yep no problem

LiCelsior

iTrader: (32)

anyway to convert to r134a?

hobojoe

ummmmm not sure on that one if so it would mean new a/c condenser, piping, and a few more things and none of which are cheap.