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Old 10-23-05, 11:07 AM
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I think lost some refrigerant on my sc300. I had one of the nuts open for about 15 seconds as I was looking for the coolant drain ****. Is this detrimental to my car or should it be ok? Is there anyway to test if I need more refrigerant? Thanks.

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I think lost some refrigerant on my sc300. I had one of the nuts open for about 15 seconds as I was looking for the coolant drain ****. Is this detrimental to my car or should it be ok? Is there anyway to test if I need more refrigerant? Thanks.

JM
ya depending on what kind of system u have(r12 and r124a) there are pressure gagues u can buy. if u do get them tell me abient temp, static pressure, and operating pressures of both high side and low. and if u have more questions feel free to pm me and ill send u my number cuz i think your in the area
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