The only legal way is with a R12 recovery/recycling machine.
The only legal way is with a R12 recovery/recycling machine.
The only legal way is with a R12 recovery/recycling machine.
R134
It is called Refrigerant not Coolant. Your 1999 Ford uses R134 refrigerant.
It uses R134 refrigerant.
There are kits available, which consist of o-rings that are resistant to the corrosive properties of the R134, you will need the refrigerant, someone to remove the old refrigerant since it is illegal to release it into the atmosphere, and someone to vacuum pressurize the system prior to filling with the new refrigerant.
This is the transition year. It can be R12 or R134. It is listed on the unit. The fact that R12 is no longer being produced makes it extremely expensive. Convert it to R134.
Buy a kit at Wal-Mart or auto parts--will have instructions
If if it a 1995 or older then it came with R12 installed. 1996 can be R12 or R134. 1997 up, it has R134/R134a. If you suspect it had R12 look for a label somewhere on the A/C unit signifying it has been converted. If you find it has R12 and is leaking and needs repairing, after the leak is repaired, convert it to R134a. R12 is far too expensive to use.
It takes R134. R12 is no longer used in vehicles produced around 1990 and newer. Every vechicle from 95 and on uses R134A. Some cars may have even started converting over to r134 as early as 93 but officially EVERY VEHICLE from 95 and on has r134
Don't. R12 is so very expensive that you should have your vehicle converted over to use R134. You have a leak or you would be needing to add refrigerant. Have the leak repaired by a professional and have the system converted over to R134. The will remove all R12 & the oil from the system and replace it with R134 & the correct oil. They should pay you for the R12 due to how valuable it is. You may end up spending very little on this repair.
Generally speaking that is the "R12 Freon" used in the air conditioning up until around 1995. After that R134 and R134a is used.
The 1996 Suburban uses r134 Freon. The fittings to add Freon are different sizes on r12 and r134, making it impossible to add the wrong type to your vehicle.
Any 1998 model year vehicle will use R134a.