Here is a good write-up on the procedure, including risks of doing it yourself: http://autos.Yahoo.com/maintain/repairqa/fluids_heat_air_conditioning_general/ques023_0.html BAD ADVICE. This article says you can't buy the refrigerant unless you are certified. Another way to get you to go spend you hard earned money on something you can do yourself. Go to a store like Walmart and buy a 134A AC recharge kit. Read the instructions enclosed and you will have your AC recharged in minutes for a fraction the cost.
turn the car on
Yes.
The low side.
faceing the front of the car on the left side down at the bottom of the radiator .
Buy a kit at Wal-Mart or auto part store--comes with instructions
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AC recharge port. is arms length down the left front of car on top of evaporaterator has a blue cap. Is very hard to reach your arm between the radiator and the motor to reach this port. You should get an extention for the recharge hose. I burnt my arm because you have to have the car running to actually put the 134a in.
Take it to a garage that services ac. If it needs a recharge it must have a leak in the system.
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You should not have to recharge your system unless you have a leak. Other wise you do not need to recharge your system.
the motor mounts