HOW TO TOP UP AIR CON.. ASTRA J

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This How to Covers How to Top up the Air Conditioning on the Astra J/GTC. 

You can Buy Air Con kits from Halfords or Online there Basically all the same
The Kit cost is Around £60.00 with the Charger Adapter and the Top up Canister
You can Get £10.00 Back on the Canister after use so after Purchasing the Charger Adapter
The Next Time you Top up it will only Cost £30.00 for the Canister 
The Charger Adapter will fit Most Cars also so it is well Worth Having
It Really Does only Take Ten Minutes And it is a Very Easy Job to Do.  

.................STEP ONE..............

The First Thing to Do is Read the Instructions on the Package and the Canister 
Next Turn on the Air Con and set it to Max and Run it for 3 Minutes
This will Engage the Air Con Clutch. 





....................STEP TWO..........................

THESE STEPS MUST BE DONE WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING 
SO TAKE CARE NOT TO TOUCH ANY MOVING PARTS OR PARTS THAT MAY BE HOT. 

Locate the Low Port Cover and Remove the Dust Cover
This will be by the Air Filter Box Running to the Fire Wall  
Then Attach the Charger Adapter But Not the Canister just Yet 
And Take a Reading of the Air Con PSI Flow Rate.  

0,,,,,,,,,,,,Seek Help Possible Leek.
0,,, 25,,,,LOW.
25,,55,,,,NORMAL.
55,,,150,,ABNORMAL Seek Help..
    
The Turn the Air Con off and Take Another PSI Reading
And Check the back pressure look for a steady stable PSI reading.









..........STEP THREE.........

Still with the Engine Running Attach the Canister to the Charger Adapter 
And Fill the AC with in the 25 to 55 PSI Range 
Keep the Canister at 12 or The 3 o'clock Position and Shake the Canister While Filling.







...................STEP FOUR..................

Remove the Canister from the Charger Adapter 
And Run the AC and Check the PSI Again
Make sure it is correct
And put the dust cover back on.  



happy Days You now Have Nice Ice Cold Air Con....
To keep the Air con in Good Condition Run it for 3 Minutes at Least Once a Month
Change the Pollen Filter Regular when Required
and Clean the System with Disinfectant at Lest Once a Year.

LINKS HERE...

http://www.vxoc.org.uk/forum/Thread-Howt...bin-filter

http://www.vxoc.org.uk/forum/Thread-How-...ly-air-con

AS WITH ALL MECHANICAL HOW TOO,S. 
you do this at your own risk if you follow the how to correctly 
there should be no problems thank you.