How can I tell if air con needs re-gassing?

I bought a 1996 Hyundai Excel the air con doesn't work how can I tell if it just needs re-gassing or if something else is wrong with it?

Asked on 24 January 2016 by Allen

Answered by Honest John

You can check the state of the condenser radiator. If that is obviously corroded or holed then there is no chance of the a/c working. The next step would be a re-gas, preferably using a dye, to find out if the seals are holding. If they aren't the dye should show where. If they are holding and the condenser is okay and it still isn't working the next stage would be to pressure test the compressor pump.

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