Yes, it’s an R134a car. Good to know about the W210s. Knock on wood I’ve never had a problem with AC on either of my W210s, although my youngest son says the 2002 E320 he drives doesn’t have “portal to the Arctic” AC like mine. My attitude is to leave it alone if it isn’t broken.
-D > On Jul 21, 2019, at 5:03 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > On that car it may not matter too much. I did some research on the W210 and > they are very finicky if you don't put in exactly 2.2 pounds (1kg) of > refrigerant. > That is almost 36 oz. If it's working as designed, I probably wouldn't mess > with it. That's an R134a car, correct? I wonder if they changed the condenser > design for the facelift model years? > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: July 21, 2019 3:36 PM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: d...@penoff.com > Subject: [MBZ] AC Question > > Something I was pondering the other day whilst topping off the AC in the 1995 > E300D… > > The sticker on the radiator support says 2.3 pounds of refrigerant for the > system. Is that what should be in it no matter what? That is, when I’ve > charged it in the past I can put 24 ounces (two cans) of refrigerant in it, > get correct pressures and vent temperatures, and it seems perfectly happy. > > Should I put the 2.3 pounds in it anyway? If I do, how will that affect > performance? Or does it even matter if the system is working properly with a > lower charge? > > Pondering… > > -D > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
