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GENERAL STUFF => GENERAL DISCUSSIONS => Car Related (any make, any model) => Topic started by: Misha on February 02, 2022, 05:38:17
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My wifes 2008 SUZUKI SX4 is in need of a re-gas for aircon.
NRMA service centre quoted $300 , is this high ? seems high.
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These days it's not just a simple re-gas, strict laws now mean the systems require full tests and faults rectified before any re-gassing is performed.
A simple re-gas once would have been at least $150, now you have a checklist of tests that need to be performed first with mechanical labour costs topping $160 per hour.
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These days it's not just a simple re-gas, strict laws now mean the systems require full tests and faults rectified before any re-gassing is performed.
A simple re-gas once would have been at least $150, now you have a checklist of tests that need to be performed first with mechanical labour costs topping $160 per hour.
Damn, did not know that. Explains the huge jump in price i was expecting to pay.
Is it at all worth attempting for a novice to do myself ?
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Is it at all worth attempting for a novice to do myself ?
I'm fairly sure refrigerant gas being a restricted substance you probably wouldn't be able to purchase without a licence, and if it can be obtained from some eBay seller or otherwise it's still illegal for anyone without a license to use.
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If you regass with a existing leak it will be gas in, gas out. Been there, done that afew years ago. Bit of a waste of money. So it's wise to a get leak check done using dye as indicator.