A/C System Service - Honda Civic 1998 Service Manual

A/C System Service
Recovery
Use only service equipment that is U.L -listed and is cer-
tified to meet the requirements of SAE J2210 to remove
HFC-134a (R-134a) from the air conditioner system
CAUTION: Exposure to air conditioner r€frigersnt and
lubricant vapol or mist c8n irritate syes, nose and
ihroat. Avoid breathing the air conditioner lgfrigerant
and lubricant vapol or mist.
lf accidental system discharge occurs, ventilate work
area before resuming service.
R-134a service equipment or vehicle air conditioner sys-
tems should not be pressure tested or leak tested with
comDressed atr.
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some mixtures of air and R-134a have been
strown to be combustible at elovated pressures and can
resull in fire or explosion causing inlury or prope y dam'
age. N€ver use compressed air to pressure test R'i34a
s€rvice equipment ot vehicle air conditionsr systems.
Additional health and safety information may be obtained
from the refrigerant and iubricant manuJacturers.
Connect a R-134a refrigerant Recovery/Recycling/
Charging System to the vehicle, as shown, following
the equipment manufacturer's instructions.
Measure the amount of refrigerant oil removed from
the A,/C system after the recovery process is com-
pleted.
NOTE: Be sure to install the same amount of new
refrigerant oil back into the ly'C system before charg-
I n g .
Recovery/Recyclin g/Charging system
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