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VIDEO: Servicing R-1234YF A/C Systems

Always check the refrigerant label to learn what should be in the system.

Automotive HVAC Systems: Core Training For Counter Professionals

This is the time of year when the automotive HVAC system is working extra duty, attempting to maintain comfortable cabin temperatures across a wide range of outside temperatures.

Take Charge Of A/C

In the years ahead, a new refrigerant called HFO-1234yf will gradually replace R-134a in new vehicles.   Up until the early 1990s, R-12 refrigerant (Freon) was used in virtually all automotive A/C systems. It was an efficient refrigerant and  relatively cheap. But the chlorine in R-12 was found to have a damaging effect on the

Tracer Products Creates Tamper-Evident Sleeves To Prevent Refrigerant Cross-Contamination In Automotive A/C Systems

Using the sleeves is a win-win situation for both the vehicle owner and the service technician, according to Tracerline. Tracer Products has introduced Tracerline TP-30 Tamper-Evident Sleeves, specially designed to prevent refrigerant cross-contamination in automotive A/C systems and recovery equipment. Using the sleeves is a win-win situation for both the vehicle owner and the service technician,