Auto Air Conditioning & Heater Repair: 97 Ford Taurus A/C, r 134a, ford taurus

Question
A/C blows warm air; I bought a kit to recharge (R-134a) but I am unable to locate the valve.  I called Ford Service; guy said it should have a blue cap on it.  I've searched left side/see no blue caps and the can with the hose already attached does not fit any of the 3 valves.  WHERE is it?  No manual. Is it hiding? Most recent repair was transmission replacement.

Answer
Fords require a SPECIAL ADAPTERS, One for the low side and one for the high side and they are very expensive. The adapter you are looking for has a BLUE knob on the adapter that attaches to the LOW PRESSURE fitting and a RED knob adapter that attaches to the HIGH SIDE fitting and they are NOT interchangeable.

Once you buy the BLUE LOW SIDE ADAPTER it will only fit ONE of the 2 fittings on the vehicle. Then you can attach your hose to the adapter.

It is much cheaper to have a garage install your can of freon for about $5.00 rather than spending about $50.00 for the adapters.


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