RECYCLING CYLINDER, FILLING WITH CONTAMINATED REFRIGERANT USING Extraction Unit:VAS 581 011
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Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Extraction Unit:VAS 581 011
- A/C Service Station R1234yf:VAS 581 003 or another VAS A/C Service Station R1234yf
- Evacuated recycling cylinder for contaminated R1234yf. Commercially available from gas supplier. Recycling cylinders not made of light metal alloy, because chemical reactions with refrigerant components are possible.
Procedure
-- Connect the Extraction Unit:VAS 581 011 according to the included Owner's Manual with the vehicle and the A/C Service Station R1234yf.
-- Fill the contaminated refrigerant using the Extraction Unit:VAS 581 011 in the recycling cylinder. Refer to the Owner's Manual.
-- Fill out the supplement data sheet for the recycling cylinder with contaminated refrigerant and secure on the recycling cylinder.
-- Return the filled recycling cylinder using the method of delivery for the recycling cylinder, while paying attention to the applicable laws.
-- Evacuate the refrigerant circuit with the A/C Service Station for at least one hour. Refer to REFRIGERANT CIRCUIT, EVACUATING .
- Then by evacuating the rest of the contaminated refrigerant, which could be attached to the refrigerant oil can be removed at an absolute pressure of less than 10 mbar (0.15 psi).