Automotive Air Conditioning System Components

There was a time you simply flipped on your air conditioner in the Spring to see if the air coming through the outlets was cold. If the temperature seemed too warm, you merely took your car to your automotive repair and service shop and had some refrigerant added. At one point, it was even considered normal for an air conditioning system to lose a pound of refrigerant per year.

Since that time, attitudes about refrigerant loss have changed drastically. That's because scientists have concluded that R-12 refrigerant, a chlorinated fluorocarbon (CFC) also known as FREON®, is partly responsible for depletion of the earth's ozone layer. To reduce the loss of refrigerant, car manufacturers now make their systems much more leak-resistant by using improved materials for lines, hoses and seals. Federal and state regulations also require that repair shops have the correct equipment and training for handling refrigerant.

If you need air conditioning system maintenance, repair or service, the technicians in our Red Lion, PA shop will be glad to recommend one or more reputable shops in the York county, Pennsylvania area (Broadway Transmission & More does not handle air conditioning system service at this time).