I've felt that mine wasn't performing as well, lately, too. But I'm seeing a 35-40 degree drop from outside air to the vents so was thinking it's our monsoon humidity.

How does one get to the condenser to clean it? I mean "what steps?" I expect I can handle it, but I don't really know the parts involved.

 

Condenser is usually located in front of your radiator. DO NOT USE A POWER WASHER! Simply hose it down, maybe with a hose end sprayer with some dawn then rinse.

 

It should be about 40 degrees. If it varies much, your AC system probably needs servicing. 60-65 is much too high.

 

Mildly, as in, Honeywell claims that mixed with compressor oil, it took over 900ºC to get it to ignite. That's crazy hot, 1600ºF. Push your 3.5eco hard, you might see 1200ºF at the manifold. A clogged catalytic can get to temps high enough to ignite the gas, if you're at the track doing 1/4 mile runs.

But no one has been able to successfully get the gas to ignite in real crash tests, including Daimler, who is claiming the gas is dangerous with a series of simulated tests that predict the gas will ignite. Daimler also ran real tests that failed to ignite the gas, and they also signed off on the gas originally after testing samples sent out by Honeywell. Not that this could be related at all, but Daimler has been working on a CO2 refrigerant.


Be careful with that. The refrigerant is still under patent to Honeywell/Dupont, and they've only licensed one other company to produce the gas. There is a HUGE market for fake 1234yf, and Bezos has all but given up on controlling illegitimate product.

 

good advice they were Honeywell marked cans if real. Thanks.

 

They fake the original manufacturer's labeling...

Most likely, either those are counterfeit or they're real but "stolen for resale".

 

I know that 1234YF has special fittings, but does this refrigerant require special gauges? or can you just buy new adapters/connectors and use your R134 gauges?

 

 

Pressure is pressure so that part is okay. The temperature scale will be inaccurate, though.

Avoid using the same manifold set for different refrigerants though, that can lead to cross-contamination.

 

My 2020 5.0L is just like this. Let us know what you find.