1993 Taurus Freon Recharge
 

I am trying to recharge the freon on my son's 1993 Taurus. I cannot connect the hose to the low pressure switch as it does not want to fit. Are the Ford low pressure hoses a different connection than other vehicles? I am trying to connect to the aluminum tube that is at the front passenger side of the engine compartment. Am I confusing this for the low pressure hose when it is somewhere else?

RE: 1993 Taurus Freon Recharge
 

The low pressure port is located next to the firewall on the line coming off the accumulator. Here is a picture of a system similar to yours. he port is in the bubble to the top right of picture.


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RE: 1993 Taurus Freon Recharge
 

I tried to connect to that port also and the connector still did not want to fit. I will go and play with it some more and see if I can get it.

Thank you for your response.

RE: 1993 Taurus Freon Recharge
 

What kind of kit are you trying to use? Is it R134A? If so, I think your car has the R-12 freon and the connectors will not fit. If yours has threads on the outside of the port, you need R-12 freon, not the 134A kit.

RE: 1993 Taurus Freon Recharge
 

That would explain it. I guess I should have researched it better. I am using the same R-134 kit that I use on a 93 Dodge and assumed the Ford would be R-134 also. I guess I will have to kick out the big bucks for the R-12. Do you know if R12a will work in the Taurus?

RE: 1993 Taurus Freon Recharge
 

1994 was when R-134a was phased in 100%. Your 1993 has R-12 in it. You will need to have it serviced at a liscenced A/C shop. You can have it convered to R-134a after repairing the system. However, I personally would stay with the R-12 if the vehicle is worth keeping for several years. A system converted to R-134a just isn't as efficent as R-12. You would need to evacuate the system, flush oil the system to remove the old mineral oil, replace all rubber hoses. R-134a gas has a smaller particulate that will allow it to seep thru the rubber lines used on the R-12 system. And the hoses will be saturated will old oil, thus contaminating the PAG oil and causing a future system failure.