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Thread: R134 Low pressure tap?

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    Default R134 Low pressure tap?

    First time charging the A/C, anyone have a pic of where to tap into the low pressure side, for a fill-up?

    1995 BMW 530ia/3.15lsd/M Parallels/Eibach/Bilstien/Magnaflow

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    No pic. On the pass side inner fender toward the firewall you will see the two refrigerant lines, the larger one is the low pressure side.
    "The gas pedal wouldn't go to the floor if it weren't meant to be there"

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    Ya... it is practically sticking up... easy access. High pressure are always much harder to access and way out of way to prevent people from hooking it up. In any case, low pressure fitting does not fit on the high pressure fitting.

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    ok great, i noticed the two and didn't know if that was it or not, i may have to look but aren't they the same size?

    Edit:
    Just went out and took a look, there is indeed a larger pipe, the one closest to the firewall seems to be it...

    Thanks guys!
    Last edited by Boone.Msi; 05-24-2007 at 06:44 PM.

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    Nope, both are in a foam jacket, the lines are different size and like tiger says the fitting are also different.
    "The gas pedal wouldn't go to the floor if it weren't meant to be there"

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    i edited my post thanks!

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    It's up nice and high on the right. Can't miss it. Spent an hour trying to locate on one of the kids Ford Focus recently. Finally found it in the freaking wheel well buried under the fender liner! No wonder Ford is going **** up!

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