2000 SUZUKI SWIFT Air

1B-20 AIR CONDITIONING (OPTIONAL)
REFRIGERANT RECOVERY, EVACUATING AND CHARGING
OPERATION PROCEDURE FOR REFRIGERANT CHARGING
WARNING:
 Your eyes should not be exposed to refrigerant (liquid).
Any liquid HFC-134a (R-134a) escaping by accident shows a temperature as low as approximately
–6°C (32°F) below freezing point. Should liquid HFC-134a (R-134a) get into your eyes, it may cause a
serious injury. To protect your eyes against such accident, it is necessary to always wear goggles.
Should it occur that HFC-134a (R-134a) strikes your eyes, consult a doctor immediately.
– Do not use your hand to rub the affected eye(s). Instead, use quantities of fresh cold water to
splash it over the affected area to gradually raise temperature of such area above freezing point.
– Obtain proper treatment as soon as possible from a doctor or eye specialist.
 Should the HFC-134a (R-134a) liquid come into contact with your skin, the affected area should be
treated in the same manner as when skin is frostbitten or frozen.
 Refrigerant must not be handled near where welding or steam cleaning is performed.
 Refrigerant should be kept at a cold and dark place. It should never be stored where a high temper-
ature is anticipated, e.g. where exposed to direct sun light, close to fire or inside vehicle (including
trunk room).
 Avoid breathing fumes produced when HFC-134a (R-134a) is burned. Such fumes may be hazard-
ous to health.
Replenish compressor oil
Start evacuating
Inspect and repair connections
Charge 360 ± 30 g of
refrigerant in gas form Stop evacuating 15 minutes (below –760 mmHg)
Wait 10 mintues
If gauge shows
abnormal conditions Check system for
pressure tightness
Check A/C system
With refrigerant
Check system for refrigerant
leaks and refrigerant
charging quantity
Performance test

AIR CONDITIONING (OPTIONAL) 1B-21
RECOVERY
REFRIGERANT RECOVERY
When discharging refrigerant out of A/C system, always recover it
by using refrigerant recovery and recycling equipment. Discharg-
ing refrigerant HFC-134a (R-134a) into atmosphere would cause
adverse effect to environments.
REPLENISHING COMPRESSOR OIL
It is necessary to replenishing specified amount of compressor oil
to compressor (1) from compressor suction side hole (2) before
evacuating and charging refrigerant.
WHEN CHARGING REFRIGERANT ONLY
When charging refrigerant without replacing any component part,
replenish the same amount of measured oil when recover refrig-
erant (if not measure, replenish 30 cc oil).NOTE:
 After recovery refrigerant from system, the amount of
removed compressor oil must be measured for replen-
ishing compressor oil.
 When handling recovery and recycling equipment, be
sure to follow the instruction manual for the equip-
ment.

1B-22 AIR CONDITIONING (OPTIONAL)
WHEN REPLACING COMPRESSOR
Compressor oil is sealed in each new compressor by the amount
required for A/C system. Therefore, when using a new compres-
sor for replacement, drain oil from it by the amount calculated as
follows.
“C” = “A” – “B”
“C” : Amount of oil to be drained
“A” : Amount of oil sealed in a new compressor
“B” : Amount of oil remaining in removed compressor
Oil amount in compressor
: 120 cm
3 (120 cc, 7.32 cu-in)
WHEN REPLACING OTHER PART
Replenish the following amount of oil to compressor.
Amount of compressor oil to be replenished
EVACUATING
EVACUATING PROCEDURE
CAUTION:
Be sure to use HFC-134a (R-134a) compressor oil.
NOTE:
Compressor assembly supplied from factory is filled up
with the following amount of oil.
1. New compressor
2. Removed compressor
3. Excess oil (“A” – “B”)
Replaced part Amount of compressor oil
Evaporator
25 cm
3 (25 cc, 1.53 cu-in)
Condenser
15 cm
3 (15 cc, 0.92 cu-in)
Dryer
20 cm
3 (20 cc, 1.22 cu-in)
Hoses
10 cm
3 (10 cc, 0.61 cu-in) each
Pipes
10 cm
3 (10 cc, 0.61 cu-in) each
CAUTION:
Do not evacuate before recovering refrigerant in system.
NOTE:
Whenever opened (exposed to atmospheric air), air con-
ditioning system must be evacuated by using a vacuum
pump. The A/C system should be attached with a mani-
fold gauge set, and should be evacuated for approxi-
mately 15 minutes.

AIR CONDITIONING (OPTIONAL) 1B-23
1) Connect high charging hose (1) and low charging hose (2) of
manifold gauge set (3) respectively as follows :
High charging hose (1) → High pressure charging valve (4)
on condenser outlet pipe
Low charging hose (2) → Low pressure charging valve (5)
on suction pipe
2) Attach center charging hose (6) of manifold gauge set (3) to
vacuum pump (7).
3) Operate vacuum pump (7), and then open discharge side
valve (Hi) (8) of manifold gauge set (3).
If there is no blockage in the system, there will be an indica-
tion on high pressure gauge (9).
In this case, open the other side valve (Lo) (10) of the set
and repair the system.
4) Approximately 10 minutes later, low pressure gauge (11)
should show a vacuum lower than –760 mmHg providing no
leakage exists.
5) Evacuation should be carried out for a total of at least 15
minutes.
6) Continue evacuation until low pressure gauge (9) indicates a
vacuum less than –760 mmHg, and then close both valves
(8), (10).
7) Stop vacuum pump (7). Disconnect center charging hose (6)
from pump inlet. Now, the system is ready for charging
refrigerant.
CHECKING SYSTEM FOR PRESSURE LEAKS
After completing the evacuation, close manifold gauge high pres-
sure valve and low pressure valve and wait 10 minutes. Verify
that low pressure gauge reading has not changed.NOTE:
 If the system does not show a vacuum below –760
mmHg, close both valves, stop vacuum pump and
watch movement of low pressure gauge.
 Increase in the gauge reading suggests existence of
leakage. In this case, repair the system before continu-
ing its evacuation.
 If the gauge shows a stable reading (suggesting no
leakage), continue evacuation.
CAUTION:
If the gauge reading moves closer to “0”, there is a leak
somewhere. Inspect the tubing connections, make nec-
essary corrections, and evacuate system once again,
making sure that there are no leaks.

1B-24 AIR CONDITIONING (OPTIONAL)
CHARGING
CHARGING PROCEDURE
The initial charging of the A/C system is performed from the high
pressure side with the engine stopped.
And next, this method must be followed by charging from the low
pressure side with the engine running.
1) Check to make sure that hoses are routed properly after
evacuating the system.
2) Connect Low charging hose (1) and High charging hose (2)
of the manifold gauge set (3) in position. Thus open refriger-
ant container valve (4) to purge the charging line.
3) Open the high pressure side valve (5) and charge refrigerant
to system.
4) After a while, open the low pressure side valve (6) and close
the high pressure side valve (5).
5) Start engine and keep engine speed at 1500 r/min. Then,
operate air conditioning.
6) Charge A/C system with refrigerant in vapor state. At this
time, refrigerant container (4) should be held upright. CAUTION:
 Always charge through low pressure side of A/C system at after the initial charging is performed
from the high pressure side with the engine stopped.
 Never charge to high pressure side of A/C system with engine running.
 Do not charge while compressor is hot.
 When installing tap valve to refrigerant container to make a hole there through, carefully follow
directions given by manufacturer.
 A pressure gauge should always be used before and during charging.
 The refrigerant container should be emptied of refrigerant when discarding it.
 The refrigerant container should not be heated up to 40°C (104°F) or over.
 Refrigerant container should not be reversed in direction during charging. Reversing in direction
causes liquid refrigerant to enter compressor, causing troubles, such as compression of liquid
refrigerant and the like.
NOTE:
The air conditioning system contains HFC-134a (R-134a).
Described here is a method to charge the air conditioning system with refrigerant from the refrigerant
service container.
When charging refrigerant recovered by using the refrigerant and recycling equipment (when recy-
cling refrigerant), follow the procedure described in the equipment manufacturer’s instruction man-
ual.
WARNING:
Make sure that high pressure side valve is closed
securely.

AIR CONDITIONING (OPTIONAL) 1B-25
7) When refrigerant container (1) is emptied, use the following
procedure to replace it with a new refrigerant container (1).
a) Close low pressure valve.
b) Replace empty container (1) with a refrigerant container
which has been charged with refrigerant. When using
refrigerant container tap valve (2), use the following proce-
dure for replacement.
i) Retract needle (3) and remove refrigerant container tap
valve (2) by loosening its plate nut (4).
ii) Install previously-removed refrigerant container tap valve
(2) to a new refrigerant container (1).
c) Purge any air existing in center charging hose
When using refrigerant container tap valve, use the follow-
ing procedure to purge air.
i) Once fully tighten refrigerant container tap valve (1), and
then loosen (open) plate nut (2) slightly.
ii) Open low pressure side valve (3) of manifold gauge set
(4) a little.
iii) As soon as refrigerant comes out with a “hiss” through a
clearance between refrigerant container and tap valve,
tighten plate nut (2) as well as low pressure side valve (3).
iv) Turn handle of tap valve (1) clockwise so that its needle is
screwed into the new container to make a hole for refriger-
ant flow.
8) After the system has been charged with specified amount
(330 – 390 g) of refrigerant or when low pressure gauge (1)
and high pressure gauge (2) have indicated the following
specified amount, close low pressure side valve (3) on mani-
fold gauge set (4). At this time, look into the sight glass (5) of
condenser outlet pipe (6) and check that there are no bub-
bles (7) in it, which means that the system is fully charged.
Low side and high side pressure example
Gauges should read as follows when ambient tempera-
ture is 30°C (86 °F).
Pressure
on high pressure gauge1400 – 1750 kPa
14.0 – 17.5 kg/cm
2
199.1 – 248.9 psi
Pressure
on low pressure gauge230 – 350 kPa
2.3 – 3.5 kg/cm
2
32.7 – 49.8 psi

1B-26 AIR CONDITIONING (OPTIONAL)
REMOVING MANIFOLD GAUGE SET
When A/C system has been charged with a specified amount of refrigerant, remove manifold gauge set as fol-
lows :
1) Close low pressure side valve of manifold gauge set. (The high pressure side valve is closed continuously
during the process of charging.)
2) Close refrigerant container valve.
3) Stop engine.
4) Using shop rag, remove charging hoses from service valves. This operation must be performed rapidly.
5) Put caps on service valves.
LEAK TEST
Whenever a refrigerant leak is suspected in the system or any
service operation has been performed which may result in dis-
turbing lines or connections, it is advisable to test for leaks.
Common sense should be used in performing any refrigerant leak
test, since the need and extent of any such test will, in general,
depend upon the nature of a complaint and the type of a service
performed on the system.
LIQUID LEAK DETECTORS
There are a number of fittings and places throughout the air con-
ditioning system where a liquid leak detector solution may be
used to pinpoint refrigerant leaks.
By merely applying the solution to the area in question with a
swab, such as attached to the cap of a vial, bubbles will form
within seconds if there is a leak.
For confined areas, such as sections of the evaporator and con-
denser, an electronic (refrigerant) leak detector is more practical
for determining leaks.
Special tool
(A) : 09990 - 86011 WARNING:
High pressure side is naturally under high pressure. So, care must be used to protect your eyes and
skin.
WARNING:
 To prevent explosions or fires, make sure that there
are no flammables in the vicinity.
 When exposed to fire, the refrigerant turns into a poi-
sonous gas (phosgene). Do not inhale this gas.

AIR CONDITIONING (OPTIONAL) 1B-27
ON-VEHICLE SERVICE
SERVICE PRECAUTION
When servicing air conditioning system, note the following instructions.
REFRIGERANT LINE
Never use heat for bending pipes. When bending a pipe, try to make its bending radius as slight as possible.
Keep internal parts of air conditioning free from moisture and dirt. When disconnecting any line from system,
install a blind plug or cap to the fitting immediately.
When connecting hoses and pipes, apply a few drops of compressor oil (refrigerant oil) to seats of coupling
nuts and O-ring.
When tightening or loosening a fitting, use two wrenches, one for turning and the other for support.
Tighten flared nuts by the following specified torque.
Tightening torque
8 mm pipe : 13 N·m (1.3 kg-m, 9.5 lb-ft)
12 mm pipe : 23 N·m (2.3 kg-m, 16.6 lb-ft)
14.5 mm pipe : 33 N·m (3.3 kg-m, 23.8 lb-ft) WARNING:
Should refrigerant HFC-134a (R-134a) strike your eye(s), consult a doctor immediately.
 Do not use your hand to rub affected eye(s). Instead, use quantities of fresh cold water to splash it
over affected area to thus gradually raise its temperature above the freezing point.
 Obtain proper treatment as soon as possible from a doctor or eye specialist. Should liquid refriger-
ant HFC-134a (R-134a) get on your skin, such affected part should be treated in the same manner as
when skin is frostbitten or frozen.
1. Suction hose:
Apply compressor oil (refrigerant oil) to O-ring.4. Expansion valve:
Apply compressor oil (refrigerant oil) to O-ring.
2. Discharge hose:
Apply compressor oil (refrigerant oil) to O-ring.5. A/C refrigerant pressure switch:
Apply compressor oil (refrigerant oil) to O-ring.
3. Condenser outlet pipe:
Apply compressor oil (refrigerant oil) to O-ring.