Check and recharge your car Aircon AC system at home.

[@markevans2427]

why are you not wearing gloves and safety glass,s ....people will now be getting burns if they use the kit incorrectly ...and what took you forever to discribe ..the stp video did in a few seconds..i had to turn you off as i began to fall asleep..

[@ToTheGarage]

Fair comment re gloves and glasses.

[@JIMWSMITH]

I don't really understand why you would buy this kit, its expensive. You can get a vacuum test & a regas for £30 with the peice of mind the system is leak free before a regas.

[@ToTheGarage]

Because I have several cars and several friends and will use it several times a year. Meaning its convenient and much cheaper.

[@kevinstevens918]

You should be showing and doing this job wearing gloves..

[@ToTheGarage]

Fair comment Kevin

[@clivehaynes2183]

Good video but I have a problem with these top up cans and gauges and that is that there is no way of purging the connecting hose of air. If you use the pro manifold gauge set there is a valve which can be opened briefly to purge to hose of air which normally has moisture and that moisture can cause problems. Probably worth buying a cheap set of gauges with manifold. I'm in the Jaguar enthusiast club with a 420G, Good luck.

[@ToTheGarage]

Good advice Clive. I may look into some better kit for the AC

[@davidtench6943]

The air conditioning condensor needs replacing on my XK8 and I have been quoted £1250 by Jag to fix. Has anyone any idea where to go to get fix done cheaper. Thanks

[@KRJT_Media]

looks like the low pressure valve is leaking, i see the oil bubbling a bit when you took valve off.

[@mikehenry6492]

Great video.. thanks Is it necessary to leave the engine running during the recharge? Thanks

[@ToTheGarage]

Hi mike. yes the pressure is different when the engine is running and the aircon is pumping.

[@MitchGrooms]

Great video, but OMG that dog peed on the side of that classic Jaguar. I bet the paint came off

[@711honved]

I thought that John was showing us the E-Type's early water cooling system in action!

[@MitchGrooms]

@@711honved yea I know

[@ToTheGarage]

He zero'd in on that e type twice but wouldn't touch anything less than 50 years old. 😮

[@garyvanremortel5218]

John, I'm going to have to write you up on a defect report (the defect code and the effect on your % yield, god only knows) and send your video back to the assembly line for rework. Celsius has two Ss and description has one. I will send you the info on the mirror via email.

[@ToTheGarage]

Thanks Gary

[@timshannon999]

Great video as always, thanks John. Fortunately not had to top up my 97 identical Xk8 in the 10 years I’ve owned Jasper. By the way, amazed that someone lets their dog wee on an E Type !

[@ToTheGarage]

Tim Shannon hahaaa🤣 Well done Tim I included that clip despite it being very short and practically looking at my feet, as l was wondering if anyone else would spot that moment. I don’t know who owns the dog but it certainly has expensive taste.🤣

[@ToTheGarage]

Tim Shannon hahaaa🤣 Well done Tim I included that clip despite it being very short and practically looking at my feet, as l was wondering if anyone else would spot that moment. I don’t know who owns the dog but it certainly has expensive taste.🤣

[@48sydney]

@@ToTheGarage Difficult to stop once they've started. :-) But it wasn't my dog.

[@jagvette1]

must admit for once the UK is one up on the USA and that is the re-fillable Freon bottle over here they sell you little bottles that you throw away, probably because they can make more money :).a couple of points to note and I appreciate as I am in AZ and you are in the frozen north, we tend to charge up to the 'middle' of the green because here summer ranges from minimum 100 to sometimes 120, in other words from hell to oh my god, also when charging the system it is a good idea to move the bottle base from 03:00 to 12:00 and my personal preference is to pull the trigger when it is in the 12:00 position i.e.. upside-down.

[@harryscott1445]

Hi John, Nicely done. One I've been waiting for. Same as the others.......weeing on an e -type....anathema !

[@ToTheGarage]

Some dogs have no respect! Thanks Harry👍

[@stevebass3992]

Amazing John. I bought the same equipment the day before you published this video, what timing. Worked great.

[@ToTheGarage]

Fabulous Steve. You will have to let us all know how you get on.👍 Thanks for watching

[@jagvette1]

OK just found this video, it's time you fixed those air vents, mine are broken and before I go at mine I want to see what you do :)

[@davidruane9005]

Hi John, is the cylinder single use?, if not do you have any idea how much refrigerant is in the bottle? Thanks Dave Fyi the dial on my 2001 xk8 rear view mirror is for the auto dimmer 👍👍

[@ToTheGarage]

Hi Dave No its a refillable cylinder. But ypu would more typically exchange it for a new one with aabout £10 discount for in return for your empty bottle. The cylinder is 532ml (18oz) Hard to say but my guess is at least 6 top ups on averagely low systems

[@davidruane9005]

@@ToTheGarage Top man John, you are a mine of information. Keep up the good work👍👍

[@Kadolor]

hello! Quick question. Why you didn't put gas till the middle of the green for example?

[@darvey35]

Hi John. I sent you a message through Facebook messenger that may be in your 'other' file.

[@davidruane9005]

Hi John great informative video as always. I have an unrelated question, on my rear view mirror there is a dial on the back any idea what this does??

[@ToTheGarage]

Hi David. Sorry, I don't know that one. It may be related to auto-dim features if yours is so equipped? One of our fantastic fellow subscribers with a higher spec Cat may know about this though. Any takers Guys?

[@doug686]

@@ToTheGarage Hey guys, this dial is to adjust the sensitivity of the auto headlamps, and in what light conditions they decide to come on. You've probably figured it out by now David, but just in case anyone else is curious! There is also a button which turns on/off the auto dim. At least, that is the case on my '98 XKR

[@recall2880]

Gloves, long sleeve top and goggles please everybody before you do this. If this comes out on you it will burn skin. DO NOT do this without safety first

[@ToTheGarage]

Fair comment Recall. Safety first everyone

[@richardmorgan314]

Great video thanks! But what was the outcome of the tensioner inspection, did she have the updated, metal ones fitted? (From a slightly concerned new '98 XK8 owner who needs to take a peek under the valve cover with fingers crossed!)

[@ToTheGarage]

Top Tensioners are updated metal bodied items (these are the ones that give 90% of issues) .and are relatively easy to check. Lower tensioners (Primary's) are much less problematic and much harder to inspect. I won't be checking or changing them in the foreseeable..

[@Akhazmat907]

So much difference between 23 c to 73 Fahrenheit that I can not even figure out the math for Celsius. Its crazy

[@ToTheGarage]

I. know what. you mean. Although im the right age and. nationality to be able to mix imperial and Metric units, for me it Farenheight that. I just cant get my head around, Quote. me a farenheight figure for the weather and I won't. know if im going to be hot cold or dead🤣 I know where I am with C. 0 im frozen 100 im boiling

[@stevericks6297]

Great stuff John. I had no idea you could recharge the aircon yourself at home. I’ll be looking into that sometime soon. Keep up the great work!

[@ToTheGarage]

Glad to help

[@johnhealy4511]

Hi john i bought this kit, my car is reading zero on the pressure gauge. Can i attempt to add gas still?

[@ToTheGarage]

Hi John. You can, but no pressure at all probably means there is a significant leak.

[@garymoores9604]

Another great video John, I love your presentation and how you unravel the mysteries of the XK8/XKR. I work in the H & V industry and often worked on office AC units in the early days, but even I am nervous of recharging vehicle AC. Watching someone like yourself having a go, will help other owners understand the system. Would you use this method if you had completely lost the gas or would you recommend going to an expert to have it vacuumed out first, then the initial charge? Keep up the good work. I am always on the look out for your next XK8 video:-)

[@ToTheGarage]

Gary Moores hi Gary. I would as you say get the system completely evacuated and refilled if it needed more than a top up. Also the cost of doing it with the little refillable cylinders is a bargain when topping it up but no cheaper than a garage would charge off filling it from empty 👍

[@kurtvanpelt9983]

Push down towards the bonnet.

[@joken64]

Hi John, apologies for the late arrival but I found you via Grandblogisimo. Two great channels. Anyway I have a 2004 XK8 Coupe and I thought I’d try the self gassing route myself. The temperature gauge gives me circa 10C but when I connect the gauge I get a green filled at circa 30 then something cuts out and it goes to yellow alert c50 then something cuts back in and it goes back to mid green? Would welcome your thoughts? I should never have gone under the bonnet and into Mordor ☹️

[@ToTheGarage]

Welcome aboard John. You will have done no harm. If your efforts have not reduced the temperature but the gas stays in the system ie not leaking alike a sieve then half an hour at a professional AC outfit will see your system vacuums emptied and refilled with new gas and Icy cold again

[@hansmaulwurf3831]

Hi John, i am having the same issue here. Low side pressure up and down. During driving cooling is much better. What was the solution to your problem?

[@tempooo31]

Well played son

[@TheJVCMan]

thanks John. Learning so much watching your channel.

[@ToTheGarage]

Very welcome

[@oasisauto]

Thank you 🙏

[@NicholasSpartan]

Excellent video John. Very informative.

[@ToTheGarage]

Thanks Nicholas

[@granblogismo]

Hi John! Another interesting video! I’m curious to know what your camera/microphone setup is? I tend to use a GoPro a lot but audio isn’t the best, sometimes I revert to recording on my phone at the same time and having to ‘sync’ audio in the edit, just wondered how you do it?

[@ToTheGarage]

Hi granblogisimo. I really enjoy your video’s. A pleasure to have you along. Im almost the oposite if you. I tend to use my iPhone X as my primary video camera. I use a GoPro hero 4 silver as an occasional camera. I usually record the sound live onto the iPhone footage using a wireless lavalier microphone by comica . Highly recommend it. I can send you a link if you like?

[@granblogismo]

To The Garage thanks for the reply! A link would be great, cheers! I do use my phone for panning type shots with a gimbal/stabiliser but hard to frame an ‘in car’ video I find, maybe more gear required! I do love a gadget, much to my wife’s dismay 🤣🤣

[@ToTheGarage]

@@granblogismo mine is the £148 one on this link. Excellent quality.

[@granblogismo]

To The Garage cheers!