# Fill your own A/C? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 19, 2009, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-your-own-a-c/67996 "2009-05-19T07:04:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![unibagel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/da6949/32.png) [@unibagel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/unibagel)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-your-own-a-c/67996/1 "2009-05-19T07:04:34Z")
[FONT=Century Gothic] [/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic] I noticed that Harbor Frieght has a vacuum pump designed for Automotive A/C Systems. I am replacing the Compressor on my wife’s car (2000 Volvo S70) this weekend and I know that the local garage wants $125 to fill the r134a into the system. I was thinking of buying the vacuum pump and some r134a refills from walmart and save like $60. Is it that easy or am I missing something?[/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic] [/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic]Thanks for you advice!!![/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic] [/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic]Chris[/FONT] ---
**Author:** ![Chuck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/chuck/32/7377_2.png) [@Chuck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Chuck)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-your-own-a-c/67996/2 "2009-05-19T10:00:08Z")
I do it all of the time and have all of the equipment. If you would like I could give you a hand just bring the car over and I will take a look at it and tell you what you will need for the repairs. And save your self the money on the equipment. PM me if you have any questions ---
**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-your-own-a-c/67996/3 "2009-05-19T15:41:49Z")
thats basically it, just make sure you have pag oil for the system.