# S13 Air Conditioning **URL:** \ **Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\ **Created:** [October 6, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-air-conditioning/140254 "2005-10-06T19:31:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![geniusevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e36b37/32.png) [@geniusevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/geniusevil)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-air-conditioning/140254/1 "2005-10-06T19:31:32Z")
My a/c is blowing really weak and I’m guessing its the compressor. When changing out a compressor will I have to replace the refrigerant or is it a closed sytem? Also how much hassle is it to convert from r12 to r134? And if its alot of hassle my last question would be how much does the a/c sytem weigh? ---
**Author:** ![1mns13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/8491ac/32.png) [@1mns13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1mns13)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2005, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-air-conditioning/140254/2 "2005-10-07T05:03:06Z")
> [@geniusevil](#): > > My a/c is blowing really weak and I’m guessing its the compressor. When changing out a compressor will I have to replace the refrigerant or is it a closed sytem? > > Also how much hassle is it to convert from r12 to r134? And if its alot of hassle > my last question would be how much does the a/c sytem weigh? Easy to convert it’s just fittings on the line. I’d keep the A/C myself. Everything including the evaporator core is 45lbs. Sounds like your refrigerant is low. You usually replace the compressor if it is noisy. ---
**Author:** ![RS13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@RS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RS13)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2005, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-air-conditioning/140254/3 "2005-10-07T07:58:34Z")
> [@geniusevil](#): > > My a/c is blowing really weak and I’m guessing its the compressor. When changing out a compressor will I have to replace the refrigerant or is it a closed sytem? > > Also how much hassle is it to convert from r12 to r134? And if its alot of hassle > my last question would be how much does the a/c sytem weigh? Toss your AC. All it does is wiegh you down (45 off the nose of the car is alot), make the engine bay look messier and restrict your cooling. In bumper to bumper traffic on a really hot day all the ac does in an S13 is overheat the car. Since i had my car i only used it once and never really needed to again.\ ---
**Author:** ![Nis240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@Nis240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nis240)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2005, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-air-conditioning/140254/4 "2005-10-07T13:24:23Z")
> [@RS13](#): > > [quote=geniusevil]My a/c is blowing really weak and I’m guessing its the compressor. When changing out a compressor will I have to replace the refrigerant or is it a closed sytem? > > Also how much hassle is it to convert from r12 to r134? And if its alot of hassle > my last question would be how much does the a/c sytem weigh? Toss your AC. All it does is wiegh you down (45 off the nose of the car is alot), make the engine bay look messier and restrict your cooling. In bumper to bumper traffic on a really hot day all the ac does in an S13 is overheat the car. Since i had my car i only used it once and never really needed to again.[/quote] It only overheats if your rad looks like a Birds nest, ROB! :lol: ---
**Author:** ![RS13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@RS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RS13)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2005, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-air-conditioning/140254/5 "2005-10-07T16:10:11Z")
> [@Nis240](#): > > [quote=RS13][quote=geniusevil]My a/c is blowing really weak and I’m guessing its the compressor. When changing out a compressor will I have to replace the refrigerant or is it a closed sytem? > > Also how much hassle is it to convert from r12 to r134? And if its alot of hassle > my last question would be how much does the a/c sytem weigh? Toss your AC. All it does is wiegh you down (45 off the nose of the car is alot), make the engine bay look messier and restrict your cooling. In bumper to bumper traffic on a really hot day all the ac does in an S13 is overheat the car. Since i had my car i only used it once and never really needed to again.[/quote] It only overheats if your rad looks like a Birds nest, ROB! :lol:[/quote] Hey that is why i am envirnmentaly friendly “R12 is not poisionous”