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Heating and Air Conditioning: Tools and Equipment

PREPARATION TOOL

CAUTION: If HFC-134a and CFC-12 refrigerant or compressor oil is mixed, it will result in poor lubrication and the compressor itself may be damaged, be careful of the following:
- When working on vehicles with a HFC-134a system, only use HFC-134a specified tools and parts.
- Do not mix CFC-12 tools and parts.
- The gas leak detectors for the HFC-134a and CFC-12 systems must also not be interchanged.


In order to prevent the mixing HFC-134a and CFC-12 parts and fluids, the type of tools, screw types, and replacement valves are different.






1. SPECIAL TOOL

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2. GENERAL TOOL

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