How much gas in C4 BlueHDI cactus?

This is the Forum for all your Citroen Technical Questions, Problems or Advice.

Moderator: RichardW

Post Reply
martin_b
(Donor 2022)
Posts: 38
Joined: 02 Mar 2022, 14:49
Location: Denmark
My Cars: Citroën C4 Cactus BlueHDI 2014
x 4

How much gas in C4 BlueHDI cactus?

Post by martin_b »

So I had an aircon service on my C4 Cactus BlueHDI 2014 yesterday. Before the service it didn't cool at all, and now it blows cold. Not as cold as I had come to expect from my previous car (Suzuki Grand Vitara), but it's cold now.

There's still some noise from the aircon pipes when I turn on A/C, especially the first 20 seconds or so. I expected it to be completely quiet.

Could you look up how much gas the system needs, GiveMeABreak? According to my receipt it needed 295 grams of R1234YF but I think it needs a little more. My previous car went completely silent when I had put in the correct amount of gas.

VIN is VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff]

Cheers

Martin
User avatar
GiveMeABreak
Forum Admin Team
Posts: 37015
Joined: 15 Sep 2015, 19:38
Location: West Wales
My Cars: C3 Aircross SUV HDi Flair Peperoncino Red (The Chili Hornet)
C5 X7 2.0 HDi Exclusive Mativoire Beige (The Golden Hornet)
C3 1.6 HDi Exclusive Aluminium Grey (The Silver Hornet)
C5 MK II 2.0 HDi Exclusive Obsidian Black
C5 MK I 2.0 HDi SX Wicked Red
Xantia S2 2.0 HDi SX Hermes Red
C15 Romahome White
XM 2.0 Turbo Prestige Emerald Green Pearlescent
XM 2.0 Turbo Prestige Polar White
XM 2.0 SX Polar White
CX 20 Polar White
GS 1220 Geranium Red
CX 2.4 Prestige C-Matic Nevada Beige
GS 1000 Cedreat Yellow
x 5648

Re: How much gas in C4 BlueHDI cactus?

Post by GiveMeABreak »

For the C4 Cactus: 1234Y refrigerant: 365 grammes for the refrigerant charge. This is of course for the complete charging of the system - not the amount that they may have topped it up by, so bear that in mind.

If they have done a full proper service, then they should of vacuumed out the system, disinfected it and then replaced with the correct amount.
Please Don't PM Me For Technical Help

Marc
martin_b
(Donor 2022)
Posts: 38
Joined: 02 Mar 2022, 14:49
Location: Denmark
My Cars: Citroën C4 Cactus BlueHDI 2014
x 4

Re: How much gas in C4 BlueHDI cactus?

Post by martin_b »

They have done a full proper service, I have no evidence to the contrary. Thanks for telling exactly how much should be in the system. They pulled a vacuum and the system contained 60 grams and they added another 295 grams, so that's pretty close to a total of 365 grams.

There's a gurgling sound for a short while when I turn on the A/C but it goes away. I expected it to be completely quiet, but mine is not. Mechanic says it could be the "dry filter" of the system that could be a bit clogged. I don't want to spend more on it so I will live with is as it is now.
User avatar
GiveMeABreak
Forum Admin Team
Posts: 37015
Joined: 15 Sep 2015, 19:38
Location: West Wales
My Cars: C3 Aircross SUV HDi Flair Peperoncino Red (The Chili Hornet)
C5 X7 2.0 HDi Exclusive Mativoire Beige (The Golden Hornet)
C3 1.6 HDi Exclusive Aluminium Grey (The Silver Hornet)
C5 MK II 2.0 HDi Exclusive Obsidian Black
C5 MK I 2.0 HDi SX Wicked Red
Xantia S2 2.0 HDi SX Hermes Red
C15 Romahome White
XM 2.0 Turbo Prestige Emerald Green Pearlescent
XM 2.0 Turbo Prestige Polar White
XM 2.0 SX Polar White
CX 20 Polar White
GS 1220 Geranium Red
CX 2.4 Prestige C-Matic Nevada Beige
GS 1000 Cedreat Yellow
x 5648

Re: How much gas in C4 BlueHDI cactus?

Post by GiveMeABreak »

No worries - keep an eye on it. I assume they leak / pressure tested it too when they serviced it?
Please Don't PM Me For Technical Help

Marc
martin_b
(Donor 2022)
Posts: 38
Joined: 02 Mar 2022, 14:49
Location: Denmark
My Cars: Citroën C4 Cactus BlueHDI 2014
x 4

Re: How much gas in C4 BlueHDI cactus?

Post by martin_b »

Yes, they pulled vacuum for 1 hour and made sure there were no leaks.
Post Reply