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Ok guys got another one for ya.. The night i installed the msp turbo kit on my car i went to go for a test ride and backing out the driveway a big cloud of smoke and freon came from under the hood so when i cheked it out i saw all the uv oil where the radiator rubber sits and figured i blew my condenser cuz i used a zip tie to hold the civic rad im using on and ran the zip tie thru the condenser... So then i bought a condesner from a member on here a msp one and got the accumulator pipe from another member on here and today finally charged up the system... Here we go......
First thing is i vacuumed out the system then went to recharge.system it was full with only 1 12oz can of freon that was the first red flag.. but it was blowing cool so i left it idling and then a few min later a big cloud of smoke and freon all over again and uv die on the same location as last time.
So then i spoke to a master tech friend of mine and he said its building too much presure and blowing out the high side pressure valve on the hose on the compressor.. (makes sense to me)... So he said i probably have a restriction...
but here is the thing.. It worked just fine before turboing the car i had both stock fans and stock p5 rad then but now i am using a civic half rad with 1 slim fan on it that i bought off a member on here n i wonder if its insufficient cooling somehow? (dont see how that would affect the ac system but u never know) The car does not over heat on idle or driving but i do know after i been in boost for a lil bit in city driving when i shut it off it boils out the reservoir so im pretty sure i need a bigger rad. but will that affect my ac n make it over pressurize?
Could it be the slim fan?
Im completely lost on this. even thought about installing the other slim fan in front of condenser since i read if the condenser is not cooled thoroughly it would overpressureize and could do this blow out thing too..
Any help would b appreciated
 
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Update: so i went and installed the other slim fan i had in front of the condenser. i first flipped the blade then reversed polarity to make it a pusher recharged the ac again full with 1 can which is so wierd. it blew cool but not as cold as before and within 5 min the same thing happened. it blew out the freon thru the high side pressure valve.So i guess the fan was not the issue.. anyone have any ideas?
 
Solved; Thank you all that have replied to help me with this issue Your knowledge and suggestions were invaluable in assisting me in locating the problem
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So on a more serious note. the cause of the ac overpressure was due to a lack of the ac fan. as posted i am using a civic half Rad and only had 1 fan so it caused the over pressure purge through the high side but the other day i installed the 2nd fan as a pusher but had it rotating the wrong way so it caused another over pressure purge through the high side. today i did a complete evac of the system it held at 28Hg for over 30 min so no leak then refilled with 1 12 oz can of freon and it showed full... Apparently this car only uses 1.32lbs of freon with is just 21.12 oz can so im still in the green about that but my ac is blowing nice and cold so far.I hope this helps someone in the future.

Update for the Update: i searched the web and according to http://www.catsautorepair.com/134AReplacement.html
Each ounce of Replacement Refrigerant, is equivalent to 2.6 ounces of R134a and 3 ounces of R12.. so if this is true then our cars only use 8.12 oz of freon from a 12 oz can..

i may be slightly overfilled cuz i also read this

(As the pressure rises the Low Side will have a too high pressure state / pressure is related to cooling, too low in pressure goes below 32F/0C and freezes up (about 28PSI) - too high of pressure never gets cool enough to be effective. When your system is properly charged it should be around 40F on the low side (normally about 35PSI for R12 & R134) - this means the high side should be anywhere from 250 - 350 PSI.
If the system has too much Freon in it, the low side will be more like 50+ PSI and that means a temperature of 60F (all guesses on how much it may be overcharged).

on the gauge i was at 50 psi on the low side so i will have a little bit removed at an ac shop as per EPA requirements
 
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