# Ford 500 ac - recharge **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** airconditioning, ford, 500\ **Created:** [July 25, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-500-ac-recharge/17191 "2008-07-25T16:48:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mhelton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@mhelton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mhelton)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-500-ac-recharge/17191/1 "2008-07-25T16:48:37Z")
I am a owner of a 2005 Ford 500 and I want to recharge my AC myself and need to know where at on the car’s engine the recharge connection is? Manuals do not go that in-depth. Thanks for the help. Mike Helton West Palm Beach, FL ---
**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-500-ac-recharge/17191/2 "2008-07-25T21:45:48Z")
A car that new shouldn’t need to be recharged yet. Something is really wrong with your HVAC system. If you simply recharge it, chances are it’ll leak right back out. Have a shop perform a dye test on it to see where the refridgerent is going. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-500-ac-recharge/17191/3 "2008-07-25T21:49:16Z")
I have to agree with Fo. I suggest having someone with the right equipment and experience check it out and do whatever is needed. You are lucky as you should have a choice of knowledgeable and less expensive techs available. ---
**Author:** ![rrhoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@rrhoff](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rrhoff)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-500-ac-recharge/17191/4 "2008-07-25T22:34:38Z")
i just had to have my car a/c purged and then had freon and leak dye put in.i need to drive it for a couple of days.to get it thru the system.and he will use some type of tool that will detect the leak/or see the dye.i was told i have a leak that you shold never have to recharge the a/c unit.and you dont want to over charge the a/c unit.is your ford still under warranty?they sell freon at most auto parts stores. take it to a a/c shop .for the peace of mind.it could be a number of things good luck