Where is the accumulator/dryer on my car the part I beleive it is should be a small aluminum container with a line in and another out. anybody have a picture I could use to reference this 2004 civic sir or si for my american friends thanks RJ

THE TYPE OF VEHICLE WOULD HELP BUT IT WASN'T PROVIDED. THE ACCUMULATOR IS A LARGE ALUMINUM CANNISTER NEAR THE FIREWALL AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE EVAPORATOR HOUSING. THE LOW SIDE OR SUCTION LINE IS CONNECTED TO THE ACCUMULATOR

depends, do you have receiver - dryer or accumulator system? Most likely you have an Orifice tube located close to accumulator inside aluminum line

On most any Ford vehicle, the orifice tube is hidden directly in the pressure line just before it goes into the evaporator core (the little radiator looking device hidden underneath your dash). There should be a quick disconnect where the lines go together by the accumulator. The orifice tube will be wedged in the aluminum line. If you look closely, you will actually be able to see an indentation in the aluminum line that prevents the orifice tube from slipping too far into the aluminum line. The orifice tube on a Ford almost ALWAYS requires the use of an orifice tube removal tool. Hope this helps.

On the accumulator for most Good morning! Vehicles. The accumulator is the big cylindrical aluminum canister the low side is the bigger thicker lines.

First the warning;
****If you are not a qualified or certified R-12/R134a technician i strongly advise against testing your freon levels.****

Its usually the smaller of the 2 lines that are aluminum, it also has a red cap in most occasions. If you need to find it directly is is on the passenger side, back from the dryer/receiver bottle (soda can sized container that has 2 lines going to it and has a small sensor sticking out of the top) abour 9 inches from that on the smaller line there is a nipple with a black or red cap unscrew that cap to expose the NPT fitting that you can connect a Freon fender gauge to.

The AC is charged with R134 refrigerant through the low pressure side of the system, the charging port is on the Accumulator/Receiver Dryer, this is a round canister under the hood on the drivers side near the rear of the engine bay. Below is a picture of the Accumulator so you can ID it.

on the metal (aluminum) line between the accumulator (dryer) and the compressor.

hi, the freon refill point you are looking for is on the accumulator. but you can't see it cause it's buried by the heater hoses, battery cables, and firewall mounted fuseblock. remove the fuse block cover, and get a bright flashlight, look just below the fuse block and you will see the cylindrical accumulator(aluminum canister looking) and the low side pressure port with the plastic cap on it.

Follow the large tube/hose coming out of the dash to a large aluminum canister that then has a hose or tube that goes to the compressor. It is probably located on the side of that canister (the accumulator) under a little blue screw on cap.. WEAR EYE PROTECTION AND GLOVES WHILE HANDLING REFRIGERANT!

There are two A/C service ports located somewhere in the system, one on the high side (larger port) and one on the low side (smaller port)

They are located in different areas depending on the vehicle, and there is no general location I can give you.

Start from the compressor (belt driven on the engine) and follow your lines, they should be somewhere on the A/C lines or accumulator/dryer (big aluminum canister near the firewall) and are (usually, if they were not left off) capped. Twist the caps off and inside is a "Schrader-type" valve (like the valves on tires). These are the service ports.

Just for reference, there are 2 different sizes of A/C lines on any vehicle, the small ones are the high pressure side (liquid side)(lines which get hot during operation) and the larger ones are low pressure side (vapor side) (lines which get cold during operation).

The system runs a small line from the compressor (on the engine) to the condensor (in front of the radiator), a small line from the condensor, through the orifice tube to the evaporator (inside the cab heater box) then a larger line out of the evaporator, through the accumulator/dryer, back to the compressor.