I need to no how to add freon to my 1998 ford explorer and what type of freon does it take

on a contour its the one on the drivers side...in fact your snap on fill hose will only fit the right one which is the one on the drivers side...let your car run as the Freon goes n and make sure your ac is turned on max cooling

You will need a repair shop for A/C work

If you have to add you obviously have a leak

All refrigerant has to be recovered,leaks repaired,
vacuum pulled,you can not do that,and charged,
you can not do that.

You have no way to measure the amount of
refrigerant to add

That fact you do not know the kind to use, is
enough to not get involved

8 spark plugs and no on the seat no place for seatbelts or seat

The answer is simple. DO NOT GO ANY FURTHER.
You must be a federally or state licensed a/c person to add freon to any a/c unit. Even the qualified people can not put fluid in unless they can sign off the the unit does not leak. SORRY

YOU NEED THE R 134 CHARGE HOSE KIT.YOUR CAR DONT HAVE R - 12 FREON.THEY STOP USING FREON BACK MID 90S ALL CAR NOW HAS R-134 REFRIGERANT.

try hosing down the condenser with water from a hose, makes the freon condense more. On the other hand, are u sure it needs more freon and there isnt another problem?

Get it purged and recharged first at a AC shop.

need more info who says it dont need freon?

there is a port and it takes r123a and it has a green port on it but if it's leaked out you mave have to have it vachumed out, if you charge it be sure to get R134a with oil so that you don't burn up the pump, when the thing leaks it loses oil.

You lost the Freon again, because you probably only fill up Freon last winter, you didn’t check the leak and fix it,

You have to check the AC belt, compressor, AC clutch, condenser ( see the small glass window to find out if there is some bubbling, if your Ac has bubbling, you need fill up Freon.