Kia Bongo · AC Gas Refilling
Vacuum, leak test and re-gas to the exact weight your car specifies. Quoted for your Bongo, 1997-2026.
We do an AC re-gas on the Kia Bongo regularly, and this page is what the job involves on this car specifically rather than on cars in general.
Refrigerant is measured by weight, not by pressure or by feel, and every car has its exact charge printed on a sticker under the bonnet. We evacuate the system, hold vacuum to confirm it is not leaking, then charge to that stated weight with the correct refrigerant and the correct oil. On a Kia Bongo (1997-2026) the parts and the labour time are specific to the model — it is a suv, which changes both, so we confirm the year before quoting rather than after.
Too much refrigerant raises high-side pressure, cuts cooling, and puts liquid where the compressor expects gas. Because a system in Dubai's heat reads high pressure anyway, charging by gauge alone leads to undercharging in an attempt to keep pressures down. Charging by weight avoids the whole problem.
Sportage and Seltos gearboxes want their fluid changed on the shorter interval here; the schedule assumes a cooler climate than this one. We check that alongside an AC re-gas, plus a battery load test, because the car is already with us and finding a second fault later costs you a second visit.
AC Gas Refilling on a Bongo is quoted after inspection, because pricing this job from a description is guessing and you would be paying for the guess. Either way you get the number before any work starts, it includes VAT, and it does not move afterwards. Typical time on this job is 1 hour, and we can do it where the car is.
Same technicians, same car. Pick what you need.
A sealed system should never need refilling. If yours is low, it is leaking, and the leak is the actual repair. Refilling alone buys weeks to months.
About an hour: recovery, vacuum, hold test, charge and temperature check. We can do it at your location.
In Dubai summer, roughly 6-10 degrees at the centre vent on full recirculation after ten minutes. Much above that with a correct charge points at airflow, the blend door or the condenser.
Call, or send your location on WhatsApp. We will tell you the price before we set off.
