I've heard this story before - no R-12 in Canada.

If you can drive across the border to a near-by U. S. city, go for it.

I wonder if there's some U. S. law that would prohibit a U. S. tech from feeding R-12 into an auto with Canadian plates?

I don't remember reading that in the Macs manual that I read in preparation for the 609 certification, but there could be regional rules that I'm unaware of.

I suspect that one of our Canadian members can shed light on this.

If you do hire a shop on this side to "top it off", be prepared to pay big $$$.

What you pay for R-12 as a diyer mechanic and what you pay a shop here for it are 2 different things. A few weeks ago, I could by the 12 oz. cans for about $26-$27. 30 lbs. cyls. of course offer more economy of scale.

I've heard of shops charging $100 - $150 a lbs for R-12.

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Mike Murrell
1991 300-SEL - Model 126
M103 - SOHC
"Fräulein"