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Fair nuff. I'm not totally up on the fan thing, just that the N/As I've seen didn't have one. Now that you mention it they were all early years though. Btw run-of-the-mill PAG sucks. Scarily hygroscopic. Use double end capped PAG or ester. I use TSI Supercool but there are others...

The design as a heat exchanger is more efficient. Period. Doesn't matter what the fluid is. Whether that efficiency is needed in a properly designed R12 system is debatable. My experience says it isn't. Something can be "inefficient" and still work pretty well you know. Look at tube and fin oil...

While the photos are real Elena's story is a fraud. You can absolutely trust me on this...

In the interest of accuracy they're not NPT...

What you want to do would be a bit of a hassle because the buckle switch is normally open. You could open Integration Relay #1 (although it's not easy to get at) and change the timing capacitor similar to what some have done with the rear defogger switch but imo that's more hassle than it's...

Because others drive it mine won't start unless the belt is on. Been that way for years. Has an override switch though...

It's used for idle speed control...

^ Agreed. A rest pressure check is in order...

Mold in the evaporator. You can buy a product made just for the problem but spraying Lysol into the fresh air inlets should clear it up. Check to sure the evap enclosure drain is clear too...

What part of my post didn't you understand? Just extend the wires and be done with it. If it doesn't work it'll be because the sensor was bad anyway. If it were me I'd test it before even putting it on the car...

That's not really a noob question because I'm willing to bet a lot of people don't know many sensors use one of the wires as a path for the ambient O2 reference. However that's not the case with the Denso sensors used on these cars. Just to be sure though examine the mid to upper portion of the...

Nice. Even got the hat, beer brand, and butt crack right too ;)

I'll answer your first question and leave the others to, well, others. The stock Compressor Bypass Valve (what you're calling a BOV) is closed when the small control port is at atmospheric pressure and above. Looked at another way the valve is open whenever your boost gage is below zero and...

SM at it's worst :nono:

http://tinyurl.com/dfnfzv The ones around here are usually Toyota Priuses. They're marked Google. As you can see from the article they have quite a contraption on them. Seeing one for the first time is a surprise, especially if you come across it on the highway.

Yeah, he really ought to fix that ;)

What difference does it make? You're not doing this yourself and the shop can easily determine the amount. If you really want AC you'll pay whatever it ends up coming out to. Sheesh...

Yes but in this situation it won't. Ever. That's why you need to fix it.

As I suspected. You really ought to fix that...

Once the light comes on does it stay on until you turn the engine off or does it go off on its own?