Hey guys, Lately my air conditoner hasn't been working that well. Its semi cool but not cold by any means. I don't think it is my compressor because it trys to get cool so do I need to have it recharged or what do you guys think? If its costly I wont worry about it till spring because I dont think I will be using it too m uch this winter! Thanks

 

My A/C did that to me this summer. I had to have the compressor replaced and the system recharged. $900 some odd bucks. Luckily warranty covered it. You could try and recharge it and see if it helps some. I'm just telling you what ended up having to be replaced on mine.

 

Ok thanks, anyone else had this problem?

 

Yep, had the exact problem on mine. Should have been filled with 907g of R134... evacuation and recovery showed only 200g had been left.
Somewhere around 25 US$ fix... if you do it yourself

Since then- throwing icecubes again ;D

AlpineRAM

 

I would think that a recharge would help out alot & not be extremely expensive. Escaping from the system is a fact of life for R134, its molecular make-up is smaller than the R12 of old. I didn't think I had a low condition with mine because it worked pretty good in the Phoenix heat, but a friend of mine had a reclaim/recharge system and we checked mine before a trip and it only contained a half charge - basically 1 lb. instead of the 2 required. Like I say, it still seemed to work ok, now it works great. I'd say to try it. Best of luck. Jeff

 

mine is the same way, about every 8 weeks i just throw a can of r-134 in and watch a temp. gauge in the vent and it blows ice cold. guess when i get some $$ i dont want to spend on performance ill fix it right...funny though, wife had a jeep grand cherokee that did almost the same thing...good ol' ma' mopar i guess

 

Cumminsdude
A couple things you may want to check.

Are you getting plenty air flow thru your condensor coil? Could be plugged. Is your fan clutch working properly?

Is your evaporator freezing up? That would be a sure sign of low freon.

You should be able to get everything you need to add some juice at any autoparts.

Hope you get it blowin cooooool 8) again

 

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Cumminsdude
A couple things you may want to check.

Are you getting plenty air flow thru your condensor coil? Could be plugged. Is your fan clutch working properly?

Is your evaporator freezing up? That would be a sure sign of low freon.

You should be able to get everything you need to add some juice at any autoparts.

Hope you get it blowin cooooool 8) again


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How do I check all of these? Does anyone have a link on how to recharge the AC? Do I just buy a can of this stuff and do whatever with it? HELP!!! Also should I do it before or after winter or doesnt it matter!

 

You can find at your local "Wally World" a recharge kit that comes with a guage, 3 cans of 134/sealer, and best off all, very clear instructions. I just got one and did my truck. Had enough 134 left to top off two more vehicles. Total cost including the tax was $28.00. Give it a try.
Ed

 

I would never question the experience of the members here, but let me offer some advice.

If you do not know what you are doing with the home-recharge kit, please get help before doing it yourself.

I have no doubt that it is a simple operation, however, I managed to screw it up. Somehow I tied into the high pressure side and the pressure in the system added to that already in the can and the can line exploded in my hand.

A painful do-it-yourself lesson for me.

 

It is VERY important to discern the high side from the low side, to the tune of about 300 psi .

For those of you who don't know:
The low side, if you still have a little bit of cool, is the colder of the two lines. With the AC running, touch the lines close to each fitting, and the cold one is the low side. This is not total confirmation due to the way the AC system works though. Use the hints below for an empty system to confirm it before you plug anything in. This is because the high side line actually turns cold before it enters the firewall/evaporator.

On an empty system (AC doesn't work at all), here are some hints. 1. the low side usually has larger diameter lines than the high side. 2. The low side has the filter dryer in the line. 3. The low side goes from the firewall/evaporator, through the filter dryer, to the compressor. 4. the high side goes from the compressor into the condensor (in front of radiator) than back around to the firewall.

Chris

 

Also take a look at all the fittings of the AC system. If you're losing pressure continuously (or just lost pressure), you probably have a leak. When the entrained oil in the freon leaks out, it typically catches dirt particles around the vicinity of the leak, making it easy to spot. A tight system is dry and clean on the outside.

Hopefully it'll just need a recharge.

In any event I'd fix it now, because the AC properties help in dehumidifying the air when you use the defroster.

 

Ok guys here is what I bought today. Is this the right stuff? Also did I get enough? I thought the one in the kit was enough but the other stuff was only like $6 more so I was like why not, just incase. So I hope this is the right stuff. I am going to have my friend do it for me that knows more about cars. Hopefully I got it all right! Thanks

 

Yes I believe that is what you need. Sure hope it work's for you. If it does let us know. I might have to the A/C recharge one day.