a/c isn't cold

[teggy LS]

i'm having a problem with my a/c. it's blowing but it's not very cold.
what do i have to do to fix it? can i do it myself or do i have to bring it to a shop? if i do have to bring it to a shop, is there one on the west or northwest side of town that'll give me a good price? what price range am i looking at to fix it?

[97teg]

take it to a shop and get it pressure tested. you may have a slow leak somewhere. if its not very cold usually that means the freon is low.
look around for a good shop. some places overcharge for something very simple. I also think you can buy the stuff at autozone o'riely and do it yourself, but you have to know how much freon to put in.

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[Houston hb]

walmart sell it.. i think its like 2 cans of r134a for like 10 bucks.. just buy that and recharge boyyyy

if the evaporator goes out then you will see some greasey stuff on your vents that mean time to replace that.. most of the time you have a small leak or it needs to be recharged

[SecretAgent]

walmart sell it.. i think its like 2 cans of r134a for like 10 bucks.. just buy that and recharge boyyyy

if the evaporator goes out then you will see some greasey stuff on your vents that mean time to replace that.. most of the time you have a small leak or it needs to be recharged


you couldn't even diagnose a brake light problem. don't even consider trying to diagnose an ac problem.

[AzaelTypeR]

make sure is r134 on ur system, some cars come with r12, and i u mix both of them, say bye bye to a/c. if it has r12 ur going to have hell trying to finds some, since is discontinued, if u do, then do the convertion, but for that i would suggest take it to some pro and even if its low on 134 do not try to do it ur self, you might overcharge and kill the whole system, to be safe just take it to somebody that knows.

[civicgsrman]

I suggest you take somewhere man. First like homie said, you have to get it pressure checked, then you might have to vacuum out your whole system, if it calls for it. Its easy if you know what your doing, if not, take it to Firestone or some shop, it shouldnt be that much

[Houston hb]

you couldn't even diagnose a brake light problem. don't even consider trying to diagnose an ac problem.

For one thing that wasnt even me so, get off my back... i dont know whats your problem is, but if you have something to say to me follow your own form rules and use the pm box Mr Modarator.. :rolleyes:

[SecretAgent]

yeah dude, sure it wasn't you. either way tho, if you don't have an EPA 608 or 609 certification, you cannot give AC system advice, nor work on AC systems.

[WRXTuan]

you couldn't even diagnose a brake light problem. don't even consider trying to diagnose an ac problem.

I agree, the a/c is serious, it is probably terminal. I would recommend bring it to a shop, working with high compression and pressure = no no, for amateurs.

T.Vo

[Houston hb]

yeah dude, sure it wasn't you. either way tho, if you don't have an EPA 608 or 609 certification, you cannot give AC system advice, nor work on AC systems.

Omg are you feaking kidding me.. Now your just acting like a girl about this whole thing. Most of these people on here helping everybody else out dont even have a car.. And your going to pull some stuff like that... Need to calm down with the whole power trip problem... ghess :rolleyes:

[SecretAgent]

Omg are you feaking kidding me.. Now your just acting like a girl about this whole thing. Most of these people on here helping everybody else out dont even have a car.. And your going to pull some stuff like that... Need to calm down with the whole power trip problem... ghess :rolleyes:

how am i being a girl? that's not my law, i didn't make it. The EPA did. if you should call anyone a "girl" it should be them, not me. I have nothing to do with it.

power trip? if i was on a power trip, i'd just have you banned from my forums. if you want me to go on a power trip, i will tho.


but to get back to your advice, if you are so good with a/c systems, tell me why the evaporator going out would leave "greasy stuff" all over your vents? and why would the evaporator go out to begin with?

[Houston hb]

how am i being a girl? that's not my law, i didn't make it. The EPA did. if you should call anyone a "girl" it should be them, not me. I have nothing to do with it.

power trip? if i was on a power trip, i'd just have you banned from my forums. if you want me to go on a power trip, i will tho.


but to get back to your advice, if you are so good with a/c systems, tell me why the evaporator going out would leave "greasy stuff" all over your vents? and why would the evaporator go out to begin with?

tell me why the evaporator going out would leave "greasy stuff" all over your vents? because of the oil the runs in the Ac lines and in the compressor that keeps the clutch and ac parts lubed up.

and why would the evaporator go out to begin with?[/
Because of stress points in the system that would give out at anytime, or the age of the evaporator, defective part ect. The ac system has several pound of pressure built up in the system and the smallest pin hole could cause it to give out at anytime


Well what we do here at Advantage AMG is.
1.Charge it up and see if the Ac works.
2.If the Ac works,look for the leak or leaks, by putting Dye into the system.
3.Use the UV lamp and UV.glasses so when you are looking around you can see the leak or leaks in the system.
4.If you do all that and still nothing,then most of the time then its the Evaporator that messed up. Because of step 1.. meaning you charged the system and it worked, so the problem is the evap..

sorry if i have misspelled anything in this im in a rush. :rolleyes:

[Prelude92]

this guy told you exactly what to do it also depends how long its been that your ac hasnt been blowin cold air if it just started and its been workin all this time then chances are it is a leak.

[SecretAgent]

actually, it's not usually the evaporator that goes out. it's the temp sensing bulb on the end of the evaporator that ruptures most on that side. but even that is rare. the most common parts that go out, are the compressor itself, which clogs the lines with metal shavings, and that in turn, ruptures them, a bad TXV, or a pin hole in the condensor, the inside components rarely have problems.

[Houston hb]

this guy told you exactly what to do it also depends how long its been that your ac hasnt been blowin cold air if it just started and its been workin all this time then chances are it is a leak.

thanks... most of the time i try to help out, just alot of hatters on here, trying to make someone write a dam book about junk they just dont know about and what they only heard about.You know when your wrong your wrong.. just need to come out and say hey i dont know and you might be rite. or dont say anything at all... but you know everybody on the internet has to be a ASE man to type stuff... Who cares about ASE cause that dont mean jack... just a test any moe joe can pass if they study..
So most of the time I try but just in a short typed verson form, with misspelled words and incorrect grammer.. Butt hey its the internet, and who cares. :p

[that_guy]

just alot of hatters on here,
just so you'll know that's is not how you would spell HATERS. Unless of course you are referring to the Mad hatter.

http://www.trapspeed.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=283&stc=1

[Houston hb]

just so you'll know that's is not how you would spell HATERS. Unless of course you are referring to the Mad hatter.

http://www.trapspeed.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=283&stc=1

hater, haterz whatever.. thats not how you spell "Azzhole"... its spelled asshole. You Asshole. and learn to do attachments before you post a pixs trying to be a funny bunny Azzhole. :rolleyes:

[JDMXJOE]

hey teggy ls i know why ur ac isnt blowing cold....u didnt press the A/C button and u didnt turn the knob to blue its still on red....when my a/c doesnt blow cold i just press that button that says a/c on it and it lights up blue...then this cold air fron nowhere comes out and im happy.... :ugh: :ugh: :ugh: :ugh:

[JDMXJOE]

hey smart guy you spelled asshole wrong too lol....and whats a funny bunny?...i know easter is comming up but calm down on your festive mood...

hater, haterz whatever.. thats not how you spell "Azzhole"... its spelled asshole. You Asshole. and learn to do attachments before you post a pixs trying to be a funny bunny Azzhole. :rolleyes:

[SecretAgent]

locked.