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air conditioner not cooling
hello gents ..like the title states ..my 14 f06 all of a sudden, the air doesn't feel very cold ..was thinking of charging the unit first before i take it to my local indie shop .. so my question is , is this straight foward or is there any other thing i need to do besides connecting on the low side ? thanks
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06-17-2021, 04:08 AM | #2 |
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I'd take it to somewhere that will leak test the system before just adding more refrigerant in there. If you add more in and it's leaking then you're just wasting money.
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i already have a can that was sitting in the garage..just want to b certain that it's a straight foward thing and not any additional steps that need to b taken
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06-17-2021, 09:15 PM | #4 |
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If that can is red tek you better think twice. Red tek is refined propane and once it's in the ac system almost no shop will service you ac system ever again. It's extremely flammable. Hopefully it's 134a?
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it's definitely 134a but i was reading about the 6 series needs to have the right intake port removed. not sure what this means
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06-18-2021, 06:00 AM | #6 |
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I have had my car charged a couple times, these cars are notorious for ac leaks. All my guy did was vacuum out the system to remove any moisture, then connected to the high and low side nipples.
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Your recharge gauge should have 3 hoses/nipples. 1 goes to the high side, 1 goes to the low side and then the 3rd attaches to your r134a can/source. Maybe your kit has a different gauge than the 'professional' ones??
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that's exactly what it is .i dont have a professional kit ..just a can from my local pep boys that i had sitting around in the garage
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Gotcha. The gauges are about $100 on Amazon. I was warned to not just attach to the high side on this car by the ac guy. Not sure why, just what he mentioned when he was doing it. I'm sure you can just attach and fill with r134a on the one side. Not sure if it effects the system thou long term?
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That would make sense. I believe also moisture can build up in the low side and cause issues.
Correct in pic. Those are the high and low ports.I have aftermarket intakes but the factory intake would definitely be in the way.
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not sure what u mean it would b in the way ? the low side it's pretty much easy to get too it seems ..going to try recharge tomorrow morning.. heres a pic
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