Auto A/C recommendation needed
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Auto A/C recommendation needed
My vehicle's A/C is losing it's ummph. I had a repair shop recharge it and put in a dye. Before I go back to the repair shop I was wondering if someone had a great straight shootin A/C shop that they recommend.
Thanks a bunch.
Thanks a bunch.
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Re: Auto A/C recommendation needed
Look under the hood around all your ac fittings. You should see evidence of the dye somewhere. It is usually just a loose fitting that you can tighten yourself. Be sure to remove your access caps and check there also.(Where the gauges hook up).salty_dog wrote:My vehicle's A/C is losing it's ummph. I had a repair shop recharge it and put in a dye. Before I go back to the repair shop I was wondering if someone had a great straight shootin A/C shop that they recommend.
Thanks a bunch.
Some dyes require use of a blacklight,you can get one cheap at Walmart.
If you don't see the leak under the hood it is ptobably in one of your 2 coils. More expensive to repair. A small leak can sometimes be repaired with AC stop leak.(although not recommended).
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Re: Auto A/C recommendation needed
Jumptrout51 wrote:A small leak can sometimes be repaired with AC stop leak.(although not recommended).
Translation; If you plan to keep the car don't use stop leak.
If we were all crazy, Wouldn't that make us all normal.
Thanks for the recommendations everyone. We put the black light to the the system and found small amounts of the dye coming from the front of the compressor. There are also signs of the dye on the inside top of the hood. There is also a fair about of A/C oil on the inside of the hood as well. No other parts of the system showed any dye, which is good. A compressor (new) for the ole girl is $285.
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When you say on top of the compressor,do you mean where two ac lines connect to the comp.? If so you have a loose connection or bad seals.These seals are notorious for developing leaks.Try tigthening first if that does not stop it replace the seals only. If it is coming from behind the clutch you need a new compressor.
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