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Old 07-04-2013, 03:20 PM
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A/C Not Blowing Cold Air

Just Recently Had My A/C Serviced By Goodyear And Took My Own Refrigerant With Me (A/C Pro Brand) About A Week Ago. It Was Cold Then, Now It Only Blows Warm Air Again. What Could It Possibly Be?
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It is most likely that the refrigerant has leaked out. Low refrigerant level will not cool as effectively. If enough has leaked out, the pressure sensing switch by the battery will not allow the compressor to engage.

Only a pressure check will tell you if there is enough refrigerant in the system. Assuming the refrigerant is low, the question is why. Did Goodyear forget to tighten something or is there a leak in the system? Take it back and see what they say.

Then there is the question of why did you need to have the system charged in the first place. Did the refrigerant leak out. And when you had it at Goodyear, did they check the system for leaks?
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If you had AC filled and serviced, and now it blows warm again, then you have a leak in the system. If you are a diy'er, then add a can of r134 with leak detector, and find the leak with a UV light. Check this autozone link out, as it gives a basic overview of a car's ac system. You are probably leaking from one of the major components of the system. http://www.autozone.com/autozone/vid...earchType=byId
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your a/c system probably has a leak

if the new refrigerant is gone after a week, it's probably a pretty severe leak
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Old 07-04-2013, 08:06 PM
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Just Checked Out The Invoice... Says I Need A New AC Hose From Compressor To Evaporator And They Suggest A New Condenser Because The Current One Is Bent... Probably From The Accident In October
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Old 07-05-2013, 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by DennisMik
It is most likely that the refrigerant has leaked out. Low refrigerant level will not cool as effectively. If enough has leaked out, the pressure sensing switch by the battery will not allow the compressor to engage.

Only a pressure check will tell you if there is enough refrigerant in the system. Assuming the refrigerant is low, the question is why. Did Goodyear forget to tighten something or is there a leak in the system? Take it back and see what they say.

Then there is the question of why did you need to have the system charged in the first place. Did the refrigerant leak out. And when you had it at Goodyear, did they check the system for leaks?
Well When I Initially Purchased The Car In 2011 The A/C Never Worked Too Well... I Had It Checked Out By Goodyear Because They Sent A Coupon In The Mail That Would Check The System For Leaks And Inspect The Belts And Hoses... The Guy Told Me That A Hose That Connected The Compressor To The Evaporator Would Probably Have To Purchased Later Down The Line.
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Originally Posted by Thaboywonder6588
Just Checked Out The Invoice... Says I Need A New AC Hose From Compressor To Evaporator And They Suggest A New Condenser Because The Current One Is Bent... Probably From The Accident In October
So they still charged it with 2 system components in question? Idiots...
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I've used Goodyear to service my car in the past and learned my lesson. And it was far from being a good lesson.
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replace the line and the condenser and take it back. If you paid them to charge it, it might still be under some sort of warranty. I did the same thing with Vavoline. I had 30 days to return. I went to the junk yard, paid $40 for a condenser, and swapped it out in maybe 45 min. then took it back and had them charge it again. It's worked like a champ since.
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Replace condenser and hose and go back and ask them to recharge it again. They should have told you those parts are bad on the first place.
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