A/C question
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A/C question
A/C is blowing cool but not cold around 60 degrees when driving... the low side is reading high and the high side is reading low.... I believe that means i need a new compressor right?
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i don't think its the compressor - opinion disclaimer. i'm leaning condensor.
Theoretically, when you take it to the shop to be in accordance with EPA standards as they've been communicated to me in passing, They'll charge you to 'release' the freon and store it in a holding tank (keeping it from reaching the environment), they'd replace what needs fixed, and then they'll sell the freon back to you.
The shop will likely try releasing some of the pressure to get the system at the right level. (Freon would come out in a 'misty' type particle when exposed to the environment). Might really just be air not freon pressurizing the system which means the shop would dump the system of it's pressure then refill it with freon. However, if the compressor is bad, then the freon will have to be redrained, and then refilled.
In a round-a-bout way, you might; have a bad dryer ('full' really a better term - it pulls the moisture out of the system but can only hold so much); have a bad condensor (short rod [$5part] beside the dryer on my I6 which basically is like forcing a milkshake through a coffee straw - makes the freon cold); bad clutch/bad compressor; no freon in the pressurized system; too much pressure. Since you're compressor is coming on, i wouldn't think it's the problem but you should wait to hear from other posters probly...
Disclaimer of my understanding is that a certified technician/shop has to remove the freon, EPA standards prohibit releasing that toxic stuff into the air. You can put it in if the system is empty, but not release it from the system into the environment.
Theoretically, when you take it to the shop to be in accordance with EPA standards as they've been communicated to me in passing, They'll charge you to 'release' the freon and store it in a holding tank (keeping it from reaching the environment), they'd replace what needs fixed, and then they'll sell the freon back to you.
The shop will likely try releasing some of the pressure to get the system at the right level. (Freon would come out in a 'misty' type particle when exposed to the environment). Might really just be air not freon pressurizing the system which means the shop would dump the system of it's pressure then refill it with freon. However, if the compressor is bad, then the freon will have to be redrained, and then refilled.
In a round-a-bout way, you might; have a bad dryer ('full' really a better term - it pulls the moisture out of the system but can only hold so much); have a bad condensor (short rod [$5part] beside the dryer on my I6 which basically is like forcing a milkshake through a coffee straw - makes the freon cold); bad clutch/bad compressor; no freon in the pressurized system; too much pressure. Since you're compressor is coming on, i wouldn't think it's the problem but you should wait to hear from other posters probly...
Disclaimer of my understanding is that a certified technician/shop has to remove the freon, EPA standards prohibit releasing that toxic stuff into the air. You can put it in if the system is empty, but not release it from the system into the environment.