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Funny seeing this post. The little lady I am bumping ugly with asked me a couple weeks ago if I could take a look at her A/C since it wasn't working. Said it only blew cold air if she was up to speed (I know i know... insert funny comments *here*). Well, it was about 70f outside that night when I looked at it and it seemed pretty good to me at a stand still. Took it out for a spin and it was still fine.
A couple things to keep in mind, of course, the hotter it is, the harder the A/C has to work.... so.... I looked at her settings.
AUTO TEMP CONTROL - 70f
FRESH AIR
UPPER VENTS
Ya well, when it's 90f+ out, it's a good rule of thumb to use RECIRCULATE. *wink* A hell of a lot easier to get cooler air in high heat.
Just putting it out there since a LOT of people end up spending a small fortune on A/C maintenance when something as simple as this can remedy particular cases.
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Yup... LOL. That's a common one.
I had to learn that lesson a while back too. You are correct with the extra heat part though... at 100+ and at idle, it seems like it's blowing room temp air (hot). Then I put it in neutral and push it up to 3k and now it's nice and cold.
I'm leaning toward the dying compressor idea. But for now, I just try to avoid surface streets. LOL :)
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I noticed
that AZ and others are selling the R134 for refill given our vehicle are anywhere from 9-11 years old they may need recharging
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It has 102,938.7 if that's the deciding factor. Just let me know when and I'll grab the title and head your way.:yesgray:
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When I tried to add R134 to my Eclipse, the guage indicated that I had too much pressure in the system. Either the mechanic doing front end repair work on the car didn't recharge the system properly or the system has become contaminated. I probably need to have the system purged & refilled.
I'd already learnt about the recirculate button thinggy on the dash.:)
