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My local air con guy says its a bad idea because when im filling the system its putting new gas onto old gas without cleaning the system out first which will have bacteria etc.
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My local air con guy says its a bad idea because when im filling the system its putting new gas onto old gas without cleaning the system out first which will have bacteria etc.
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I have the same problem and thought about the DIY can, how many cans will fill the 996?.
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My local air con guy says its a bad idea because when im filling the system its putting new gas onto old gas without cleaning the system out first which will have bacteria etc.
Fill system its putting new gas onto old gas without
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My local air con guy says its a bad idea because when im filling the system its putting new gas onto old gas without cleaning the system out first which will have bacteria etc.
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it was leaking, they replaced it and charged the freon and its back to normal.
My AC stopped blowing cold air. It seems like the air conditioner engages but just does not cool at all. I was going to take it into the shop tomorrow to have them take a look. Any ideas anyone? Could it just be that it needs a freon charge?
Anyone know how to check freon and the location of the valve where I would charge it?
What freon do we use?
Mine is an '03 996 C2.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Under front hood, remove cover on the right, below windshield. There is a fill port there. Buy a recharge kit at your local autoparts store, $20-$25 normally. The cheapest one available will work terrific. Read instructions and fill. May tak 30 minutes start to finish. You can only buy one type of refrigerant, R134A, earlier versions are outlawed.
if the compressor kicks on and is constantly running, its not low of freon. if it was low the low pressure switch wouldnt allow the compressor to turn on. it would be a problem of the air flowing incorrectly and not allowing the cold to blow into the car.
Your problem sounds like what happens every summer with my wife's Boxster. It blows on the AC but it's not cold. A thorough recharge every year and it will blow very cold for 6-8 months. My 996, after 11 years never needed a recharge, nor has my '99 Jeep.
Not saying this will fix it, but dealer here told me about $225 for an A/C service. (Recharge) Friend works at dealer as a tech and told me what to do. When a $8 can of R134a will get it blowing cold for months, I can't see spending hundreds of dollars to possibly have A/C fixed and something else broken or damaged during the repair, which always seems to occur when I let someone work on my stuff.
I have this same problem on my 04' C2. At times it'll blow cold air initially and then warm up after a few minutes. Have been meaning to make an appointment at the dealer as I have a CPO, but if it's an easy fix then I'll likely just do it myself.
Curious to see what you find.
Yeah it's $260 for AC service even if all it needed was just a freon charge. They do a full inspection and all that BS. Sucks... but if something is wrong like say the compressor, then it is covered under my warranty. I am also having that moisture dripping issue on the inside of the car by my right leg. I think they will fix that as well.
So took it in today and just waiting to hear what the deal is. I needed them to look at something else also.
I had a very similar problem with my 03 911 and it turned out the expansion valve was leaking and needed to be rebuilt (new orings). Under the front trunk on the passenger side near the particle cabin air filter is the expansion valve. Mine was covered in a film from expelling freon.
I had another repair too, the driver window was not automatically rolling down\up when opening the door. It needed a new window regulator and some other components as well. I already had the driver's side replaced. Total was over $900 and my warranty deductible was $100 but had to pay $160 because there was some part that wasn't covered by the warranty. Yeah when I got this car a few years ago I bought a warranty with it because I knew down the stretch I may need it. It's been worth it and saved me a couple of grand already..fortunately or unfortunately.
The warranty I bought from a warranty distributor so it was a lot cheaper and would last twice as long as the dealer warranty. The only catch is that they are really picky on what they cover. They have a list of parts they cover...
My AC is not blowing cold anymore as well. I checked in the front and on the left of the battery I saw two spots that I can connect to. Which one am I supposed to check? The one on the left or right?
I have that problem, but only on a warm humid day with the top down. After about 30 minutes condensation builds up on the air ducts and drips when I hit a bump or take a hard turn.
I have the same problem and thought about the DIY can, how many cans will fill the 996?. My local air con guy says its a bad idea because when im filling the system its putting new gas onto old gas without cleaning the system out first which will have bacteria etc.
An air con charge here in the UK is around $100 in US currency whereas the refill can is hugely cheaper but i don't want to do this and it be a waste of money.
My system is cold to a degree but not chilled so i have assumed it needs gas.
Thanks
Carl
My car blows warm air. I recharged the ac but it's still warm.
Not sure if the compressor is kicking in or not. How do i check if the compressor is coming on or not. Does the compressor had a fuse?
Trying to figure it out myself without taking it in. No warrantee and I don't want to spend 5-900 on ac repairs.
Anything I should be looking for???
When the car is running look at the compressor, if you hear a click and the center of the pulley area is spinning then it is locking/cycling. If not then could be a mechanical issue or could be so low on gas that it won't cycle the compressor. If wre mine I'd try the DIY kit b4 bringing to anybody. Better to gamble with $30 or so.
Was the compressor locking up, if the freon is too low compressor won't engage and even if you have a can on it,if it doesn't engage it won't be able to draw in the gas.
I believe the compressor is working. Not sure tho. When I hit the ac button the engine has a draw on it and the idle goes down. When I turn the switch off the idle goes up.
I have to assume that's the compressor kicking in...yes?
If it took gas but had zero affect on the output you may have a prob with the HVAC unit like maybe a door isn't opening. I'm sorry couldn't be more help to you.
Hello everyone, I have learned a lot from reading all of these posts and wanted to thank everyone for contributing.
Question for everyone:
Just installed the PCCM + in my car. everything with the PCCM is working great, it actually does just shut off sporadically but trying to figure that out as I go. When installing the PCCM + I had to relocate the HVAC unit to the bottom and rerun all the wires in the back. Total PITA.... after moving this unit my AC blows cold for about a minute and then blows warm air. is there something that I need to do to reset the HVAC and or condenser in the car? Does anyone know anything about this?
I just found out the answer to my question from another post. if you run the PCCM + on AMP mode (which you are told to do in moist cases) it turns off the HVAC /AC compressor. AC back blowing COLD!
