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Old Aug 5, 2017 | 04:15 PM
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Today I decided to take my car for a ride and noticed that the a/c was not working properly. The pasenger side was cold but the driver's side was not even with the temperature *** turned to 60 and the temperature outside was 80. The a/c was working good last time I drove it 3 days ago. I would like some help trying to figure out the problem,thank you in advance for any advice you can give me.
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Old Aug 5, 2017 | 05:41 PM
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There are a lot of threads on this, but in your case you should just need to hit it with a shot of Freon.
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Old Aug 6, 2017 | 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by bbbd2014
...The pasenger side was cold but the driver's side was not...
This is a typical symptom that it might be just a little low on refrigerant.

Check your pressures against the chart below. Make sure you take your readings with:
  • Engine @ 2000 rpm
  • A/C in coldest setting
  • Fan at maximum speed
  • Both windows down
  • Thermometer in center air vent

When adding refrigerant, pay attention to both pressures, otherwise you might end up with the high side sky-high trying to get the low side to the chart's value.

Let us know how it goes.

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Default A/C issue, need help.

Originally Posted by GCG
This is a typical symptom that it might be just a little low on refrigerant.

Check your pressures against the chart below. Make sure you take your readings with:
  • Engine @ 2000 rpm
  • A/C in coldest setting
  • Fan at maximum speed
  • Both windows down
  • Thermometer in center air vent

When adding refrigerant, pay attention to both pressures, otherwise you might end up with the high side sky-high trying to get the low side to the chart's value.

Let us know how it goes.

I will try to do it asap during the week, will keep you informed of results, thanks again.
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