A/C question blows hot!!
My 2011 Jeep Liberty blows hot air.
My compressor cycles of and on ever 3-4 seconds. The pressure when the compressor is on reads in the green part of the gauge, when it cycles off it reads in the red. So I don't want to add refrigerant, all though I've seen blogs that say it might be completely out of refrigerant and that is why it reads in the red and to add a can of refrigerant anyway. That makes me nervous. I've checked the fuse but can't really tell if its blown or not. What else can I check and possibly fix myself. I really don't have the money to pay a mechanic to do something I can do myself. Thanks in advance for you advice.
My compressor cycles of and on ever 3-4 seconds. The pressure when the compressor is on reads in the green part of the gauge, when it cycles off it reads in the red. So I don't want to add refrigerant, all though I've seen blogs that say it might be completely out of refrigerant and that is why it reads in the red and to add a can of refrigerant anyway. That makes me nervous. I've checked the fuse but can't really tell if its blown or not. What else can I check and possibly fix myself. I really don't have the money to pay a mechanic to do something I can do myself. Thanks in advance for you advice.
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Then there is one part of servicing AC that these kits never talk about. The sealants that are usually in them while they might help someone for a while are not permanent solutions to a leak issue. What's worse is they can damage the equipment that the shops use to service and repair their customers cars. The sealants can also cause warranties on replacement components such as compressors to be voided by the manufacturer.
One more thing. It is illegal for anyone to vent refrigerant to the atmosphere when servicing an AC system. (See sections 608 and 609 of the clean air act) While a do it yourselfer can purchase and use refrigerant to try and charge a system, if you then discover a failure that requires a repair, the refrigerant must be removed with recovery equipment which again can be damaged by the sealant in the charging kits.