Forcerouge
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Hello Everyone,
The Air conditioning is not working on my dad's car for a while. I've checked the fuses and basically everything easily accessible, but didn't find anything weird.
Basically, the clutch doesn't engage, which, I think, leaves me with only these possible options:
-Blown relay or fuse: already checked
-Pressure too low in the system: I'd like to check that
-Broken clutch or broken pump: I hope it's not that...
-Some defective sensor: I'll check the error codes first
What seems more likely to me is that the pressure is too low, the circuit might be empty since it didn't work for a long time already. So I'd simply like to make sure that this is indeed the cause, before making an actual recharge by an actual pro.
Basically, I think that if I can recharge the system a bit I should see the compressor engage and should be able to see if the system can sustain pressure for a few hours, this way I could check that there are no major leaks and that the compressor is still ok.
Some recharge kits exist and they seem pretty easy to use, but I wonder if this is actually a standard and if these would work on a 4200GT?
Something like that, for example:
https://www.amazon.com/ACP-100CA-Pr...8&qid=1452804346&sr=1-1&keywords=ac+dispenser
If yes, does anyone know where are located the ports? Did anyone try that? Any tips?
Thanks a lot in advance!
The Air conditioning is not working on my dad's car for a while. I've checked the fuses and basically everything easily accessible, but didn't find anything weird.
Basically, the clutch doesn't engage, which, I think, leaves me with only these possible options:
-Blown relay or fuse: already checked
-Pressure too low in the system: I'd like to check that
-Broken clutch or broken pump: I hope it's not that...
-Some defective sensor: I'll check the error codes first
What seems more likely to me is that the pressure is too low, the circuit might be empty since it didn't work for a long time already. So I'd simply like to make sure that this is indeed the cause, before making an actual recharge by an actual pro.
Basically, I think that if I can recharge the system a bit I should see the compressor engage and should be able to see if the system can sustain pressure for a few hours, this way I could check that there are no major leaks and that the compressor is still ok.
Some recharge kits exist and they seem pretty easy to use, but I wonder if this is actually a standard and if these would work on a 4200GT?
Something like that, for example:
https://www.amazon.com/ACP-100CA-Pr...8&qid=1452804346&sr=1-1&keywords=ac+dispenser
If yes, does anyone know where are located the ports? Did anyone try that? Any tips?
Thanks a lot in advance!