AC Help

[Croppedcorners]

Hello everyone,
I went to recharge my AC today (94 ex coupe) and everything went fine until I turned my car off and went to go close my hood. I herd a hissing sound confirming my assumption of a leak. Would this leak most likely be located in the condenser or the compressor? What are some steps I should take in troubleshooting?

Thanks

 

[lethal6]

AC systems have an exact level and pressure within them. How are you achieving that at home? Please don't say with one of those home kits. They are a waste of money and 90% of the time they do more harm than anything. A working AC shouldn't need "recharging", it's a sealed system and isn't something that needs redone after time. If it isn't cold anymore it needs components replaced due to failure or because of a leak and the system needs re-pressurized by a professional machine and the exact amount of r134 added back in called for in the specs.

You need to have the system pressure checked by a professional. The hissing was probably from you over filling the system because it didn't need a "recharge". My guess is by using the kit and forcing more into the system than what was called for, you blew out some seals.

 

[Croppedcorners]

There was no refrigerant in the AC when I purchased the car and according to the previous owner all I needed to do was add some. So that's the advice I'm going off of. I'm not saying it's the correct advice, but I did want to explain my actions. And to answer your question I used Z R-134A WITH RECHARGE HOSE WITH GAUGE that I got from Oriley's.