air conditoner

[rudy068]

HI i have a 1996 honda civic and i live in arizona its about to start getting hot so i wanted to fix my a/c well it had a leak in one of the lines so i went and replaced it and then i noticed the fan behind the a/c evaporator wasnt spinning so i replaced it now every thing works but its really weak the ac blows but its barely cold so should i just replace the ac compressor

 

[RonJ]

When you replaced the leaking A/C line, did you replace the receiver/dryer, vacuum the system and then check whether vacuum was held overnight to leak test the system? Did you then recharge the system with 22 oz of R134A?

 

[rudy068]

uhhh no i did not replace the reciever/dryer or vacuum it but i did put a can of r134a it didnt take an entire can though but its been a couple of days and it still had the same pressure as what i put in

 

[RonJ]

The system is filled with air. That's VERY bad. Have a shop recover the refrigerant and start again. If you don't follow all the steps I mentioned, don't expect to have a working A/C system.

 

[rudy068]

ok ill do that but do you think the compressors bad too it spins and you can feel it working and getting cold but when youre sitting in the car the air isnt as cold as id like it to be

 

[RonJ]

ok ill do that but do you think the compressors bad too it spins and you can feel it working and getting cold but when youre sitting in the car the air isnt as cold as id like it to be

I just explained why the A/C is not cold. You didn't do the job like you were supposed to. There's air in the system mixed with half as much refrigerant as is needed (=VERY BAD). Do what I recommended.

 

[rudy068]

Ok thanks for the help i appreciate it