A/c in car not working?

Question

All the blowers are working, just no cold air blowing. I was told that this could be the freon, but the freon in your a/c should never run out, and that there could be a freon leak, and that if you take it to a mechanic that they could just "re charge" or "re fill" the freon that by law they would have to find the leak and fix it. (meaning lots of $$$$). If this is true then why are the Freon Kits sold any where? What could be the A/c problem I have, and would the kit alone solve my problem and if so for how long?

Answer 1

All cars DO NOT have minor a/c leaks. A lot of cars do have leaks and that is probably what has happened to yours. If you want to save some money, take that $30 you would spend on an a/c recharge kit and the next time you have to take a dump, wipe your *** with it and then flush it down the toilet. By doing that you will save whatever you would have screwed up by using that recharge kit. Then take the car to a qualified a/c technician and have the leak repaired and the system recharged.

Answer 2

A leak test and recharge isn't that expensive. No sense adding refrigerant yourself. You won't do it right (nobody does with those kits) and it's easy to over-charge the system, causing it to freeze up. And if you have a leak you'll just waste the refrigerant.

Take it to a pro, get an estimate beforehand.

Answer 3

R-12 (refrigerant) old style freon is regulated because it depletes the ozone layer.

R134a is not regulated and available to the public, therefore auto parts places can make money by selling the kits to backyard mechanics.

You could spend the money for the kit and cross your fingers, or spend $$ on having it serviced properly.

It's all up to you.

Answer 4

nigelshiftright has the correct answer. take it to a shop and have them put dye in the system and find and fix the leak. It will be cheaper in the long run