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Originally Posted by daprotege5
haven't messed with it yet, have just been doing research....
my symptoms right now, drivers side not so cool air, passenger alot cooler, i had attempted to recharge at a friends house so last time i filled it up, the high side was reading up in the 200's and than the ac would purge something out around the compressor (almost like a NOS spray) and would drop to 175.
a/c ran fine for a little bit and than started doing the same thing again recently on a 4 wheeling trip, i was towing a trailer and both vents were pushing out hot air, which i'm assuming is from the added stress of hauling a trailer but it sucked being in florida with no a/c. that was like two weeks ago, took it for a spin today and a/c is back to the hot on one side and cool on the other.
i'm assuming from moving the a/c compressor and its lines around, as well as stepping on the lines while i was changing the motor out a couple months ago might have caused a slight leak.
i'm wanting to change the a/c orings anyway since its a pretty easy step, but my question is can i avoid discharging the current freon in there???
if i did discharge the system, do you add oil to the compressor????
i can borrow most of the tools needed, and will probably rent out the vaccum pump.
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Is there dye in the system currently? Your symptoms (aside from the compressor discharge you describe) are similar to a leaking evaporator core but, as suggested, dye would pinpoint the issue.
That said, you'll need to discharge the system to swap o-rings, the preferred way is to capture/reclaim the refrigerant but you may not have access to the correct equipment. Swap o-rings and recharge again (add dye if you go this route). You'll also need a new drier/dessicant since the system will have been opened.
Hope that helps
