Passenger Side A/C blowing cool, but not cold
05-14-2020, 05:57 PM
#16
I have gotten hissing sound near the Sport Chrono clock on the center of the dash. I know it has a leak somewhere but the dealer couldn't find it and just topped it off for me for free.
It only failed once on me and that was three hours from home in the Alabama summer. It was a nice drive home.
It only failed once on me and that was three hours from home in the Alabama summer. It was a nice drive home.
If they finally find the leak, do YOU have to pick up the tab because it's now out of warranty?
05-14-2020, 06:05 PM
#17
No longer freon these days, the word is "R134a" 
Be an idea to get a recharge kit and DIY. I used to have to recharge my BMW E46 every 6-8 months with a can. Overall capacity was around 2 lb, a recharge kit was about a lb. Symptoms I would usually get were differential cooling, left vs. right. Plus an odd "gargling" sound which apparently was the air in the system cavitating under pressure.
Of course that's just a temporary measure, and that will not ensure the "correct" amount, or suck and refill, like they will do at a dealer. But at $20 it's worth considering if you are away from the dealer.
It's a pretty straightforward process.
Typical DIY here, but there are lots of them:
https://www.oreillyauto.com/how-to-recharge-ac
Be an idea to get a recharge kit and DIY. I used to have to recharge my BMW E46 every 6-8 months with a can. Overall capacity was around 2 lb, a recharge kit was about a lb. Symptoms I would usually get were differential cooling, left vs. right. Plus an odd "gargling" sound which apparently was the air in the system cavitating under pressure.
Of course that's just a temporary measure, and that will not ensure the "correct" amount, or suck and refill, like they will do at a dealer. But at $20 it's worth considering if you are away from the dealer.
It's a pretty straightforward process.
Typical DIY here, but there are lots of them:
https://www.oreillyauto.com/how-to-recharge-ac
Actually the generic term is still freon, it's just now R-134a instead of the old R-12 that was phased out a while ago and is NLA.