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Old 08-07-2007, 12:12 PM
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Default Fixed my A/C

Yes no more sweaty cruising for me.

Earlier last year it just stopped cooling, I would check the pressure and it seemed full and the compressor was kicking in, so I was baffled

I couldnt get a solid pressure reading, so I took it to my buddy, he couldnt get a good reading either, so he sucked the whole system down, and recharged it with fresh R134a and some dye and Voila, now it works perfect, weird huh

Plus, on a weird side note, now that my A/C is working my Monsoon CD player is working again.
Who knew?
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Have you owned it from when it was new? Maybe a prior owner discharged the system and exposed it to moisture/atmospheric pressure.
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dude that maybe why my cd player isnt working!....dude great idea. ill get the system flushed and see if thats all the problem that i had.
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Originally Posted by ckyconan2003
dude that maybe why my cd player isnt working!....dude great idea. ill get the system flushed and see if thats all the problem that i had.

No, you have a '96 - you're gonna need to check your tire pressure
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yea I am the second owner, the first owner was the manager of the Pontiac dealer back home, when I bought it everything worked great up until last year, then slowly it started blowing warmer and warmer air.

on a side note the CD player still gives me the E20 code to some CDs weird
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There might be a small leak around an o ring that might take a few weeks to let it all out.
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how much does it generally cost to have the system vacuumed and re charged? I need to get mine done sometime soon
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Originally Posted by 396D1SS
There might be a small leak around an o ring that might take a few weeks to let it all out.
I hope not, one of the valve caps was missing, so I am really hoping that the valve was the problem, my buddy replaced it for me.


Originally Posted by 3pnt4maro
how much does it generally cost to have the system vacuumed and re charged? I need to get mine done sometime soon
I useto work for the Pepboys I took the car to, so I know all the techs really well, they charged me 39.99 to find the leak and to vacuum and recharge, but I dont know if they normally do this, or if they were just helping me out as a favor.
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At our shop we use some weird Snap-On machine and charge $78 + the amount needed to charge.

Haven't had a problem with it yet and it's a fun machine to use lol.




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