A/C pressures reading high
A/C pressures reading high So my A/c in my Camaro decided to quit blowing cold air. Hooked up some gauges on both low and high side. Low is reading about 165 high side reading about 225. Seems to me maybe the orfice tube is clogged and pressure is building?? I also checked the compressor it's clicking on and I can verify the belt is turning and operating properly.
Any thoughts before I take it to a shop??
Car has 72k miles BTW. I have no idea what has been replaced, only owned for about 8 months now.
Thanks.
Any thoughts before I take it to a shop??
Car has 72k miles BTW. I have no idea what has been replaced, only owned for about 8 months now.
Thanks.
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Compressor................. seen this many times before, the by pass valve inside is screwed. The low side reading so too high. If the Orifice tube was blocked the low side would be below 0 and the high side would bee over 400.
But hell it only takes a few mins to check the tube, Look at that 1st. I still think you will need a compressor or repair it.
But hell it only takes a few mins to check the tube, Look at that 1st. I still think you will need a compressor or repair it.
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Definitely could be the compressor, Ive never had one fail in that way but if someone else has then i guess its possible. Im definitely no ac expert, just been stuck fixing em whether i want to or not. You know how that goes.
Yeah I totally understand. This is my first real ac issue I've ever had on any of my cars so my first learning experience as well. I'm the type to check easy obvious stuff first as sometimes that fixes the issue. Then dive deeper and pay a professional to fix if I'm not capable or don't trust myself. Right now the weather is getting nicer so I'm in no huge hurry at the moment.
Yeah I totally understand. This is my first real ac issue I've ever had on any of my cars so my first learning experience as well. I'm the type to check easy obvious stuff first as sometimes that fixes the issue. Then dive deeper and pay a professional to fix if I'm not capable or don't trust myself. Right now the weather is getting nicer so I'm in no huge hurry at the moment.
