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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 04:59 PM
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2 weeks ago I charged my A/C because it wasn't blowing cold anymore. Today when I decided to use it, it wasn't blowing super cold; my drive home from work is ~5 minutes and I had it going at full blast and it didn't seem to cool as much as I hoped. When I have the A/C I notice quick a bit of water dripping from the metal heat guard above the passenger cat and didn't know what to make of it. Any ideas? I don't see any leaks from any hoses or the compressor. However, when I turn the car off with the A/C running I can hear, what sounds like, pressure being released and it stops after 5 seconds. Another thing, after I recharged the A/C the accumulator was pretty chilly to touch; now it barley gets cold.

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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 05:15 PM
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The water dripping is normal as is the accumulator being cold, and the vacum/pressure noide you hear.. Your best bet is to have some R134a dye shot the system & checked for leaks.
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 05:17 PM
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The accumulator isn't cold though; there is zero condensation on it. Plus, it sits no where near the heat shield.
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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 09:59 PM
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Go and get some refill with the dye in it. Recharge the system and look for leaks that way.
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Put some R-134a with dye they sell a uv lite that you can use after a few hours after you put the dye in. Shine the light all around the a/c compressor, dryer, hoses every where that the r-134a runs threw. If you see dye anywhere around the places listed theres your leak. It would be best if you find someone with a r-134a machine that will pull the freon, fix the leak if you have one, pull a vacuum, then recharge the system.
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