How to Add Freon to a Car and Manually Engage AC Compressor Clutch

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12 жыл бұрын

How to Add Freon to A/C system and manually Engage your AC Compressor Clutch.
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@genekuk642 10 жыл бұрын

WARNING! If refrigerant pressure is so low that compressor will NOT engage, the system is full of air!!! The entire system MUST be evacuated with a vacuum pump. Otherwise the refrigerant will mix with air and the high side pressure will be dangerously high. Also if the system is not vacuum pumped first, the efficiency will be very poor. You may be able to add a little refrigerant if the compressor engages and kicks on and off. If the compressor does NOT run at all, there's too much air and you are risking serious damage to the a/c system. Air also contains moisture which is the worst enemy of especially R-134 systems. BEWARE!

@lizannebartkowiak647 4 жыл бұрын

Part of me thinks I could do this. The other part is afraid I’d blow up my car.

@gardentools2553 3 жыл бұрын

no luck on buick.....

@PriscillaSwaney 9 жыл бұрын

I am going to recharge my AC. Thank you for the video. Many women are left alone in our senior years and the mechanics love to sell us things we don't need. Everything you can show us is certainly appreciated.

@alexanderdegreat378 9 жыл бұрын

The shop wanted $120 to recharge my AC system. I did it for $20 after watching this video...lol...Thanks man!

@kevintke25 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks! fixed my Wife's AC. which makes her happy which makes me happy

@sarge152cliff4 4 жыл бұрын

I have a 2004 toyota Prius Hybrid am the original owner 130.000 miles. My A/C blows hot air. Took it to the dealer they said it was low on freon. added .7#, charged me $504.00. Drove it 6 miles and it was blowing hot air again. took it back and they said it was my A/C command module, and it would cost me $500.++ to replace the computer module. Do you have any experience with this system. I know it is not the same as other cars.

@flaxseedoil1000 9 жыл бұрын

$10 deposit? Must be in Cali. I just got some shipped from Amazon and skipped the deposit BS.

@terryheadgepath4205 3 жыл бұрын

A lot of times adding a bit of refrigerant is enough to get your clutch running enough to draw more in. And FYI, Freon is a brand, it's called refrigerant. Thanks for posting and helping people.

@sylviaisgod6947

You don't say which way to hold the can while filling it, it matters.

@timconfer51 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks friend! I got my clutch to finally engage, after almost giving up. You saved me money I really need for other things. Getting really hot here in southern Arizona. Now I can enjoy driving again.

@TheArtchick12 11 жыл бұрын

I fixed my Grandma's A/C with your advice. I bypassed the Relay just like you said and Installed the freon. When the freon was done, I installed the A/C relay and it worked! Thank you!!!

@daynelukes5245 9 жыл бұрын

Bro, really good video. One of the best instructional and informational videos out there.

@myRatchets 10 жыл бұрын

Hey no problem, I am very happy the video helped you put a smile on your dads face. Best wishes for him and his battle with cancer. Cheers

@schoolhouseofmusic 11 жыл бұрын

Great to have a resource like this. I summoned the courage to try this myself, changed the compressor and dryer and couldn't get the compressor to manually run. You saved the day!!

@homesforsaleinknoxville4456 7 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks! I was really putting off putting refrigerant in my car until I saw your video. It literally took less than 5 minutes and now I have super cool air on a 100 degree day!

@renezapata7743 5 жыл бұрын

God bless you my friend i was going crazy trying to find the source i checked all fuses relays and all the wireing and they were all good till i saw all you tube videos and no responce till i saw your video and it solved my problem bypassing how you said and the clutch engaged i started add the freeon and it stayed on i just have to buy more to fill it up once again thank you very much you saved us alot of money god bless you and your family from the zapata family rocky ridge ohio

@ncdave4life 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the very useful video.

@rcasturi55 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for this great practical video. It saved me lot of money. I just did what you showed and my car's act fixed with $40.

@back-uppaddle9927 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent. I suspected the compressor wasn't engaging because all the Freon had seeped out over the winter but never would have known how to trick the compressor to engage without this video. No diagram on the relay but trial and error with small wire didn't seem to hurt anything. Thanks again.