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<blockquote data-quote="Black Gold 380R" data-source="post: 16247151" data-attributes="member: 70025"><p>This first if you can figure out/understand your A/C system.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This first if you don't understand your A/C system.</p><p></p><p>The A/C system in your car is very technical and requires special tools and the ability to follow certain federal regulations (i.e. not just letting Freon/refrigerant evaporate into the atmosphere) in order to properly repair it. Each system requires a certain amount of Freon/refrigerant and a certain type (i.e. R-134a or 1234yf).</p><p></p><p>You need to know which type your car uses (03/04 Cobra should be R-134a) and how many ounces of Freon it takes. You need to make sure all your components are working properly (i.e. compressor, condenser, dryer, expansion valve, etc). You need to ensure there are no leaks. Don't assume just because it blows hot it's automatically low Freon/ refrigerant. Could be a bad compressor or faulty expansion valve or clogged condenser, bad pressure switch, etc. Also, over filling the system is just as bad as not enough.</p><p></p><p>I'm no expert, but have taken the time to learn how it works and how to properly diagnose problems and how to properly fill the system. I have repaired the A/C systems in my 99 Contour and 06 Ford Five Hundred. I had to purchase a set of A/C manifold gauges, a mini compressor to suck all the air out of the system and create a vacuum and monitor that vacuum to ensure there were no leaks. Then used the manifold gauges to add the Freon/ refrigerant to the system and lastly had a temperature gauge placed in the A/C vent to ensure it was operating at the correct temperature.</p><p></p><p>Can be done, but it is not as simple as buying a can, hooking it up to your A/C system and filling it up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Black Gold 380R, post: 16247151, member: 70025"] This first if you can figure out/understand your A/C system. This first if you don't understand your A/C system. The A/C system in your car is very technical and requires special tools and the ability to follow certain federal regulations (i.e. not just letting Freon/refrigerant evaporate into the atmosphere) in order to properly repair it. Each system requires a certain amount of Freon/refrigerant and a certain type (i.e. R-134a or 1234yf). You need to know which type your car uses (03/04 Cobra should be R-134a) and how many ounces of Freon it takes. You need to make sure all your components are working properly (i.e. compressor, condenser, dryer, expansion valve, etc). You need to ensure there are no leaks. Don't assume just because it blows hot it's automatically low Freon/ refrigerant. Could be a bad compressor or faulty expansion valve or clogged condenser, bad pressure switch, etc. Also, over filling the system is just as bad as not enough. I'm no expert, but have taken the time to learn how it works and how to properly diagnose problems and how to properly fill the system. I have repaired the A/C systems in my 99 Contour and 06 Ford Five Hundred. I had to purchase a set of A/C manifold gauges, a mini compressor to suck all the air out of the system and create a vacuum and monitor that vacuum to ensure there were no leaks. Then used the manifold gauges to add the Freon/ refrigerant to the system and lastly had a temperature gauge placed in the A/C vent to ensure it was operating at the correct temperature. Can be done, but it is not as simple as buying a can, hooking it up to your A/C system and filling it up. [/QUOTE]
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