LV weather w/o ac sucks

[Val]

All right, I got bad and good news. Good news is that I live in Las Vegas now… and bad news is that its 115* every day here and the a/c died on me. It died on me slow; first I noticed that it wasn’t blowing as cold as it should. When I parked the car in the garage and it was quiet I heard a quiet air leak, popped the hood and noticed that it was coming from the low side port. I drove to autozone next day and got a can of r134 with oil and leak sealant filled it up and it was still blowing warm air and the low side started leaking even more. So I lowered the pressure a little bit via low side port and the low side stopped leaking. Air is still warm though. Please help. Hope you guys will not have to mention word “a/c compressor”

 

[luigisho]

" a/c technician"

 

[Shoaz]

Or you could move to Phoenix. It's only 105F down here.

 

[projectSHO89]

Replace the low side port valve first. If you do not know how to properly and safely do so, see luigisho's earlier response.

Steve

 

[Val]

Ehhh screw it. Since you guys dunno, I will prolly just take it to the tech. Its weird cause when it went low for the first time, I charged it myself (with only one can) and it lasted for 3 months. AC techs prolly charge atleast an arm to test and charge it. :****:

 

[Rob94]

Get yourself some refrigerant with a leak detector. Charge it up good and enjoy the cool air for a day or so. Then, start looking. If you heard an "air" leak from the low pressure port, the spring loaded valve could be worn out. Find the leak, fix the leak. What else do you want us to tell you?

 

[Val]

Even when I charge it its not making it any cooler cause it doenst hold that charge. I will just take it to the tech. Thanks buddy.