Refilled Your Car or Truck's Air Conditioning but Still Hot? Easy Steps to Understand Your AC
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Have you refilled your car or truck's air conditioning, but it's still blowing hot? Adding refrigerant to your AC system is just a bandage fix. A properly working AC system shouldn't need refilling. If your AC starts cold, but then gets hot, there's a problem you need to solve! In this video, Sue gives you some easy steps to find the problem with your AC system, and she adds in a few tips to help you do any repairs yourself!
0:00 Refilled Your Car or Truck's Air Conditioning but Still Hot? Easy Steps to Understand Your AC
0:45 The major components of the AC loop
1:53 Always properly recover refrigerant when working on the AC system!
2:56 Finding AC problems with a manifold gauge set
4:15 The AC Condenser is one of the biggest cause of AC not staying cold!
6:17 Other problems can break down the compressor, just replacing it isn't enough!
7:26 The AC cooling fan needs to be running for the system to work properly
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For almost a month, I was having issues with my vehicle's AC unit not cooling. lately, I would be sitting down on a Walmart parking lot sweating bullets because the AC fan was just blowing warm air. Then I saw your video on the section on hosing down the condenser coil of the AC unit. So, I rushed to Home Depot and purchased a hose and a brass nozzle. Came back home and got the hose ready for the AC condenser coil hose down event. Once I finished the hosing process, I took the vehicle for a spin. Guess what! The cooling feature of the AC unit was completely restored. I came back home with a smile on my face enjoying the cold temperature in my vehicle. Thank you Miss A1 Auto Repairs for sharing your expertise through this video with the CZcams community.
Love this gals energy. Would love to see her doing more of these.
Hell yeah she has the perfect mechanic's accent..
I agree: she’s good! Lenny is also very good! Lenny doing a brake job- very thorough!
Sue from 1A auto does a really good job explaining how things work and knows what she’s doing. I feel that this would help people not only work on their own car. This specific video also can help those individuals who want to do HVAC and help get their HVAC License.
Echoing the sentiment of others...
can we have more videos with her??
I'm loving the no-nonsense, straightforward and easy-to-understand approach!
The healthy shot of "don't get screwed" helps too 😉
Thank you!
This... this is a master at work. I felt like I got a world class education on something that I have been trying to figure out for the last 2 years on my car and now I can potentially solve this myself. Thank you!
Thank you so much.
I live in West Texas and it's already hot this morning, but I sprayed out the condenser with garden hose AC now working better than ever.
I feel like when someone give good advice, they are a keeper! I love you lady… stay blessed and keep giving us great content.
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Very detailed for one of the most complex automotive systems, imo. Thanks
Actually learned a lot!! I thought understanding AC would be difficult but pretty understandable
This video helped me. Thank you! Refrigerant was full but completely blowing warm air. I cleaned the condenser with water spray and that solved the problem. Blowing cold air like when it was new!
I bought a can at Walmart and filled mine and it works GREAT! Saved myself a ton of $$$$
I think this women is one of the best if not the best in the business. She really knows how to explain these things in a way that anyone can understand. I don't know what kind of money she makes but whatever it is, its not enough because she is awsome. Give her a raise guys and have a seat and listen you might learn something.
Sue ROCKS
Knows what she is talking about and knows how to deliver that knowledge, A+
Thank you
WBNY
Be honest! We men love to see women doing what we love. Sue is awesome.
Excellent vídeo, excellent job, excellent information, thank you so much for share your vídeos
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Well done. Thank you!
Wow she's a good teacher..👍👍👍
Really detailed. Love it
Thanks for the video,great informations on the diagnosis and prognosis
thank you for sharing your knowledge. very helpful information!!
Very informative! Thank you 🙏🏾
Tbh really liked how u explained things U do it Way better then a lot of other peoples videos I watched even better then some other 1AAuto people
Brilliant presentation!
Thanks for the lesson
Wow excelente, I’ve been arguing with my self about my car thinking it’s this and that. And with watching this video I’ll try them all to find out why my car ac stopped blowing cold air even though I recharge it a month ago. I hope it’s just one that you just mentioned.
Great video, thanks.
great tutorial 1a !
Brilliance and thanks for getting right to it!
Thank you!
Thanks for the lectures, i wish i can pay you for this but I'm a poor African technician self employed and I'm a father of two daughters working in the streets in Douala Cameroon. I had a problem recharging a porsche cayenne but I'm very optimistic that I'll fix it tomorrow from what I've learnt. Thank you so much
Thank you so much.
How this lady explains it and steps you can saved me so much money hoy to cold just due these steps. 😊😊😊
Very informative... 👍👍
Hey lady you are a good teacher!
Great job
thank you good job
Great video.
Great job 👏🏽
This was good you gave me alot to think about, my ac hasn’t been working for months now and the ac fan does not come on at all should i change it? The fan i mean?
Thanks 👍
I appreciate this video!
Love these tutorials when will you guys do a fuel filter change on 2015 chevy vans..
Thanks for the parts advice, crazy no .
You guys/girl do a great job on videos
damn, that's helpful. You are right the workshop always blame it on the compressor
The condenser fan does not cool the refrigerant. You have to understand the refrigeration cycle. The condenser fan removes the heat from the evaporator and condenses the refrigerant vapor back into a liquid so that it may go through the orifice tube or expansion device and flash so that it may turn back into a low pressure saturated refrigerant mix and evaporate to cool the car inside through the evaporator. Latent heat from the refrigerant is actually what cools the evaporator as it's evaporating from the coils. It's absorbing the heat and sending it back to the condenser as a high pressure vapor to get turned back into a liquid again. It's a cycle. And understanding that cycle can help you diagnose a problem better
Well made
Right on time 😂
Little things wrong here. The AC system works like the coolant in your engine it absorbs the heat and dissipates it out side the car. The condenser is what dissipates the heat and the fans help do that. Not all systems have receiver dryers if you have an expansion valve you’ll have a receiver dryer on the high side line if you have an orifice tube you’ll have an accumulator on the low side line. Not all AC systems cycle the compressor older cars it’s just on or off no cycling.
Thank you for the video, good info. What happens if a system is full, compressor is good and system blowing warm after few minutes. Should you recommend check compressor clutch or expansion valve.
this is a educational channel
i love seeing a women doing this kind of work they do a lot better job i know i do it my self too
Extremely great advice! One easy thing to do is to rinse the front with a garden hose. I CAN DO THAT. My apartment has a car valet concierge where we can wash our cars for free if we wish. There is a weak hose attached to it. Some small trucks, who are non residents come by and use it too. Good way to save big bucks. ❤🌸
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Awesome
I love how the car showed in the beginning of the video is the exact one I'm having so many A/C issues with, I audibly laughed when I saw her pop the hood to an Enclave 😂😂
Hey so I used the can thing and it gave me heat last summer. Didn't drive the car for a couple months by that time it was spring and I didn't need heat but the air didn't blow cool at all. So should my next steps be removing the freon or spraying the condensor?
Can you please do a video on a AC refrigerant hose on a 2012 Volkswagen golf step by step, can't seem to find any videos on it
Thank you that’s was really useful information. Any tips on if it it gets cooler but not really cool? Like the temperature is definitely cooler than the outside air but it’s just mild at best? Thanks for all you do.
+Dao Yang We wouldn't be able to diagnose an issue like that here, you may want to have a local mechanic take a look at it. Thanks for checking us out! 1aau.to/m/Shop-1AAuto-c
Get the air vacuumed out or need more ac recharge.
What causes the compressor not cycle off and on during operation? I just put a new compressor, condenser, drier, evaporator and expansion valve. Pressure is good and ac is cold but not icy cold. I have a 2007 civic hybrid. Thanks!
Grrat video!
Thank you for all the great videos you put out we always give you a thumbs up😀👍👍✌
Hi Sue, nice explanation. Lately, when i'm at idle (with "max AC" button also on), I noticed My Fiesta's AC compressor almost always engaged & never cycles OFF. the AC also feels cold (just like before when it was always cycling ON and OFF periodically). I live in Indonesia , hot country. Everything looks nice and clean. So What do u think causing it ?
Thanks
Bringing my truck in next week for this lol
My condenser fins are all bent and clogged. My compressor clutch cycles when idling but runs when on the freeway with cold air. Should I change the condenser and the compressor or just the condenser? Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
box connector, or is it sold separately, I have 09 chevrolet malibu ltz 3.6, I believe I spliced my fuse box wires wrong, now I may need new harness to fix it, it cranks but runs very rough
I would hate to live in a world where 1A Auto videos don't exist.
Thought I need a need AC compressor. Glad I didn't go buy one yet. I will try the hose method first and report back. I have a 2010 gmc acadia
I got a 1997 Honda CRV just topped off Freon system runs great for a little bit then pressure blows off through pop-off valve what problem could that be or what could I look for any help would be greatly appreciate it
I noticed you're doing some AC videos lately, there isn't a good tutorial out there on replacing a condenser - wheres that old Element??
Does the car have to be cool before putting it in or can it be hot? (As in driving around for a while vs leaving it to cool for a few hours
AC blowing hot? First check to see if your coolant level is normal. I had no AC and my friend told me to check the coolant level. He said that if the level is low, the computer will not allow the AC to blow because it would stress the engine too much and overheat it. Sure enough, the level was low. I added about a half gallon of coolant and wouldn't you know it, the AC blew COLD again. And yes, I did figure out where I had lost the coolant. Pin hole in a hose.
Yes cause with the ac pump on it puts a small drag on the engine you can really feel it going up hills engine gotta rev much higher why when I go up a hill I turn the ac off for couple seconds makes it much easier on the engine. I’d also recommend shorting your oil changes when it’s AC season cause the engine works little harder with that ac pump and the oil could become more degraded faster. I do 4,000 oil changes in the summer 5000 too 6000 in winter when I’m not using AC
Thank you im mechanical engineering from iraq
Nice vid but still having prob. With short cycling.,,not over or under charged or dirty coils evap and condenser
Do you think after I clean the condenser my AC will start blowing cold
Dam I work in a body shop and I was talking about this with a technician and then this video appears lol
And I’m lucky because my ranger needs a inspection about AC and we have that same machine in the shop 😁
So on your guys top 5 problem videos are they the most common problems with that car or is it top 5 worst problems 🤔
Hello guys I was having issues with my car AC(Lexus es330), it brings other car fumes or any smell around my car into my AC vent in my car while it’s on recycling mode , so some ac guys opened my car hood and close the vent intake in front of my wipers and now no fumes enters my car any more I just want to be sure if it’s safe to do that
I refilled mines and it was working fine the next day, it seems the problem came back to it NOT blowing cold again. Its an entire fiasco that has me heated (literally) because its summertime now, and getting into a hot car is not pleasurable. Trying to get this fixed as soon as possible while not paying BIG time cash for someone to fix it for me, I just dont wanna mess up my system completely. Wish I had a second car sometimes!
In a closed and pressurized system, how does moisture get in to it where it will overwhelm the dryer?
Moister is caused when the hot liquid hit the expansion valve or orifice tube causing the hot liquid to be compressed to a cold gas just like an air compressor anything that’s compressed will cause some moisture the accumulator or receiver dryer collet the moisture cause the compressor pump can’t pump liquid it’ll destroy it. The evaporator in the dash also will condensate from being cold and it’ll drip water out the bottom of the car.
Already HVAC certified, just like watching your videos lol
What if it the ac just stopped working out of no where and it hasn’t been blowing cold for months?
OMG, you were wrong, some large dual climate vehicles have an expansion valve and an orifice tube as well as 2 evaporators and 2 heater cores.
My AC fails to work when the outside temperature is over 90 degrees or hotter. It will blow hot air. But when the temperature drops down to 80 some degree, it will start to blow cold air again. What is the problem, please?
What does it mean when my cars low pressure is really high?
Sue, again it's all about the front. Upper and lower, it's always where you start first.
What if ypir lines going in are cold bit it blows hot in the cab
Could be a bad blend door there’s a door that closes off the heater core or evaporator depending on what you select heat or cold. If you get heat that tells me the door probably stuck
my a/c quits when i go up a hill?
It's wise to replace these parts the Technician recommended.
mine turned out to be a clogged evaporator core
I’m dead😂
I wish she was my neighborhood mechanic lol
What about a faulty or sticky expansion valve ? You didn't say anything about that.
Come to Alabama and be my mechanic 😀😀
do you need to fill up a report after using a AC machine like that ? because someone give me sh!% for not filling up a report.
Quite informative but you need to say evacuate the system not evaporate the system when you take it to a professional. Yess vacuum boils all moisture thus evaporating but it’s called evacuating
Lol, some of the male comments.... The neighbors all like to do the same thing when I'm out fixing a car or a bike. Last week their eyes almost exploded in their skulls when I pulled out an impact wrench and knew how to use it. This chick knows what she's doing. Stupid comments just are YOU look bad.
Have low side pressure no high side pressure I think compressor bad
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