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So this is not really engine, but it does bolt to it... It's not drive train either, but anywho...
Has anyone had any work done on their A/C? If so, what was the problem? I just cleaned the engine pretty good and need to top off the a/c with the dye fluid but thought I would ask here too.
Also, inside the car it sounds like it's breathing or leaking out air somewhere but I have listened around, but cant find it. Next step is to use my electronic stethoscope.
could it be leaking on the inside from the heater core?
possibly I guess... does anyone have a direct link to the a/c line diagram?
as in the hoses? its all visible under the hood, kind of. starting at the compressor, the high side goes to the firewall, the connection at the firewall is the evaporator, the the low side line comes out of the evaporator and goes to the condenser in from of the radiator. front the radiator it goes back to the compressor. there is a dryer (cylindrical tube thing, sometimes has a glass eye), two connectors for filling, and a pressure switch somewhere in the system also, but my aveo doesnt have ac so i cant be specific.Quote:
Originally Posted by subachad
if you have a leak, or think you do, check the condenser for rock mars in the tubes.. this could be road road debris...
from the sounds of it, the problem is inside. i need to hook up my knock sensor (a modified whisper 2000) and find the source of the noise. From there, i can probably find the leak.
Today was too damn hot to not have AC
For now and to save the carpet i would get a rubber floor mat and see if you can catch any leaking fluid. It might help you see where it is comming from as well.
a refrigerant leak in the evaporator won't pour onto the floor. it would come out a mist onto your windshield.
does the inside of your windshield look like a streaking "grease" coated mess? you can still see through it though..
You my friend are the winner. Not now, but it did last year when I topped off the A/C. I still haven't looked into this... perhaps tonightQuote:
Originally Posted by petrified.rabbit
It will do both, floor and windshield mist. I've experienced this firsthand with a '91 Geo Metro and when my heater core busted, my carpet was ruined from all the green goop pouring out of the floor vents.Quote:
Originally Posted by petrified.rabbit
About the windshield mist, you will want to take care of this one immediately. Not only will your windshield be covered in green film, you will also inevitably breath in some of the airborne antifreeze, which is not good for your lungs. :!:
a heater core is in no way related to the A/C. There is an evaporator, and the freon is not liquid, it's a gas. The only liquid in an A/C is oil for the pump...about an once of it.
Not sure if this was intended for me or not. I was thinking about the evaporator, the radiator thingy that goes inside the car. I may not know all the terms, but I understand how it would work. I think it's leaking.Quote:
Originally Posted by ontarian_frog
I have been sick as crap lately so haven't even touched it. This thread reminds me I need to get on Amazon and buy a chilton/haynes manual so I can get this fixed.
a bad evaporator core or condensor is usually the problem with a/c. a crack will develop on one of the aluminum lines and leak. This is usually due to vibration or poor design.