a/c not workng?

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  • e30loverSC
    E30 Addict
    • Jun 2009
    • 575

    #1

    a/c not workng?

    Today, i went to use my a/c and i turned it on and the air temp never changed. usually when i turn it on it puts a big load on the engine and kills gas mileage. Now when i turn it on it hardly makes a difference,although at idle you can hear a small change but nothing like before. Why is this? I use my a/c in traffic on really hot days or when its raining.
  • e30loverSC
    E30 Addict
    • Jun 2009
    • 575

    #2
    bump

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    • jlevie
      R3V OG
      • Nov 2006
      • 13530

      #3
      This could be any of a number of things. But at the top of the list would that the system is low on freon.
      The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
      Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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      • e30loverSC
        E30 Addict
        • Jun 2009
        • 575

        #4
        So recharge?

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        • DJB
          Advanced Member
          • Oct 2005
          • 195

          #5
          Find the leak.

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          • jlevie
            R3V OG
            • Nov 2006
            • 13530

            #6
            Find & fix the leaks, then recharge.
            The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
            Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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            • llll1l1ll
              Mod Crazy
              • Dec 2003
              • 782

              #7
              Not to hijack, but fixing the leaks generally requires decompressing the a/c lines, right?

              I have one right at the compressor that connects to the hose with the blue nozzle on it, I think.
              Me: "I can't wait to redline my car!"
              Mark: "Didn't you just break a rocker arm?"
              Me: "Yeah, I don't think I've learned my lesson."
              Mark: "You never will."

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              • e30loverSC
                E30 Addict
                • Jun 2009
                • 575

                #8
                ok so clutch went bad im pretty sure.. cause it doesnt spin anymore

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