2012 Fiat 500
Mileage
50,574
Service Date
7/19/2023
Services Performed
- DOES THE A/C BLOW WARM OR COLD _______WARM_______ PREFORMED A/C SYSTEN EVAC, Record the amount of Freon before____0.2 LBS____and after A/c service___1.04 LBS_____ VENT TEMPERATURE:Before ___80___After__48 DEGREES____ LOW PRESSURE READINGS: Before __40____After___25-40PSI___ HIGH PRESSURE READINGS: Before ___40___After__125-250 PSI____ CHECKED FUNCTION OF A/C, FOUND BLOWING AMBIENT HOT AIR. AFTER REMOVAL OF SERVICE CAPS, FOUND SYSTEM HAD OIL AND DYE(NO STICKER FOR DYE FOUND) SINCE SYSTEM WAS EMPTY, AND HAD OIL AND DYE, CHECKED A/C SYSTEM FOR OBVIOUS SIGNS OF LEAKS USING BLACK LIGHT, FOUND NO SIGNS OF DYE AROUND ANY LINE, COMPRESSOR, CONDENSOR OR EVAPORATOR DRAINS. DID NOTICED DYE ON ACTUAL FITTINGS. CLEAN FITTINGS AND CHECKED AGAIN, AFTER A FEW MINUTES, WAS ABLE TO OBSERVE SMALL BUBBLES FROM HIGH SIDE FREON CHARGE FITTING. DETERMINED A CAUSE OF LEAK. WILL NEED TO REPLACE BOTH HIGH SIDE FITTING, LOW SIDE SCHRADER VALVE, RECHARGE SYSTEM AND RE-CHECK FUNCTION OF A/C SYSTEM AFTER REPAIRS.
- REPLACED HIGH SIDE FITTING AND INSTALL NEW SCHRADER VALVE ON LOW SIDE PORT. VACUUM AND RE-CHARGE A/C SYSTEM WITH CORRECT AMOUNT, FOUND NOW A/C BLOWING COOL AT IDLE, CHECKED TEMPERATURE OUT OF VENT AT IDLE IN SHOP, FOUND AT 55 DEGREES. FOUND A/C PRESSURES ON LOW SIDE FROM 25-40 PSI DURING OPERATION. BUT DURING INSPECTION, NOTICED HIGH SIDE FLUCTUATING FROM 120 TO 200 PSI AT IDLE. AS RPM'S INCREASE, PRESSURES STEADY FROM 200-250 PSI. A FLUCTUATING HIGH SIDE PRESSURE INDICATES A WORN A/C COMPRESSOR. FOUND DURING TEST DRIVE, A/C TEMP DROPPED TO 46 DEGREES OUT OF CENTER VENT. OK TO RELEASE TO CUSTOMER BY SHOP OWNER. NOTE: IF A/C NOT WORKING AS EFFICIENT IN NEAR FUTURE, WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF A/C COMPRESSOR, RECEIVER DRYER AND EXPANSION VALVE. WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND TO FLUSH COMPLETE A/C SYSTEM FOR BEST RESULTS.
- CLEAN CONDENSOR
TANYA C. gave our service a 5 star review on 7/20/2023
