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I have had my 2009 Accord for two years as of May 31st.
Originally, the A/C on the car was great, ice cold, just great. Near the end of the summer last year, and this year, the system did not seem to cool as well as it should. At idle, the system would not cool and the compressor clutch would cycle on and off. While moving, the A/C would start to cool, but still wasn't ice cold.
This year, I took it to a Mr. Tire shop to have someone look at the system. They added some R134a and said the A/C is cooling just fine. It was a cooler morning (about 68-72) and they said if it acts up again to bring it back to them.
The A/C worked OK for the morning, but it started to get warm as the ambient temperatures and humidity increased. I took my car to Firestone a few weeks later (inspection needed) and they said the system had plenty of refrigerant in it and that the system was working OK (was also cooler out). They also said to bring it back if it happens again.
Last week I took my car to the Honda dealer, they were going to evacuate the system and refill it with R134a and dye. They must've been expecting a leak, because the service adviser came to me and said that they system was actually overcharged. They removed .25lbs of R134a and added dye to the system. They also said that the system was working great with no problems.
I left happy, hoping that this was it for the A/C work. Wrong.
The A/C will now cool, but, it will cycle between cool, then get warm, them cool. It just seems very odd. I don't ever remember this car's A/C compressor kicking off and giving me warm air. Also, the air seems very humid all of the time.
I went back to the dealer and they figure the A/C compressor is bad. They quoted me $1500 and that is way too much to not get a second opinion/go without A/C. What do you guys think? Can an overcharge kill a compressor? Do they partially fail or just die all together? Perhaps could the system still be overfilled? Could it be another A/C component failing?
I don't generally mess with A/C, but I may start too at these prices. ...and yes I'd properly recover the refrigerant. I'm not a dummy.
I'd really like to find a good independent auto A/C shop. I just don't know if mechanics are that great with A/C.
Opinions? Thanks.
Originally, the A/C on the car was great, ice cold, just great. Near the end of the summer last year, and this year, the system did not seem to cool as well as it should. At idle, the system would not cool and the compressor clutch would cycle on and off. While moving, the A/C would start to cool, but still wasn't ice cold.
This year, I took it to a Mr. Tire shop to have someone look at the system. They added some R134a and said the A/C is cooling just fine. It was a cooler morning (about 68-72) and they said if it acts up again to bring it back to them.
The A/C worked OK for the morning, but it started to get warm as the ambient temperatures and humidity increased. I took my car to Firestone a few weeks later (inspection needed) and they said the system had plenty of refrigerant in it and that the system was working OK (was also cooler out). They also said to bring it back if it happens again.
Last week I took my car to the Honda dealer, they were going to evacuate the system and refill it with R134a and dye. They must've been expecting a leak, because the service adviser came to me and said that they system was actually overcharged. They removed .25lbs of R134a and added dye to the system. They also said that the system was working great with no problems.
I left happy, hoping that this was it for the A/C work. Wrong.
The A/C will now cool, but, it will cycle between cool, then get warm, them cool. It just seems very odd. I don't ever remember this car's A/C compressor kicking off and giving me warm air. Also, the air seems very humid all of the time.
I went back to the dealer and they figure the A/C compressor is bad. They quoted me $1500 and that is way too much to not get a second opinion/go without A/C. What do you guys think? Can an overcharge kill a compressor? Do they partially fail or just die all together? Perhaps could the system still be overfilled? Could it be another A/C component failing?
I don't generally mess with A/C, but I may start too at these prices. ...and yes I'd properly recover the refrigerant. I'm not a dummy.
I'd really like to find a good independent auto A/C shop. I just don't know if mechanics are that great with A/C.
Opinions? Thanks.
