Air conditioner issue

Have you tried wiggling around the blower speed switch ? I have seen those effect the lights on the buttons.

okay the lights are on when fan is on but still no cold so i guess i will have to start at compressor and trace backwards.

The gas you put in could have leaked out. What are the high and low pressures? Also you do not know how much was in before you added charge.Things we need to think about.

system has never leaked much over long time i did put a can in last year or year before. yes, i will take low pressure test to see what it reads if i get compressor to run.

We need pressures without the compressor running? Since the compressor does not turn on. air conditioners leak can change at anytime. I have had suction hoses off the compressor pop while I am charging the system. Scares me every time, lol. So leaks can get bigger at anytime.

oh, never have done a static pressure check. can try it.

Let's do that and see if there is enough pressure in the system to the compressor come on.

yes, my usual static test is poke valve with screwdriver.

Yeah, that only tells us it is not completely empty.

if i get a hiss i am confident it just needs Freon, no serious leaks.

i should have said if i get a weak hiss.

I cannot work that way people would be mad at me, lol.

when its your own vehicle your allowed to take shortcuts.

yah its prety much empty just a tiny hiss

somethin musta gave out proly a hose the main low pressure shows stains at joint with rubber

The hose that is right in front of the exhaust manifold gets roasted and they become brittle and leak/pop

it dont look brittle or hard maybe cuz im in a northern climate?

guess i'll try addin some again the stuff is pretty cheap

Get some with AC dye in it but without stop leak in it.There's no shield on the exhaust manifold so all the heat radiates to that hose.

That hose is one of the most common places to leak.Also make sure the hoses on the AC compressor are tight.Especially the top hose that on can loosen up over time.

also pass rear window regulator is not working right motor works did it pop outa track or something?

so anyway i added 2 cans of freon and it works again!! i mean it lasted like 6 hrs so far...will know more in morning.

Get a spray bottle and put some liquid soap in it then add water Spray all around everywhere including that hose by the exhaust manifold.Look for bubbles .Also for the rear window the plastic slider in the window regulator breaks.Saturn used to sell the sliders to fix the regulator..

worked this afternoon. yah i sprayed some windex on lowP hose and fittings when i added the freon didn't see anything but maybe windex is not the right stuff to use. it was handy at the time.

Soap and water with lots of soap

funny thing was when i went to poke high side port the valve needle wouldnt budge!?

No idea it's really safe to do that poking.They don't really freeze up from what I see.

still cooling/working

heres a strange 1. someone says they put way to much oil in a 2002 kia spectra and it was smoking bad. dont know how long they drove it that way. then they corrected the oil level and they say it still smokes too much. dont know how long they drove it after correction. they are selling it cheap. my thoughts are it may clear up with enough driving? i didnt see anything on net about kia oil burners.

Usually once you correct the over fill it will stop smoking after driving a while.