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AC Charging - 940

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Metallo
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AC Charging - 940

Post by Metallo »

Hi there,

Today I tried to charge my AC, I had to jump the compressor because there is no refrigerant and did not start.
I haven't been using the AC for many years now and it is time to get it to work again.

Once I started to charge, the gauge was set to 0 psi which was strange already...
I kept on going and after 10 minutes I noticed that one of the lines was white, see the picture below...

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The funny thing is that it was until a certain point only (see the red arrow):

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After half a can of 134a I gave up because the blue gauge was moving between 0 and 5 psi, so I am not sure what is going on.

I can only tell you that I had the dealer to test the circuit for leaks with pressure and they could not find anything.

I am not sure if perhaps my gauge kit is defective or else.

What do you think?

Alex
Polar 940 Turbo SW - 1997
XC 70 AWD 2.5 - 2006

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