w211 a/c issue
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From: SOUTHERN AZ
E500 2004
w211 a/c issue
wont get real chilly/
man it just wont blow cold air and it smells funky..kinda chemical smell. and as soon as i turn the ac on the cooling fan kicks in and blows like a **** non stop what can we check or service without star? my local import shops wants 100 bucks just to look at my rig.
oh and another thing i see none of the usual dripping under the car when running the ac like you do on most cars is that normal has anyone ever had anyone but a place with star look at their ac before im considering having the refig coolant checked to see if its just low
just took out the climate controls and i notice that i get a better flow of air from the driver side vents than the pass side. and when i try to use the controls to change where the air goes nothing happens..lame
any info would be great ill be trying to take it in for a check on monday and would like to know if there is anything i might point them to or have them do in star while its plugged in to make things better.
man it just wont blow cold air and it smells funky..kinda chemical smell. and as soon as i turn the ac on the cooling fan kicks in and blows like a **** non stop what can we check or service without star? my local import shops wants 100 bucks just to look at my rig.
oh and another thing i see none of the usual dripping under the car when running the ac like you do on most cars is that normal has anyone ever had anyone but a place with star look at their ac before im considering having the refig coolant checked to see if its just low
just took out the climate controls and i notice that i get a better flow of air from the driver side vents than the pass side. and when i try to use the controls to change where the air goes nothing happens..lame
any info would be great ill be trying to take it in for a check on monday and would like to know if there is anything i might point them to or have them do in star while its plugged in to make things better.
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Shouldn't need a star to check the a/c system. You have probably developed a leak cause the freon to be low. Any decent shop should be able to evacuate the system to see how much refrigerant was left, put a vacuum on the system and leak tested and then recharge it. Most shops will add a dye to find the leak and have you return a couple of days later to pinpoint where the leak is coming from.
