DieHarder
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Thanks Dino. Changing out the center upper (1870) as soon as it comes in. Thank god it wasn't the driver's side.
Gray write up! Guess it’s my turn to tackle this job and I think I’ll just change all four. Started out with the “clicking” when switching from defrost to vents but now the driver side doesn’t blow cool at all. Figure I can’t get it wrong if I change them all. Now that we’re approaching the misery that is gulf coast warm weather, it’s time.
Dino, if I remove battery power does it take care of this step or must power be present and the fuses removed to accomplish the step?
Disconnecting the battery should also do the job but since this will also reset the main ECU, you'd also need to perform the idle relearn procedure as per the instructions in the owner's manual.
What makes you suspect the LEDs?I suspect it has to do with LEDs that I added for map lights.
Me again..
Changed all four at this point and it’s still not cooperating. It does blow a helluva lot harder than before and the chattering/clicking when switching from defrost to panel is gone. Worth noting the compressor cycles on/off roughly every 8-10 seconds. It does get a little cooler with engine speed.
When we swapped cams earlier this year, we changed the line with the high pressure port because the valve was slowly leaking by. Pulled it under a vacuum for a hour or so and it held fine. Do not recall how much Freon we used but I want to say 32ish Oz. Read in another thread that these cars don’t take that much. Fml.
Does the fan cycle with the compressor? Is your radiator fan running constantly while the AC is on? If not your low speed fan resistor is blown and you only have high speed available. Without the fan on the AC compressor will overload and turn on the high speed fan to cool it and cycle like you described.
Is A/C compressor still cycling erratically?
No, it’s functioning properly. If/When it begins to act up again, I plan to UV/dye check for leaks. We had it apart last April and it started blowing warm by late fall. Should only be a matter of time.