Due to the fact that the AC blew warm air, I tried to recharge it myself. However once I did this, the freon would escape out of a pipe near the radiator. Is this a common problem with 3rd gen ACs? What do you guys think needs to be done?

 

with the car i got, it had 227,000 miels on it and still had the origional freon in it!

 

What can I say......I use it frequently.

 

my 92s both had their original charges.

if it's leaking then your car was in an accident at some point.

and why are you using the A/C in january???

 

My a/c system has 290,000 miles on it and it still works perfectly..

on internetautomarts accident theory...

 

Other thoughts? It was working after an minor accident.

Oh btw, I noticed this in the summer but was too lazy to make a new thread until now! lol

 

where did you hit? the front end???? if so check the A/C thing in the front for cracks

 

Check to see if ther is a crack on the A/C line or the condenser then replace and recharge my MAX has 227000 and no problems

 

MY AC ONLY WORKS WHEN I TURN IT ON VIA THE "DEFROST" BUTTON.

i didnt even think that it worked! drove half summer assuming it didnt work because it hadnt on the other settings...then...one summer day...i needed to defrost my windshield...and the rest is history!

 

Well this thread is back from the dead.

So I'm assuming it's the AC line. Does anyone know where I can find these? My local auto zone doesnt carry it and don't want to spend a lot at the stealership. Should I buy used?

 

I just took my 89 Max to the AC man. It was broken from last summer so I didnt take care of it till now.
Probably a bad move on my part.
He said that the high pressure valve was broken thats the one near the lh side of the radiator.
Fixed that then found a leak from the compressor behind the clutch he said maybe was from not fixing it right away and the seal dried up.
Well I told him to fix it and he also replaced the dryer since you always replace that when you replace the compressor.
It ended up costing 820.00
Well my wallet is lighter now but I have cool AC again and the wife is happy!!

 

recharged mine w/$45 kit from any parts store to convert from R22 to R134. comes w/gauge & all. Not difficult and cools like mad. If leak isn't real bad, they also sell leak detector/sealant. Would also recommend new seals for $4.

 

r22 to r134 what is this? is r22 an original freonstuff; I want to recharge mine, but how? I have guage/r134 and hose, where does the large fitting go? I see two small fittings

 

What year is your maxima???

 

Here is a few threads on the subject..

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ght=r134+freon

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ght=r134+freon

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ght=r134+freon

 

BTW R22 is for home A/C systems. doesn't work in cars