Let’s Recharge my AC *Mistakes were made,watch till the end (18 GMC Sierra SLT)
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- *Please watch till the end. Mistakes were made.
I recharge the AC in my 2018 GMC Sierra SLT with much trial and error and some accidental knowledge gained.
First it try out the average R134a coolant only to find out my truck takes the new R1234fy type that is a little harder to get ahold of and much more expensive.
Please envoy the misadventures of Your Chubby Bubby Garage.
If you add sealer or refrigerant containing sealer, you can ruin an AC system permanently !!! You have been warned, and remember that Autozone clerks (and similar) are NOT mechanics !!! And I'm NOT subscribing.
Thank you. Good to know. I am learning a lot by doing maintenance myself and how difficult these things are to fix. I will watch out for that in the future.
Thanks for the video this helped a lot, I bought the AC Pro r-1234yf from Oreilly’s and fixed my 2017 Sierra in maybe 15-20 minutes , had to go buy a better step stool and find some gloves. Saved my day. Been riding around for 3+ months with the windows down before this.
Thank you, I was in the same position and it was getting way to hot. Step stools have saved me from falling or damaging something quite a few times.
Did you have to replace ac condenser? I see they are real issues with gm vehicles the welds crack leak our freon
Yes, I did end up having a small pin hole in my condenser on the drivers side. One of the welds broke and it had to be replaced. Thank you for watching the video.
Haha great vid. I did the same thing. That low pressure one is pain in the butt to get to! The guys at autozone showed me where it was thankfully because I couldn’t find any videos about it until I came across yours.
Got cold air for 1 day and then warm again. Looks like I got a leak. :(
That yf is expensive too. Going to try the one with dye and see if I can find the leak.
Thank you, if you do have a leak I hope it is an easy fix.
I really appreciate your video showing the whole process just as any other person would diagnose and work on their truck unlike the expert mechanic vehicles that have quick cuts and translations that don’t show everything. Plus I had fun with all the commentary! Thank you and keep making great videos and enjoy the family time!!!!
Thank you very much.
The low side service port is usually located between the AC compressor and evaporator. The low side service port will have a black or blue plastic cap that needs to be removed. The low side service port is the only port to which the AC Avalanche coupler will connect. Never charge through the high side port.
Thank you. You explained that much better than I did. I was getting frustrated.
Uhh no Sir Low-side is at the Very Bottom..but my comments are a lil late ⏰ I bet!
Thank you. I eventually figured it out but it was not fun reaching my chubby hand that far down beside a running engine.
Buy the quick connect one with the pressure gauge. Cheap enough and worth it. Don't want to over charge it
Thank you. I will look for that.
Bro thank you lots of help maybe you should cut the first half of the vid tho I almost got the wrong stuff Lol good thing I fast forward it.
Oh! Good idea. I need to put a warning to watch till the end. Thank you.
U added it to the high side the low side is down by the condenser on these trucks. I’m stopping but hopefully u figured it out.
Thank you, it took me a few tries and some extra trips to the parts store but I did finally get it.
I bought the kit every one buys but when it came to connect it never got in place until I watched the middle of this video
I had to search UA-cam for along time and made several mistakes. Thank you for watching the video.
He just put the wrong refrigerant in, these take 1234yf
Yeah I had to learn that the hard way.
Thanks for posting, my truck is identical to yours and I was having the same exact issue
I hope it was an easy fix for you. Thanks for watching the video.
Contigo bro le pongo antifreeze al motor en lugar de aceite y cuando me de cuenta ya balio mdre
Puedo verme haciendo eso. vive y aprende.
I just replaced my condenser and i can not get the ac clutch to engage
If one thing goes down on a vehicle it starts a chair reaction. Wish you the best of luck fixing it.
Im a dumbass and it was an easy fix 😂 @@yourchubbybubby6161
Thank you I got it done. 👍🏽 cute little one.
Thank you. She keeps me in line.
How long it last the AC that you put
It only lasted a few days before the A/C was blowing warm again. I ended up replacing the condenser and it has worked perfectly since then with no maintenance from me at all.
So I did that today and when I did it…smoke came out and the auto zone employee said that there’s a leak is that true ?
But my vehicle is a 2018 Toyota Camry
I’m new to all this..but the pin from the pressure went to red and that’s when it happen
From what I could find out yes. I had a very small pin hole in my condenser. I would start it up after recharging it and could see smoke or steam come out.
@@yourchubbybubby6161 thank you so much much appreciated! Btw I loved your video
Men your video really helped! Thank
Glad to hear it!
How many oz it took?
It took one entire can to get back to where it needed to be.
Very informational. Nice to know what type to use.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thanks man
Happy it helped.
Thank you for the video will be charging mine today. Definitely like how you got the little one involved. Great stuff champ.
Thank you, I am glad it helped.
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