Last Ditch Effort To Resurrect A Decrepit Automotive AC

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  • Опубліковано 6 тра 2024
  • High treason in the eyes of a professional AC Tech.
    Do not carry out this procedure on a vehicle of any real value. Without exaggeration it puts the cars AC system on death row ☠️ Rendering any future servicing completely impractical. Only an option for automobiles on borrowed time. ⌛️
    I think at some point in the Vid I misspoke “grams”. To be clear the spec charge is 0.41-0.45 kg.
    Subject vehicle is a 2007’ Suzuki SX4 329,000 km.
    Test drive conditions were not exactly ideal for performance testing an AC system… OAT 17C
    Relative Humidity -50%
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  • @stuzman52
    @stuzman52 Місяць тому +2

    Hopefully, your son will have some nice ac for a long time.

    • @TheGibby3340
      @TheGibby3340  Місяць тому

      Desperate measures. I have no faith in “snake oil” fixes. We’ll see…I am following your Kawasaki series with interest. Cheers Terry 🍻

  • @chrisingram7277
    @chrisingram7277 Місяць тому +1

    I smiled as I read the title of your vid:) I still have an unused can of a/c sealer in the garage that must be 15 yrs old, always been tempted to try it but...

    • @TheGibby3340
      @TheGibby3340  Місяць тому +1

      Last resort. Nothing to lose. Thx for watching. 🍻

  • @SmokingSevens
    @SmokingSevens Місяць тому +1

    I did that for my 2012 Focus. 3 years ago I topped up the refrigerant. Worked for 1 summer.
    2 years ago, I got the RedTek leak sealer, ran that through, and then a small shot of the refrigerant to top it off.
    Lastedfor 2 summers before the damned transmission died and I scrapped the car.

    • @TheGibby3340
      @TheGibby3340  Місяць тому

      Yeah it’s a bit of a Hail Mary. Thx for watching 🍻

    • @SmokingSevens
      @SmokingSevens Місяць тому +2

      @@TheGibby3340 A cheap hail Mary. And if it doesn't work there's always the 4x40 air conditioning. (4 windows down, and 40 mph.)

    • @TheGibby3340
      @TheGibby3340  Місяць тому

      🤣

  • @d46512
    @d46512 Місяць тому +1

    I have a Suzuki Aerio just a bit older. Leaks worse every year. I see dirt and oil around the inspection sight glass. How do you determine if the hoses become porous?

  • @zmanvideo1
    @zmanvideo1 Місяць тому +1

    wow, hope that last ditch effort works! BTW, do you have one of those refrigerant sniffer tools? Maybe the evaporator is leaking? Just a thought. And congrats on your sons new job!

    • @TheGibby3340
      @TheGibby3340  Місяць тому +2

      That’s possible. More than one failure is very possible on a car this age and mileage. Only resorting to this approach as the system really is beyond economic repair. Thx for the mention of my Son. He’s going into 4th year as a Civil Engineering student and was pleased to land a summer position with a local firm. Thx again 🍻

    • @zmanvideo1
      @zmanvideo1 Місяць тому +1

      @@TheGibby3340 good luck on his studies! I'm sure his dad can teach him a few tricks! : )

    • @TheGibby3340
      @TheGibby3340  Місяць тому

      @zmanvideo1 I don’t know about that 🤣 Thx again 🍻

  • @Automotive_Solutions
    @Automotive_Solutions Місяць тому +1

    The a/c has been sentenced to death and is now currently on death row. How long before the fateful day? Days, months or years 🤔😁

    • @TheGibby3340
      @TheGibby3340  Місяць тому +1

      Nothing to lose Iain. Extreme measures only to be applied in beyond economical repair circumstances. 🍻👍