I charged it this week, but havent had to for I believe about 3 years
now. It's something I've done in the past, but this time the noise.
On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:27:36 GMT, "Daniel Who Wants to Know"
<danielthechskid@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>"Bill" <vfo22@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>news:480be64f.109516513@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Hello,
>>
>> Has anyone had their AC compressor go bad on these vans? Just using
>> the AC after recharging (got low over winter), as I've done before.
>> But, now when the AC is turned on, the compressor makes a grinding
>> noise that sounds like the bearings, or something like that. I've
>> owned this van since '99, and havent had a problem like this before.
>> Anyone?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bill
>>
>
>How often do you have to recharge? To me more often than every few years
is
>not normal. You have 2 distinct possibilities here:
>
>1. Oil is lost with the refrigerant as it seeps out so too many
refrigerant
>only charges without adding the proper oil for your system will result in
>the compressor being oil starved and damaged.
>
>2. You have massively overcharged the system and the noise you are
hearing
>is actually liquid refrigerant slugging the compressor. Not sure how
likely
>this is on a Chrysler expansion valve (TXV/TEV) system.
>
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