A/C Problem..how difficult? Any advice?
amantalv
04-08-2005, 10:23 AM
Hey All,
The past 2 summers I have had A/C issues with my '99 Sport. Summer of 2003, A/C was blowing warm, and Ford Tech under warranty just added refrigerant and said that was probably the issue. May of 2004, A/C was blowing warm again..went back to different dealer (I had moved
) and now they found leak issue...they replaced the O rings. That fall of 2004, there was one occasion where I ran the A/C and it was not blowing as cold again..but I second guessed an issue because the weather was getting cooler too. In the meantime, Ford Warranty on the truck expires in December 2004. The A/C is blowing warm again..I take the truck back to dealer yesterday to follow up. I am thinking that they never really found the REAL problem the first 2 times they serviced it and now that it's not under warranty of course, the dude just calls me back and says it's a $946 problem involving the compressor and the accumulator. Had a big arguement with him and his service manager and told them to not do the work. They said there was nothing they could do because it was not under warranty anymore, and now this is a different problem than what they found last May. I feel that they never solved the issue to begin with. Also, of course they have to get paid for their trouble of now finding the problem, so that's another $89 to get my truck back now.
Any suggestions from anyone?
Also, I do alot of the mechanical work myself, but I'm not that experienced with the HVAC stuff...How difficult is it to do this kind of job yourself?
Thanks,
Aris
The past 2 summers I have had A/C issues with my '99 Sport. Summer of 2003, A/C was blowing warm, and Ford Tech under warranty just added refrigerant and said that was probably the issue. May of 2004, A/C was blowing warm again..went back to different dealer (I had moved
) and now they found leak issue...they replaced the O rings. That fall of 2004, there was one occasion where I ran the A/C and it was not blowing as cold again..but I second guessed an issue because the weather was getting cooler too. In the meantime, Ford Warranty on the truck expires in December 2004. The A/C is blowing warm again..I take the truck back to dealer yesterday to follow up. I am thinking that they never really found the REAL problem the first 2 times they serviced it and now that it's not under warranty of course, the dude just calls me back and says it's a $946 problem involving the compressor and the accumulator. Had a big arguement with him and his service manager and told them to not do the work. They said there was nothing they could do because it was not under warranty anymore, and now this is a different problem than what they found last May. I feel that they never solved the issue to begin with. Also, of course they have to get paid for their trouble of now finding the problem, so that's another $89 to get my truck back now.
Any suggestions from anyone?
Also, I do alot of the mechanical work myself, but I'm not that experienced with the HVAC stuff...How difficult is it to do this kind of job yourself?
Thanks,
Aris
dedhead63
04-08-2005, 10:04 PM
I just did an AC job on my 93 EB. Its not fun,but its not that hard. It will take about 4 hours if you have average skill. I bought the parts online for $180 for a rebuilt comp,dryer,oil,o-rings,new springs and orifice filter. I did the belt at the same time($28) You will need to clean out the whole system with a cleaner(I used brake cleaner) its a mess. You will then need a air compressor to blow out all the cleaner and old gunk. I almost forgot, you must evac your system of all freon first. back to the job. after you get all the old stuff out just put it back together and go to a shop and have them evac and recharge the system. Dont forget to put the oil in the new comp and alittle in the dryer or bye bye new comp. If you want the info for the parts just relpy to me at DEDHEAD63@aol.com. Good luck
Paul G
Paul G
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