I highly recommend that you get it checked by a professional. You may have a restriction in your system, or the system is way overcharged. In either of these cases, the possibility of high pressure causing lines or hoses to burst and possible severe damage to your vehicle, like a destroyed compressor, is very likely.
Also, check the can that you added freon from. Many of the small cans of freon sold at the local parts retailers have several ounces of "oil charge" in them. Many times, when these cans are used to fill the system, the system ends up saturated with too much oil, which can also cause dangerously high head pressures, which can result in severe damage to your vehicle. In these cases, the system must be evacuated and flushed out to reduce the amount of oil in the system before it will cool properly.
SOURCE: the air conditioner switches off
If you are positive it is full, then I would have someone check the pressure switch on the evaporator. When the system pressure drops, it will shut off the system. Usually people think the system does not work when I buy a car, and 9 out of 10 times it is just not fully charged. I wish you luck and have a great day.
SOURCE: 2000 forester air conditioner blowing hot air
Replacing a hose does not cause another to blow. It does allow the system to function and show you where other things are worn out. There are not that many hoses in an AC system unless the Forester is pooly designed...... If you suspect more bad hoses, buy and replace them yourself, IF the system has no freon in it!!!! You aren't allowed to just dump the freon into the air, that is illegal, but if it leak out because the dealer did a poor job repairing the system (didn't check for other bad hoses or leaks) then there is no foul. Once you break the system's integrity, do not leave it open to the air very long as this will let contaminants get into the lines. Buy everything you want to replace and do it all in one day. Once you have everything installed, then you can take it to someone for a vacuum down, leak check and recharge. You will probably have to replace the filter/dryer (unless the dealer already has, for that $420 he should have). You can check at any good auto parts store and they will tell you how many hoses there are in the system. Metal ones do not need to be repalced unless they are kinked or worn through.
Before starting on this, make sure the parts the dealer put on are not at fault, that's his job and his cost, not yours.
SOURCE: air conditioner blows hot air
check for a loose connection on the A/C compressor, just behind the pulley/clutch or it might need to be recharged, if the car is r134a ready then it will cost about 40 bucks to get a simple recharge kit from an auto parts store.
SOURCE: i have a 2007 subaru legacy. it has 17000 miles im
The air is mixed and routed inside the dash by some flaps. In your case the flap that regulates the mixing of hot and cold air for the passenger side is broken or stuck in the cold position.
The only way to fix that is to remove the dash , access the air system and fix the flap.
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