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by Tim
Thu Jun 29, 2023 6:03 pm
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: Help Please!
Replies: 11
Views: 1975

Re: Help Please!

Other than the posts on the discharge line?


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by Tim
Thu Jun 29, 2023 5:41 pm
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: BMW 325i won't take a full charge
Replies: 31
Views: 4188

Re: BMW 325i won't take a full charge

Please don't post competitor's data on our site. They don't pay the bills or support the site in any way. These sites cost money to operate.
by Tim
Thu Jun 29, 2023 4:16 pm
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: BMW 325i won't take a full charge
Replies: 31
Views: 4188

Re: BMW 325i won't take a full charge

I see (3) models of condensers on a competitor's site. It depends on which one you purchased.
by Tim
Thu Jun 29, 2023 3:09 pm
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: BMW 325i won't take a full charge
Replies: 31
Views: 4188

Re: BMW 325i won't take a full charge

Such a small condenser and being serpentine does not bold well for proper cooling and R134a. Plus, from what I can hear in your video, that compressor sounds pretty bad. Make sure the electric fans are working correctly. I see a supplier that shows a PF replacement condenser for this vehicle. But no...
by Tim
Wed Jun 28, 2023 7:54 pm
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: BMW 325i won't take a full charge
Replies: 31
Views: 4188

Re: BMW 325i won't take a full charge

You're pushing 300 psi and climbing. Then it shuts off. I would think there are other issues besides an expansion device. Mist the condenser and she when the pressures do.

If that clanking noise is the compressor. That sounds horrible.
by Tim
Wed Jun 28, 2023 6:30 pm
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: PAG 46 Potential problem??
Replies: 4
Views: 1078

Re: PAG 46 Potential problem??

Oil manufacturers have or use different oil add packs. Doubt you will have an issue as the oil will still circulate and should not lose its lubrication abilities.
by Tim
Wed Jun 28, 2023 6:22 pm
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: Which vacuum pumps pull down 500 microns?
Replies: 11
Views: 2215

Re: Which vacuum pumps pull down 500 microns?

Santech makes good stuff. I had a guy at Mastercool once tell me. All pump ratings are achieved in laboratory testing. Not real-world use, like 105 degrees during a monsoon season.


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by Tim
Tue Jun 27, 2023 6:17 am
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: Orifice tube sizing
Replies: 22
Views: 4286

Re: Orifice tube sizing

I would contact the supplier of your products and ask them what the recommended refrigerant charge should be and what size the orifice is on their eliminator kit. If you know these things, post the information and your operating pressures. The 80% term is used a lot. I've never been a fan of this, a...
by Tim
Sat Jun 24, 2023 1:16 pm
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: Help Please!
Replies: 11
Views: 1975

Re: Help Please!

Pretty sure both fans kit into high speed when the a/c is turned on. The engine cooling fan system consists of 2 electric cooling fans and 3 fan relays. The relays are arranged in a series/parallel (S/P) configuration that allows the engine control module (ECM) to operate both fans together at low o...
by Tim
Fri Jun 16, 2023 7:48 pm
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: How to get to Desiccant bag?
Replies: 4
Views: 703

Re: How to get to Desiccant bag?

There is a cap on the drier of the condenser. It should be standard thread direction.
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