A/C Blows cold then hot/rough idle?

Tiny
JOSH TORRES
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  • 2015 NISSAN VERSA
  • 1.4L
  • 4 CYL
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 90,000 MILES
When I first purchased the car, the A/C was working great but now most of the time I'll turn on the A/C. At first it will give cold air but when I come to a stop it goes hot. Not all the time though. When the A/C is on, and the car is moving it seems to work better half but not all the time when idling it does the same sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t, but the difference is that when idling the car seems to struggle. I noticed when the compressor clutch turns on is when the car begins to make that stutter almost like it wants to steal and then it’ll stop. Once I turn off the A/C during the hot Eder times of the day the A/C just bows out hot air for the longest time. Then it’ll blow cold air after some time I checked to see if it needed to be charged and it seems to be fine. Can you help me? Oh yeah, I bought the car without the air intake hose, I'm not sure what it’s called but it’s the black part that takes in air the Endor’s are there it just air intake tube that missing. I don’t know if that plays a part here any way my A/C use to blow cold air now it blows cold and hot. Can you help?
Thursday, June 22nd, 2023 AT 10:15 AM

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Tiny
KEN L
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Can I ask when you turn the A/C on can you hear the radiator fan turn on? If not, this is your problem which causes the engine to run hot, which can cause the rough idle. Most of the time the fan motor will be bad and needs to be replaced. here are two guides to help us and I have included how to change the fan motor out as well in the images below.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/comprehensive-guide-troubleshooting-intermittent-automotive-air-conditioner-problems

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/comprehensive-guide-diagnosing-and-fixing-automotive-radiator-cooling-fans

Check out the images (below). Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem so we can see what's going on.

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Friday, June 23rd, 2023 AT 11:26 AM
Tiny
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Okay, so. I ended up buying a pump and A/C manifold gauge set after the fans turned out to be fine, so I used the set and pump and it turned out great. I thought it would be smart to add some Uv dye just in Case so when out of curiosity we’ll after it seemed like it was taking longer to cool the car I checked it with a light I found dye all over the bottom cap and top half of the tube of the low pressure port... Could it be the Schrader valve I tried opening the cap but noticed a hiss so I immediately closed it. Any advice?
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Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023 AT 12:04 PM
Tiny
KEN L
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Yep, the Schrader valve is leaking I would replace it or make sure the cap is tight and has the O ring seal. This guide can help you see if you fixed the problem or not, good job on getting the A/C job done though.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/air-conditioner-leak-detection

Please go over this guide and get back to us.
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Thursday, August 3rd, 2023 AT 10:09 AM

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