Car A/C not working

Tiny
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  • 2014 SUZUKI SWIFT
  • 1.5L
  • 4 CYL
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  • 12 MILES
After recharging refrigerant my car A/C blowing cold air for 10 to 15 days, but after that not blowing cold air.
Friday, March 20th, 2020 AT 3:04 AM

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Tiny
STEVE W.
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Why was it recharged? If it was due to it not working because it was empty, was a leak repaired or just charged? First thing would be to check and see if it is still charged using a pressure gauge set. If you attach the gauges and it reads zero then you have a leak.
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/re-charge-an-air-conditioner-system

Sometimes you can find a leak by looking along the lines and fittings as well as at the condenser core in the front and look for oil residue. If there is nothing seen then the next step would be to add a small charge then use a sniffer to detect the leaking area.
From there you would have a starting point.
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Friday, March 20th, 2020 AT 3:36 AM
Tiny
ASEMASTER6371
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Good morning,

Did you use a recharge kit form a parts store? If you did, hook it back up and see if there is a pressure reading on the gauge. That will tell you if you have pressure for the system to turn on. When the pressure gets too low, it will not turn on.

Roy
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Friday, March 20th, 2020 AT 5:49 AM
Tiny
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Hope this is not the problem of the compressor.
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Friday, March 20th, 2020 AT 12:02 PM
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STEVE W.
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More likely it has a leak, that is why you start with a pressure reading. There are a lot of places that can leak.
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Friday, March 20th, 2020 AT 12:08 PM
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KEN L
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This guide will help show you how to find the leak:

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

Please run down this guide and report back.
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Friday, March 20th, 2020 AT 12:30 PM

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