5.3L V8, 1500 Z-71
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I turned on the air conditioning Saturday and nothing. The light on the climate control panel blinked and the compressor wouldn't come on. I noticed UV dye on the bottom portion of the condenser. The system had only 5 psi of static pressure. That explains why the compressor wouldn't engage.
No matter what I try, I can't get the high side hose of my manifold to connect to the high side port. It goes on part of the way and won't go far enough for the lock collar to latch. The check ball can be depressed with a screwdriver. Is there some kind of adapter needed for the high side fitting? The low side hooked up without any problem. Is the procedure to add one oz. of refrigerant oil to the new condenser? The leak was a slow leak - I saw the leakage about a year ago when I replaced a rotted transmission cooler line so it took almost a year for it to leak out. The decal on the trim piece over the radiator & condenser says R-134a PAG oil and right below that there is a symbol of two green rectangles with a white "X" connecting them and next to that symbol it states R-134a POE oil. The refrigerant capacity is 0.726kg or 1.6 lbs. I think the green rectangles with white X may indicate a hybrid which I do not have. I am surprised there isn't a 46 or 150 viscosity label.
It looks like I need to replace the condenser - it seems to me that this is a premature failure for a 7 year old 60,000 mile vehicle is having issues with the A/C.
It doesn't look like it is going to be too bad of a job but I probably just jinxed myself...lol.
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I turned on the air conditioning Saturday and nothing. The light on the climate control panel blinked and the compressor wouldn't come on. I noticed UV dye on the bottom portion of the condenser. The system had only 5 psi of static pressure. That explains why the compressor wouldn't engage.
No matter what I try, I can't get the high side hose of my manifold to connect to the high side port. It goes on part of the way and won't go far enough for the lock collar to latch. The check ball can be depressed with a screwdriver. Is there some kind of adapter needed for the high side fitting? The low side hooked up without any problem. Is the procedure to add one oz. of refrigerant oil to the new condenser? The leak was a slow leak - I saw the leakage about a year ago when I replaced a rotted transmission cooler line so it took almost a year for it to leak out. The decal on the trim piece over the radiator & condenser says R-134a PAG oil and right below that there is a symbol of two green rectangles with a white "X" connecting them and next to that symbol it states R-134a POE oil. The refrigerant capacity is 0.726kg or 1.6 lbs. I think the green rectangles with white X may indicate a hybrid which I do not have. I am surprised there isn't a 46 or 150 viscosity label.
It looks like I need to replace the condenser - it seems to me that this is a premature failure for a 7 year old 60,000 mile vehicle is having issues with the A/C.
It doesn't look like it is going to be too bad of a job but I probably just jinxed myself...lol.
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