Hi there,

My A/C is no longer cold. Can anyone help me to understand what is the first step that I should take in order to make it work again?

I would really appreciate a suggestion. It is getting hot.

Stefano

 

Take it to a shop to have it looked at. Probably needs to be freshened up.

 

Thanks for the reply. I understand but I was thinking whether this could be something I could do by myself to save a bit of money. I was thinking to add the gas in the system as a first step but I am not even sure how to do it and/or you need any special tool to do it.

 

probably low on freon.

 

Thank you. Do you think I could buy the Freon and fill it up by myself? Or perhaps it takes some equipment/knowledge to refill it and therefore I should take it to the shop?
Thank again,
Stefano

 

You could but the best bet would be to have someone do it with a machine. This way you know exactly how much is in there.

 

Review this post:

https://volvoforums.com/fb.asp?m=109940

I used this kit to get started:
R134A Kit

Now I just buy 2 cans a year for around $6 each, and reuse the hose and gauge that came with the original kit.

The garages will charge you an arm and a leg to recharge. I recharge mine into the yellow range, have been for the last few years, to get the compressor to stop clicking on and off and run continuously. So far it's still working fine, it just needs a top off once a year.

 

My son does the same thing as wheelsup. I tried it on mine and it needed another charge in less than a week, so I took it to a guy who specializes and A/C's and had the evaporator replaced. That was two years ago and the cost was $1300. That car has the best A/C of my three cars now though.