My air conditioner was working fine until one day it wasn't blowing cold air?

167,000 MILES • 3.0L • V6 • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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RHAU
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My air conditioner was working fine until one day it wasn't blowing cold air out when the AC was on and the outside temperature ranged from 90-105. It turned out that AC refrigerant levels were low; therefore a recharge was necessary. I had a family member do the recharge and they an entire cannister of refrigerant. The AC began hissing whenever I turned it on and I ignored it for a few weeks. After a few weeks, the AC compressor kept cycling on and off multiple times. It would try to cycle, but could not. I took it to an air conditioning shop and they evacuated and recharged the refrigerant for me. The AC compressor was able to cycle, but now whenever I exceed 2000 rpm, the compressor shuts off. When I am at a red light, the compressor successfully cycles on. Prior to this, I had no problem with the compressor whenever the AC was on, but I think that prolonged damage might have happened when there was too much refrigerant and I am just wondering what I should do now to fix the issue of the car not being able to cycle normally like it did a few years ago. The AC compressor stayed on even when my RPMs reached 4000 or 5000 rpm.

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Feb 8, 2015 at 6:48 PM
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HMAC300
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look at it and fix the leak it has as it's low again and probably need evacuation and recharge
Feb 8, 2015 at 10:56 PM
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STRAILER
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You are correct, the AC compressor sounds like it has gone bad due to the overcharging, here is a generic guide to help you step by step with instructions in the diagrams below to show you how on your car.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-air-conditioner-compressor

this video can help as well

https://youtu.be/4EqdrBVb0sY?si=k4XeyXZKMl0hMmHs

Here is how to do the job on your car. Check out the images (below). Please let us know what happens.
Jul 8, 2024 at 8:44 AM
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