The A/C is not working?

2012 HYUNDAI SONATA
174,000 MILES • 1.7L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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POPERANDY
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It has a compressor running but it is not cold i pulled a vacuum on it and recharged it with a 1.7 lbs. of 134 and not cold low side gage reading is 10 and high side is 100 it makes me think that the pressure valve or the compressor is bad, what do you think ?
Aug 1, 2023 at 10:55 AM
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Thanks. Yes, 10 PSI on the low and 100 PSI on the high side means the system is not full. Please go over this video and guide to see what I am talking about:

https://youtu.be/4EqdrBVb0sY

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/re-charge-an-air-conditioner-system

Fluid Types

Refrigerant
Type .................... R-134a
Capacity .................... 19.4 ± 0.88 oz. (550 ± 25g)

Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem so we can see what's going on.
Aug 1, 2023 at 2:05 PM
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