Hi Joe. I spent some more time trying to diagnose my A/C today. One thing I should mention is that I am hearing a loud hissing sound that gets louder after the A/C is on for a few minutes, and the hissing continues for about 30 seconds when the engine is turned off or when the A/C is turned off, and slowly dies down. I'm not sure if the hissing is the actual sound of a leak, or if there is anything else that is malfunctioning in the system that could cause the sound, but the hissing is definitely related to the A/C in some way.
I also noticed that the condenser fan is not turning on. I assume that at idle, when the A/C is turned on, the condenser fan should come on immediately, but it does not seem to ever come on.
Here are my A/C pressure readings:
All readings are with engine running.
When the A/C is first turned on, the A/C quickly jumps to about 200PSI, but within a few seconds it is rapidly climbing, and within 20 seconds or so it is all the way up to 400-450PSI, and pretty much maxes out on the gauage. The low side is holding steady at 58PSI with the A/C turned on.
When turning the A/C back off and letting it settle for a minute or so, the low side is maxed out on the gauge, which is about 130PSI, and the high side sits at about 140PSI. The previous time that I turned off the A/C, the high and low side went to about 125PSI, so they seem to be consistently sitting at the same PSI as one another when the A/C is turned off.
Friday, March 8th, 2024 AT 2:01 PM