{"id":5656,"date":"2019-08-20T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T14:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.schaeferautobody.com\/?p=5656"},"modified":"2022-08-18T15:39:59","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T20:39:59","slug":"why-is-my-car-air-conditioner-not-blowing-cold-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schaeferautobody.com\/why-is-my-car-air-conditioner-not-blowing-cold-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is My Car Air Conditioner Not Blowing Cold Air?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Have you climbed into your car on a recent sweltering summer day and turned the A\/C on full blast, only to ask yourself a minute later: why is my car air conditioner not blowing cold air?! Well, you\u2019ve come to the right place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are a variety of reasons why your car might not be blowing cold air, or might not feel like it\u2019s blowing cold air, and some are an easier fix than others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Low refrigerant often leads to warm air<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Freon is the chemical refrigerant that helps cool the air circulated by your car\u2019s air conditioner. If your car\u2019s refrigerant is low, it can keep your air conditioner from functioning properly. The compressor won\u2019t cycle if the amount of pressure in the system is low. In most cases, this is the cause for the lack of cold air. Over time, the level of refrigerant in your system decreases (albeit very slowly), but refrigerant can also be low because of a leak or another failed component. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If your refrigerant is low, you can try adding more, but if you find that you need to top it off again in a few weeks, that could be a sign of a more serious leak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other signs of a leak can include an audible click when the air conditioning is turned on, hissing sounds from the air conditioner when the engine is off, oil residue around the air conditioner\u2019s pipe fittings and hoses and the air conditioner cycling on and off frequently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n