Some A/C help please!

[jszar]

So, my AC is all messed up. I recharged it, and it went back to warm air within hours. Leak right? Well, my mechanic charged it, because as far as I could tell, the low side was fine, i didnt have a fitting for the high side, so I said screw it and let him do it. He said he charged the high side.

Well, I discharged the low side today, because it looked high, and it got colder. Then I put some freeon in and it stays about the same temp. So I drive to the store for some more freeon, and the darn thing goes back to warm. I had the car on when I put the freeon in, just when i drove it thats when it went warm again.

I am really confused and worried about a big bill to get this fixed, because it sounds like something is wrong. Everytime the compressor kicks in, you can see the drop in RPM's right? Not bad I know, but the A/C light button flickers everytime the compressor kicks in....I dont think thats normal.

Any ideas or helpful info appreciated. I have to drive from oregon to texas in 1.5 weeks...so this needs to get fixed.

 

[Ghost]

Check to make sure the auxiliary fan is working, sometimes if it’s not working properly the A/C won’t kick on so the engine doesn’t overheat. My E34 used to do the same thing so I took it in and had them vacuum out all of the old Freon and put in fresh cans and she was running cold after that. Good Luck.