Is this my power steering pump?

[hellomoto]

How do you check / fill the AC compressor? I've never checked mine

[Solitude]

How do you check / fill the AC compressor? I've never checked mine

sorry for the thread jack... you take it to a place that has a way to evacuate the system and fill it with freon.. if its not working that is probably what is wrong.. unless you have leaks or other issues.

A/C is not really a do it yourself kinda thing with all the laws about freon collection (global warming). I have tried to fill it with the freon you buy off the shelf at local auto parts store.. didnt work because they are pressure sensitive.

good luck

jeff

[Chopper]

the AC lube is neon green...almost like old fashioned antifreeze. It may appear clear on a painted metal background, but it's glow-in-the-dark green. When the front main seal goes in an A/C compressor, it'll often drip/leak for a short time, before the A/C goes hot...good luck, The compressor is pricey

[hellomoto]

So how do you check / top up the oil om the the AC compressor? Anyone?

[89Vette]

So how do you check / top up the oil om the the AC compressor? Anyone?

There is a guage (you have to buy) that looks similar to a tire guage. There should be a shrader-style valve on the compressor or in the high pressure line going to the compressor.

You have to figure out what the pressure is supposed to be when full then measure to see if you match that amount. If not, you could fill it, but it will continue to leak. If the leak pictured is really the oil mixed in with freon, that would be a healthy leak. As such, it would require siphoning all the freon into a tank, repairing the leak, vacuuming the system, and reloading the system with freon. That takes a lot of equipment.

Even if you fill it at home, you'd also need to buy a filler hose (in addition to the guage) and correctly hook it up to the system. Then, you'd have to keep refilling it until repaired. While left unrepaired freon leaks into the atmosphere.

Are you getting a sense of why this usually isn't a DIY project?

Edit: Unless the filler hose has a guage built-in. BTW: Freon and oil are mixed together (kind of like oil/gas in a 2-stroke motor). Ones there for refrigeration, the other for lubrication. But, I think the leak pictured would more likely be from power steering than A/C.