So today went to use the AC for the first time since last summer and it seemed to not be blowing that cold but all was running okay... meaning compressor was cycling on and off as needed.
Swung by Autozone and picked up one of those refrig fill cans, which I also did last year, went home, and proceeded to charge the system.
I let the car run for a bit to make sure all was okay and within maybe 5 min, I started to smell a burning smell, looked over at the compressor, and there was smoke coming out of it, so I turned off the car. Let it settle down a bit and turned the car back on again to watch the compressor to make sure the clutch was engaging and noticed that it wasn't acting normal, or at least I didn't think so.
When the compressor first cycles on, the center spins much slower than normal, then after a few seconds, it will spin at normal speed. Every time it cycles on and off, it does the same thing, slow spin, then normal. In addition, the compressor was making some weird noises, almost like it was straining. From reading around, it sounds like the system might be overfilled, but why would it make the compressor smoke?
Anything I can do first before thinking about replacing it?
Thank You.
Swung by Autozone and picked up one of those refrig fill cans, which I also did last year, went home, and proceeded to charge the system.
I let the car run for a bit to make sure all was okay and within maybe 5 min, I started to smell a burning smell, looked over at the compressor, and there was smoke coming out of it, so I turned off the car. Let it settle down a bit and turned the car back on again to watch the compressor to make sure the clutch was engaging and noticed that it wasn't acting normal, or at least I didn't think so.
When the compressor first cycles on, the center spins much slower than normal, then after a few seconds, it will spin at normal speed. Every time it cycles on and off, it does the same thing, slow spin, then normal. In addition, the compressor was making some weird noises, almost like it was straining. From reading around, it sounds like the system might be overfilled, but why would it make the compressor smoke?
Anything I can do first before thinking about replacing it?
Thank You.