lowcomet
TYF Newbie
Awesome info, thank you! Thanks for all your help but really weird that states 8oz for denso replacement. Mine came with explicit instructions it came pre-filled with 3ozs.
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Just for my future reference I just hooked the gauges to my 13 LTZ with front and rear on high blower recirculating.
Ambient temps 92 degrees, ac running for 10 min.
Low side 36.6, high side 209.3 with cooling fans on low.
Reved engine for a few seconds to kick the high fans on and back to idle, 34.4 low and 188.3 high. Cold air temp at 45and 43 degrees.
At 1200 rpm low 27.8 and high side 253.9 with cooling fans on high. Cold air blowing at 38 degrees on high blower.
Note I have the enhanced cooling package.
Hope that helps.
I'm using cans of pure r134a. always purge the line and account for loss while purging, while on the scale between can changes and converting oz to pounds. I'm not sure at 1200rpm. But I can tell you I dont see those kinds of pressures on the high side. I was seeing around 125 high side idling and not much change when reving to 1000rpm. This Tahoe was originally destined for upstate NY. I live in Missouri where during summer months temps and humidty is high. What is this enhanced cooling package you speak of? Is it a specific RPO code for say trucks that stayed South?
K5L is the RPO code. You will know when your fans go to high, they roar loudly and you can feel it walking by the front of the truck.
Your high side is too low. You were saying it was 90 degrees outside? At 90 ambient your high side should be around 170-220. Sounds like either compressor is not working properly, possible restriction in condenser as in metal (check for high line to be hot all the way to the gauge port, after that it should be cold at orifice) , possible rear AC expansion valve stuck open, or undercharged system.
When you rev the engine the high side should go up and the low side down. If it doesnt then compressor is bad.
Idle will always be the warmest so mid 40s is good on high blower. At highway speed mine blows high 30s around 38.
At this point I would add a few ounces of 134 at a time and watch the pressures, if undercharged your low side will stay almost the same and the high side will go up......temps should drop.
K5L is the RPO code. You will know when your fans go to high, they roar loudly and you can feel it walking by the front of the truck.
Your high side is too low. You were saying it was 90 degrees outside? At 90 ambient your high side should be around 170-220. Sounds like either compressor is not working properly, possible restriction in condenser as in metal (check for high line to be hot all the way to the gauge port, after that it should be cold at orifice) , possible rear AC expansion valve stuck open, or undercharged system.
When you rev the engine the high side should go up and the low side down. If it doesnt then compressor is bad.
Idle will always be the warmest so mid 40s is good on high blower. At highway speed mine blows high 30s around 38.
At this point I would add a few ounces of 134 at a time and watch the pressures, if undercharged your low side will stay almost the same and the high side will go up......temps should drop.
Screw it! I just ordered another new compressor!
So im currently looking at my pressures and its 96 ambient temp outside. low pressure is 43 and high pressure is 30. Vent temps at idle are 60. High side line is nice and toasty and past orifice tube everything is sweating. if i hold the revs around 1200 rpm the fans kick in high gear and high side only goes between 30 and 35 i have the rpo code k5l as well. Im at my wits end. This is compressor #3. Sounds like its failing to me. What do you think?