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2011 Honda Accord DIY A/C Condenser replacement
My A/C stopped working suddenly. I checked all the fuses and relays and they were all good. The clutch on the ac compressor initially was not engaged. I topped it off with one of the over the counter refrigerant cans with a gauge and then the clutch engaged and the fan blades started up but still no cold air. I then started to hear a hissing noise that was not there before. I accepted defeat and took it to a local mechanic. They located a bad leak in the condenser and quoted me $819 on top of the $235 for the A/C test. I looked at the following YT video and it honestly seems pretty straightforward. https://youtu.be/ePserSon5LE?si=c8bMwWCopKOfokVK Besides a new condenser and O rings is there anything else that anyone suggests to have tool wise to take this project on? I have the bare minimum tools now as I typically just rotate and do my own oil changes but right financially dropping over 1k on a car that has 180k miles on does not sound appealing? Would you say this is something that is feasible to do it at home? The system is already emptied by the shop I took at and was planning on taking it back to the shop to add refrigerant so I don’t over pressurize the system? submitted by /u/Rude_Library788 [link] [comments]
My A/C stopped working suddenly. I checked all the fuses and relays and they were all good. The clutch on the ac compressor initially was not engaged. I topped it off with one of the over the counter refrigerant cans with a gauge and then the clutch engaged and the fan blades started up but still no cold air. I then started to hear a hissing noise that was not there before. I accepted defeat and took it to a local mechanic. They located a bad leak in the condenser and quoted me $819 on top of the $235 for the A/C test. I looked at the following YT video and it honestly seems pretty straightforward.
https://youtu.be/ePserSon5LE?si=c8bMwWCopKOfokVK
Besides a new condenser and O rings is there anything else that anyone suggests to have tool wise to take this project on? I have the bare minimum tools now as I typically just rotate and do my own oil changes but right financially dropping over 1k on a car that has 180k miles on does not sound appealing?
Would you say this is something that is feasible to do it at home? The system is already emptied by the shop I took at and was planning on taking it back to the shop to add refrigerant so I don’t over pressurize the system?
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