Air conditioner problem

Hey everyone,

The weather just got nice enough for me to use my AC and I noticed it wasn't working. I figured out what the problem was, but I was hoping to get some advice on where to proceed from here.

A few months ago, I hit a tire in the road. It tore my black splash guard from the underside of the vehicle under the engine, so I removed the splash guard. I was going to replace it, but just hadn't gotten around to it. Anyway, I looked, and the hose that runs directly to the air conditioner compressor actually came off from the compressor The bolt had fallen out that secures the hose in place, so it was completely disconnected when I found it.

Here are my thoughts. Can I just secure the hose, check for leaks, and recharge the AC ( with N11 or whatever that fluid is ) and see if it works? I'm not sure if the compressor is damaged, but it doesn't look to have any external damage. If it doesn't work, I'll have to replace the compressor anyway, so I don't see any harm in trying.

However, is there anything I could screw up downstream if a little piece of gravel or something is in there and travels downstream? Could anything more expensive than replacing the whole compressor happen if it screws something up?

 

Hey everyone,

The weather just got nice enough for me to use my AC and I noticed it wasn't working. I figured out what the problem was, but I was hoping to get some advice on where to proceed from here.

A few months ago, I hit a tire in the road. It tore my black splash guard from the underside of the vehicle under the engine, so I removed the splash guard. I was going to replace it, but just hadn't gotten around to it. Anyway, I looked, and the hose that runs directly to the air conditioner compressor actually came off from the compressor The bolt had fallen out that secures the hose in place, so it was completely disconnected when I found it.

Here are my thoughts. Can I just secure the hose, check for leaks, and recharge the AC ( with N11 or whatever that fluid is ) and see if it works? I'm not sure if the compressor is damaged, but it doesn't look to have any external damage. If it doesn't work, I'll have to replace the compressor anyway, so I don't see any harm in trying.

However, is there anything I could screw up downstream if a little piece of gravel or something is in there and travels downstream? Could anything more expensive than replacing the whole compressor happen if it screws something up?

 

Hey everyone,

The weather just got nice enough for me to use my AC and I noticed it wasn't working. I figured out what the problem was, but I was hoping to get some advice on where to proceed from here.

A few months ago, I hit a tire in the road. It tore my black splash guard from the underside of the vehicle under the engine, so I removed the splash guard. I was going to replace it, but just hadn't gotten around to it. Anyway, I looked, and the hose that runs directly to the air conditioner compressor actually came off from the compressor The bolt had fallen out that secures the hose in place, so it was completely disconnected when I found it.

Here are my thoughts. Can I just secure the hose, check for leaks, and recharge the AC ( with N11 or whatever that fluid is ) and see if it works? I'm not sure if the compressor is damaged, but it doesn't look to have any external damage. If it doesn't work, I'll have to replace the compressor anyway, so I don't see any harm in trying.

However, is there anything I could screw up downstream if a little piece of gravel or something is in there and travels downstream? Could anything more expensive than replacing the whole compressor happen if it screws something up?