Recently, my 99 Accord's AC started blowing cool but not cold air.
Obviously the AC had lost some refrigerant.
I searched on the Internet and a lot of people mentioned that the valves on the service ports would be a possible source of the leak.
People said these valves would develop slow leaks as the car aged.
The ports had plastic caps to keep dirt out but the plastic caps also had an O ring to prevent (or minimize) leaks of R134a into the atmosphere.
The Accord did have a visible leak at the low side port. When the AC was on, I could see small droplets of liquid squirting out of the valve.
The shop replaced 2 valves and put the required weight of R134a back into the AC.
To make the story short and Ody-related, I checked my 2008 Ody and the high side port seemed dry but the low side port had some oil under the plastic cap. However, no oil was squirting out of the port when the AC was on.
So the low side valve was venting some R134a but the cap was twisted tight to prevent R134a going into the atmosphere.
I am curious: Does your Ody have a little bit of oil under the low or high side caps ?
If it is not normal to have oil under the caps, I need to bring the van to Honda so they can replace the valve.
Thanks in advance.
Obviously the AC had lost some refrigerant.
I searched on the Internet and a lot of people mentioned that the valves on the service ports would be a possible source of the leak.
People said these valves would develop slow leaks as the car aged.
The ports had plastic caps to keep dirt out but the plastic caps also had an O ring to prevent (or minimize) leaks of R134a into the atmosphere.
The Accord did have a visible leak at the low side port. When the AC was on, I could see small droplets of liquid squirting out of the valve.
The shop replaced 2 valves and put the required weight of R134a back into the AC.
To make the story short and Ody-related, I checked my 2008 Ody and the high side port seemed dry but the low side port had some oil under the plastic cap. However, no oil was squirting out of the port when the AC was on.
So the low side valve was venting some R134a but the cap was twisted tight to prevent R134a going into the atmosphere.
I am curious: Does your Ody have a little bit of oil under the low or high side caps ?
If it is not normal to have oil under the caps, I need to bring the van to Honda so they can replace the valve.
Thanks in advance.