Auto Air Conditioning: 3 Reasons Why Your A/C Fails

Have you been suffering in your car because of a broken air conditioner? Your car's air conditioning system is failing for one of 3 main reasons:
1. Your Freon is low.
2. Your Freon is leaking out; or
3. There is an A/C component malfunctioning.
Understanding your car's air conditioning system will help you understand what it takes to fix the failing A/C in your vehicle.
The major components that may fail are:

• Freon: the refrigerant, which carries the heat. Low freon is the number one cause of air conditioning malfunction;

• the compressor, which compresses and circulates the refrigerant in the system;

• the condenser, which changes the phase of the freon from gas to liquid, and expels heat removed from the car;

• the expansion valve- a nozzle to drop the pressure of the refrigerant liquid, meter its flow, and atomize it;

• the evaporator, which transfers heat to the freon from the air blown across it, cooling your car;

• the receiver/dryer-a filter for the freon, removing moisture and other contaminants;

• switches, fuses, wires, fan belts (on older cars), or seals inside the compressor, can break or fail as well.

While a complete discussion of every specific model and component would be  a "War and Peace" novel , this should give you a start on figuring out what the problem might be, and either fixing it yourself, or talking intelligently to someone you can pay to fix it.

Let the experts at Hillside Tire and Auto Service diagnose, repair and service your car's air conditioning. We want to be your vehicle repair service provider for years to come! Come in to any of our 5 Salt Lake Valley locations: Salt Lake City(Cottonwood Heights), West Valley City, West Jordan, Sandy or Draper for tires, alignments, brakes, and complete auto repair services.