Pinky 1352
Active Member
2003 Expedition XLT 4.6L 2WD with front and rear air/heat with manual control.
My previous post mentioned that I *finally* got all new AC parts installed (front and rear), and now we also have any and all leaks at connections found and fixed.
My problem now is that the air temp coming out of the front vents still leaves a lot to be desired.
For reference, today it was 95 degrees late this morning with 25% humidity.
And parked in the shade, with only front AC engaged (after car had been running with recirc) and I'm getting a paltry 60° out of the front center vent. If I also turn on the rear air, it raises to 65° at front vent, and then is also 65 at the rear ceiling vent.
I've had to go thru 3 mechanics/shops to try and get this all right, with the last to work on it being PepBoys.
They *supposedly* vacuumed the system and refilled.
With these gauge readings with both front and rear AC on, a neighbor is telling me I may be a little short on freon?
What do those knowledge here think?
Does it need a bit more Freon, or did they maybe not do a thorough enough vacuum (because at this point who knows how much oil may have been put into the system when the other two useless mechanics worked on it!)?
I'm almost certain that when I first bought the car a bit over a year ago, and they AC worked for a short time, that I was getting sub-50° out of the vents.
I'm in Las Vegas, and if 60°, at idle in the shade on a 95° morning, is the best this thing is going to do, it's going to be very unpleasant when we got those 115° days and I have to drive in the sun!
(When I left PepBoys yesterday, I was seeing somewhere between 60-65° during street driving, a steady 60° on the highway, and creeping near 70° while stopped at lights!
I went with PepBoys because they at least guarantee their work for 90 days, so I'll be going to them for whatever this needs now.
See pic for gauge reading after a half hour of running in the shade, with front AC set at speed 2 on blower dial for front vents, and full speed for rear AC vents.
TIA for any suggestions!
My previous post mentioned that I *finally* got all new AC parts installed (front and rear), and now we also have any and all leaks at connections found and fixed.
My problem now is that the air temp coming out of the front vents still leaves a lot to be desired.
For reference, today it was 95 degrees late this morning with 25% humidity.
And parked in the shade, with only front AC engaged (after car had been running with recirc) and I'm getting a paltry 60° out of the front center vent. If I also turn on the rear air, it raises to 65° at front vent, and then is also 65 at the rear ceiling vent.
I've had to go thru 3 mechanics/shops to try and get this all right, with the last to work on it being PepBoys.
They *supposedly* vacuumed the system and refilled.
With these gauge readings with both front and rear AC on, a neighbor is telling me I may be a little short on freon?
What do those knowledge here think?
Does it need a bit more Freon, or did they maybe not do a thorough enough vacuum (because at this point who knows how much oil may have been put into the system when the other two useless mechanics worked on it!)?
I'm almost certain that when I first bought the car a bit over a year ago, and they AC worked for a short time, that I was getting sub-50° out of the vents.
I'm in Las Vegas, and if 60°, at idle in the shade on a 95° morning, is the best this thing is going to do, it's going to be very unpleasant when we got those 115° days and I have to drive in the sun!
(When I left PepBoys yesterday, I was seeing somewhere between 60-65° during street driving, a steady 60° on the highway, and creeping near 70° while stopped at lights!
I went with PepBoys because they at least guarantee their work for 90 days, so I'll be going to them for whatever this needs now.
See pic for gauge reading after a half hour of running in the shade, with front AC set at speed 2 on blower dial for front vents, and full speed for rear AC vents.
TIA for any suggestions!