I felt like a little celebration...

[O_J_Simpson]

This is my truck leaking... found this out last week. Just picked up a condenser from a dealer as they were the only one I could find in my area that actually had one. $400 for the part and two seals...

 

 

Should not have cost you anything. Did GM turn down covering this leak?

[15 Z71]

Probably going to jinx myself with this, but my 2006 AC hasn't been touched. Not terribly confidence inspiring that they can't build a pickup to hold freon after a couple years now.

 

That said, great diagnosis and fix. Wish I was more capable concerning AC.

 

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I agree also with you,my 2006 silverado A/C was super cold. When I sold it it was over 9 years old and never been touched. The guy that bought it could not believe how cold it was. My 15 Sierra not near as cold.

[Spurshot]

I recall my father's 68 Olds having frost on the metal vents while we rolled down I-40 in the 100F desert in Arizona. The old GM R-12 systems were hugely oversized and had more like refrigeration capability.

 

My 1999 GMT800 R-134 system worked very well. It wore out the compressor clutch eventually around 150,000 miles. I changed the compressor and lines. It still works and has to be around 300,000 miles with the current owner.

 

My 2008 GMT900 R-134 system worked well for about 4 years/100,000 miles until it quit working in 105F heat passing thru Yakima on a week long trip 1000 miles from home with two dogs and my wife. I could get it to come on for one cycle until it cycled off and wouldn't cycle the compressor again. While my wife was understanding, she expressed a desire for me to get it fixed. Given that our entire trip had been in a heat wave across the west, I didn't see finishing the trip without AC. 5-10 minutes later, I found an auto parts store. I pulled in, popped the hood, and verified the clutch would only engage if I shut the system off and turned it on again. When it cycled the compressor off, it would not engage again. I was pretty sure it indicated a marginally low charge. I went in asked for a can of R-134, a charging hose, and a paper clip. I jumped the pressure switch with the paper clip, connected the freon can, and added 12 oz ( blindly without gauges, only guessing the charge) 10 minutes later, we were on the road with a great work AC. When arriving at home, I checked for leaks, replaced hoses, and recharged. It still works.

[kstruckcountry]

The GMT-800's had one of the best AC systems GM ever produced. The evaporator, compressor and condenser were over sized because of 134a and there was no concern to save fuel with a smaller compressor. They last forever and have no issue blowing at 40F in 100F weather.

Need the cooling capacity for those luxurious rear vents

 

Sorry, I had to. If only I had cooled seats too.

 

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[thewhitestallion]

Should not have cost you anything. Did GM turn down covering this leak?

 

Ehhh, they covered a little. The cost to replace the condenser is around $1600... GM covered around $1,000... I had to pay $560 out of pocket. The condenser and the seals from the dealer (which was the only place to buy the condenser) cost me $400. So I had them replace it as it would not have cost me much less to replace it myself. Less than I expected but more than I would have liked to pay.