Awesome, detailed video. Thank you. I have a random question. I just bought a salvaged sonic and have a couple wires not connected to anything, and a few brackets broken, though the car runs awesome (despite the hot AC). Any idea where I can get a visual diagram of what the car looks like under the hood so I could correct the last of this vehicle?
Can a man get on the right side bracket bolt without removing the compressor..? Doubt it but figured I’d ask…I’ve had a time on my 2014 but good people like you that’s worth weight in gold to blue collar man…👊🏻
Thank you for taking the time in making this video. It is absolutely spot on!!!. Would you mind, if possible, to tell me which supplier did you use in eBay to buy your part and if after a year has been working correctly? Thank you in advance
I don't have a record of the supplier, but what I do is check their feedback rating. Anything higher than 99 percent I will usually take a chance. Secondly if the part does not perform then ebay has money back guarentee , so return it for a full refund. So far the part has been great. I would also point out it is very rare I will get a bad part even though used. Another thing to check is miles on odometer of car the part was removed. most time I wont buy a part without this information. Thank you for watching.
I just put a little bit of oil just to lubricate the parts and bolted on and took it to the shop for the recharge cost me about the same if i bought the cans myself
Great video, alot of detail and info. Do you absolutely have to vacuum the lines? Mine is empty and when I tried to add a can it leaked out around the pulley on the compressor. Thanks again.
Yes you have to vacuum the system. The air and moisture must be removed or it will ruin the system . The other good thing about pulling vacuum is you will know if the system is leaking if the vacuum does not hold. If the compressor is leaking it for sure needs changed . Now there is a pressure relief on the compressors if you overfill the system quite a bit. Anyways hope this can help and thanks for watching.
I wonder if you can just replace the ac compressor hose I noticed after a dye test its leaking from the hose where the metal fitting and actual black part of the hose meet in the middle just one hose
yes , that would be the best option. Some are clutchless and some are not , but replacing the compressor is usually easier and better in the long run. Thanks for watching.
They have a flush solvent and a canister tool you hook to a air compressor. Its not easy the lines need disconnected and flushed individually to get them clean. The evaporator needs flushed and condenser. Oil will need to be added back to replace whats removed from the flushing process. There are a lot of videos on flushing ac systems. If it seems like too much you could quote a price from a shop. Thanks for watching.
This one was not compressing freon . I believe the solenoid was bad but I just changed the whole compressor out with a low miled one. Thanks for watching.
I needed to replace my Water Pump and Thermostat Housing on my 2014 Chevy Cruze Lt me and my good friend did tune job ourselves. Ams not my A.C. isnt working properly it pushes out air but it isnt as strong as it was before?🤔 should I buy a brand new A.C. Compressor?
The air not pushing out strongly or forcefully would be a blower fan issue or possibly blend door/box issue. If the air is not blowing cold enough or less cold it definitely sounds like a compressor issue or low 134a. There are other factors such as coolant level, coolant fan, maybe even air in coolant system, etc. Hope some of these ideas can help. Thank you for watching.
There is also a cabin air filter under the glove box that will get dirty and slow all the blower air down too. Replace it every once in a while for more air flow.
So I vacuumed out the ac system and replaced the AC compressor, I just want to test it if clutch engages , but it doesn’t engage and that wire has goes to AC clutch has no power btw all fuses and relays are good. If the system has no Freon will ac clutch engage ? Will be a power goes there ?
No it won't engage. The pressure switch ensures that so when the freon is low it does not damage the AC compressor. Once there is enough freon added it will kick on.Thanks for the question.
@@s33therfan thank you for quick response. I didn’t know that. I tested the compressor before and after I replaced it engaged by using long wire directly connected from battery. Thanks again for useful information
Oh and that’s such a clean engine too. lol. I’ve let oil leak ruin everything tryin to not create a problem. What leaks under the cam sensors on them do you know..?
I'm no expert but I had a leak from the crankshaft seal and it leaked onto the belt which throws oil everywhere. Before that I had to replace the intake manifold and valve cover for oil leaks. The factory intakes are known duds so I bought a Dorman one. The bad intake caused the valve cover to leak. That seems to be the 2 biggest culprits I've seen for this engine.
I have to say on these 1.4l , the leaks seem to come from everywhere on the timing cover. In my experience the oil cooler area has always been the worst. As commented by others the pcv system plays a role in a lot of the leaks as well. Thanks for the feedback.
