Hey guys well i bought my tc right before winter when it was starting to get cold and never really used the AC and now that its getting warm im starting and im noticing that it sucks.. Takes forever to get cold.. and It barely gets cold at all.. Just wondering if it sucks in everyones car or i need to take mine in.. Any help would be nice.

 

Mine gets cold almost immediately and can freeze me to death. Perhaps give it a couple days of running it full-on with the windows down and see if it just needs to get some use out of it. If it still isn't cold, take it into the dealer and have them look at it.

 

Might have to charge the AC thats what i had to do to mine

 

Yeah ive had it on full blast for the past 3 or 4 days.. And leave it on full blast all day during my 30 mile drive to work.. Still no cold air.. I guess ill take it to the dealership.. Have them charge it..

 

Or just go to a local body, or tire/aligment shop and have them do it might be cheaper, i get mne for free because my dad owns the body shop

 

Yeah but its under warranty.. so wouldnt the dealership do it for free?

 

ya they should...but be warned of your mods and them opening the hood, that can be a can of worms in itself.

 

...if they told me a charge pipe broke my A/C I'd punch 'em in the mouth and leave. But yes he's correct, depending on the dealer they might be ****** about it, just stand your ground and be calm if they start getting after you about it.

 

I bet they say the bov is blowing off the cold AC air :P

 

Good call!

 

Haha i would raise some major hell if they said that.. But the dealership close to my house i know most of the guys there so theyre cool with me.. So well see how it goes..

 

oh ya as long as they know those parts wouldnt cause this then your fine. Its just sometimes they for some reason dont want work...so they make up ****.

 

Just charge it yourself. Go to your local auto parts store and pick up a can with gauge for $20-30.

 

Ahh its all good.. Ill just keep my 20-30 dollars and make them do it.. i dont need my car till the weekend anyways..

 

I bought my 08 SS brand new and the AC needed to be charged up right away. It was about 15% low on refrigerant which can make a big difference. I would take it to the dealer, they shouldn't give you any guff.

 

I'm going to ask something insulting just to get it out of the way.

Are you pressing the A/C button? Are you pressing the recirc button as well?


Had to ask.

 

I was going to ask the same thing.

 

I could see them saying that. "Sir your venting your refrigerant to atmosphere please put your stock BPV on so it recirculates"

 

The A/c on my old Cobalt and the TC has seemed pretty weak compared to others cars I've had. It takes a while to get cold, and yes the a/c and recirc buttons are on.

 

My wife has a 2006 Civic Si. That car has the worst AC on the planet. We were over 100 degrees for 90 days last summer, in Austin, and my Cobalt AC was just fine.

 

yeah both buttons are on haha.. but i just got back from the service shop and they said my aftermarket cai rubbed a hole in my somethin line.. i havent got in there to look yet but if thats the case im gonna be pissed at dejon.. they also said they called the dealer and they dont make that line.. wtf.. i can tell ths is gonna be a pain in the ass..

 

As someone that used to work with automotive A/C systems and still does work on the side, please don't just do this. Refrigerant doesn't just evaporate. The system is sealed. If you are low on refrigerant this means you have a leak - and DON'T buy cans with "leak sealer"!!!

Just because the A/C isn't cold doesn't necessarily mean you are low on refrigerant. There are several causes, and to properly diagnose it you need (at the very minimum) a vent thermometer, and a set of A/C manifold gages that measure the high and low side pressures. Those chill-in-a-can's from the autostore that have the attached gage are inaccurate at best, and if you have a blockage in the system the low side pressures could be high or low and wont let you know if the compressor is working correctly.

I haven't traced that line, but some aftermarket intakes rub on one of the A/C lines that run alongside the valve cover on the passenger side. Not sure if it is the low side or high side feed or return line, but either way a hole anywhere in the system vents the refrigerant. Steel or aluminum rubbing on aluminum = a hole in said aluminum line, and whoosh, refrigerant gone. If you cant order the pre-made line from Chevy, any competent A/C repair shop can easily bend you a new one.

After replacing the line, the system must be properly evacuated and a vacuum pulled on the system down to very low micron vacuum levels several times to remove any moisture in the lines. Then the proper amount of oil and refrigerant re-added using the above gages.

 

Sweet.. Im gonna do that.. Thanks for the help man..