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Old May 12, 2009 | 09:48 PM
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The AC in my 2000 SSEi is not blowing cold air on the drivers side, it is blowing very cold air on the passengers side, I read some other posts and checked the drivers side air actuator valve, pulled it out and made sure it was functioning, everything seems to be in working order so I put 2 cans of R134a into the low side, and the passenger air just got colder while the drivers side stayed the same. When I play with the heating controls, and take the system up to 90, both sides get hot, but when I go back down to 60, only the passenger side goes down that low. I hooked up pressure gauges to both the low and high side and the readings were, for the low side about 25psi, and the high side was between 25-26 psi, I guess this is telling me I don't have a charge on the system, but after 2 cans of r134a I don't know what to do. If anyone can help as to what this is telling me, and how to fix this problem, it would be greatly appreciated.
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Old May 12, 2009 | 09:55 PM
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Sounds like one of the air mix doors is not opening. Someone more familiar with the 2000+ will have to chime in. I don't have any manuals for these years.
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Old May 13, 2009 | 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Danthurs
Sounds like one of the air mix doors is not opening. Someone more familiar with the 2000+ will have to chime in. I don't have any manuals for these years.
Would the air mix door not opening have that effect on the pressure in the system though? Just wondering if there'* a bigger problem at hand.
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Old May 13, 2009 | 07:26 PM
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There are some posts on the forum that indicate it'* a charge problem.

Don't wna tto hijack the thread- but when you hook up your A/C gauges, do you open both high and low pressure valves to read the system, or open them one at a time to read the pressures.

Good luck with your A/C
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 01:46 PM
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Default Pass vents cold drivers warm.

I have this same problem. Just so I understand, Why would a charge effect having cold air on pass vents, but not drivers? I would think the system would have the same temperature out of both sides with a low charge. Is there something electronic that makes this happen? If any one knows I would be very grateful Thanks!
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