Caddynut Posted August 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 This morning there was absolutely no refrigerant in the system. It's a gonner. 2008 BMW 328xi 2007 Chrysler Aspen 2001 Cadillac Seville STS 2000 Ford Ranger XLT1998 Mitsubishi Spyder Convertible 1996 Saturn SC-11991 Ford F-1501979 Chevrolet Caprice1968 Ford LTD1965 VW Beetle "Herbie The Love Bug Replica** 1961 VW Beetle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHE Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 One side cooling and the other side ambient is a signal of low refrigerant in the dual climate control equipped cars. Since there is now no refrigerant in the system, there is a major leak - these compressors are "belly leakers" - the corrosion on the compressor ends undermines the case o-rings and they leak. Is the compressor all oily? Kevin '93 Fleetwood Brougham '05 Deville '04 Deville 2013 Silverado Z71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddynut Posted August 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 you are right KHE. All oily. Looks like I will be cutting the STS loose since there are a hundred other things wrong also. Anyone looking for an 85,000 mile STS? 2008 BMW 328xi 2007 Chrysler Aspen 2001 Cadillac Seville STS 2000 Ford Ranger XLT1998 Mitsubishi Spyder Convertible 1996 Saturn SC-11991 Ford F-1501979 Chevrolet Caprice1968 Ford LTD1965 VW Beetle "Herbie The Love Bug Replica** 1961 VW Beetle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airmike Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 One side cooling and the other side ambient is a signal of low refrigerant in the dual climate control equipped cars. Since there is now no refrigerant in the system, there is a major leak - these compressors are "belly leakers" - the corrosion on the compressor ends undermines the case o-rings and they leak. Is the compressor all oily? Kevin have you repaired those compressors? I put new seals on the one in my truck. All was good for about 2 months and then it let all the freon out quickly, so I am thinking new compressor. Kinda wondering if I missed something. The case didn't seem to be as smooth as it should be on the outside where the large o-rings went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barczy01 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Not one to point fingers but did this happen after the head gasket repair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHE Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 One side cooling and the other side ambient is a signal of low refrigerant in the dual climate control equipped cars. Since there is now no refrigerant in the system, there is a major leak - these compressors are "belly leakers" - the corrosion on the compressor ends undermines the case o-rings and they leak. Is the compressor all oily? Kevin have you repaired those compressors? I put new seals on the one in my truck. All was good for about 2 months and then it let all the freon out quickly, so I am thinking new compressor. Kinda wondering if I missed something. The case didn't seem to be as smooth as it should be on the outside where the large o-rings went. Yes - If the compressor is not noisy and pumps fine, the fix is fairly straightforward. A new seal kit and a double lip shaft seal will run about $70.00 compared to the cost of a new compressor. The case and ends need to be scribed brfore disassembly so that it is reassembled exactly in the same orientation or it will not pump. The problem is the unpainted cast aluminum ends of the compressor - the corrosion works its way under the o-rings and then they start to leak. When the compressors exhibit this failure mode, they are slow leakers - they will take a day or two to leak out enough refrigerant to trip the code. If your system had a catastrophic leak, check the lines and the condenser. Kevin '93 Fleetwood Brougham '05 Deville '04 Deville 2013 Silverado Z71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barczy01 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 For an 01' Seville ? It uses the mitsubishi style compressor, not the crappy Harrision HD6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHE Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 My mistake - I was referring to the HT6/HR6/HD6 compressors. Kevin '93 Fleetwood Brougham '05 Deville '04 Deville 2013 Silverado Z71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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