AC Compressor Spraying Air and Green Fluid!!!
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AC Compressor Spraying Air and Green Fluid!!!
I am in the process of removing the lower intake on my 99 Ranger 4.0. I was unscrewing the AC Compressor to get it out of the way and also started to unscrew a bolt on the backside of the compressor because it wasn't moving well due to the metal tube on the backside. I think this is the tube to the condenser? Anyways it started spraying air and green fluid everywhere. I got it to stop for now but if I tighten or loosen the bolt it seems to spray. Also it looks like a green o ring or gasket of sort is showing now which I don't remember. What is it and what should I do? Thanks in advance
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/m...-2-149317.html
this link is a picture of it
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/m...-2-149317.html
this link is a picture of it
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Ok, first, is Freon bad to breath in or ingest? I unfortunately did both yesterday by accident.
Second, where do I go from here? I have a bolt on the back of my AC Compressor that seems to spray air and Freon everywhere whether I tighten or loosen it. It also seems that some green O ring/gasket has expanded between my compressor and this part on the back of the compressor (I think it's a sensor), I think this expansion is why I'm getting spray whether I tighten or loosen. Is there a way to discharge or bleed the system? Should I just go for it and tighten that bolt all the way and hope it stops spraying?
Second, where do I go from here? I have a bolt on the back of my AC Compressor that seems to spray air and Freon everywhere whether I tighten or loosen it. It also seems that some green O ring/gasket has expanded between my compressor and this part on the back of the compressor (I think it's a sensor), I think this expansion is why I'm getting spray whether I tighten or loosen. Is there a way to discharge or bleed the system? Should I just go for it and tighten that bolt all the way and hope it stops spraying?
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Ok, first, is Freon bad to breath in or ingest? I unfortunately did both yesterday by accident.
Ingesting it? How did that happen? Did some spray into your mouth? Unless you drank a whole bunch I think you'll be OK.
Second, where do I go from here? I have a bolt on the back of my AC Compressor that seems to spray air and Freon everywhere whether I tighten or loosen it. It also seems that some green O ring/gasket has expanded between my compressor and this part on the back of the compressor
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It's a little hard for me to see in the pic, but I think you are talking about what Ford calls the "AC manifold retaining bolt". The torque setting for that bolt is 13-17lb/ft (17-23Nm). If it's leaking after you tighten it to specs then you probably are correct about the O-ring being shot.
By the way I am doing intake gaskets, valve cover gaskets, and fuel rail gasket and your write up is so helpful. Thanks for that. I am just trying to move the A/C compressor out of the way a little and unscrewed the wrong bolt thinking it was just a sensor for some reason. Lesson learned.
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It actually is a coolant called 134A which replaced Freon in A/C systems starting in 1994 Rangers. You will probably have to take the vehicle to an A/C shop to have it evacuated, leak checked and refilled. So if you loose the charge remaining in the system, no sweat. You probably need a new O-ring to get a good seal.
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It actually is a coolant called 134A which replaced Freon in A/C systems starting in 1994 Rangers. You will probably have to take the vehicle to an A/C shop to have it evacuated, leak checked and refilled. So if you loose the charge remaining in the system, no sweat. You probably need a new O-ring to get a good seal.
Anyone know what that O-ring is called?
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Anyone know what that O-ring is called?
Regardless of the name, you can probably find some sort of AC seal/O-ring kit from a local parts store, or someplace like rockauto.com, that will contain the seal that you need.
By the way I am doing intake gaskets, valve cover gaskets, and fuel rail gasket and your write up is so helpful.
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