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Old Jun 27, 2021 | 09:40 AM
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Someone rear ended my 2004LS430 and replaced bumper. After pick it up from body shop, noticed that AC is not cold enough. Took it to my auto shop but mechanic said ac temperature is fine on driver side but passenger side is not.
Told me to put max cold and ac was fine. However, it still feels not cold enough. What could be wrong?
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Old Jun 27, 2021 | 10:27 AM
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Low on freon.
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Old Jun 27, 2021 | 10:34 AM
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Auto mechanic found no issues...
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Old Jun 27, 2021 | 10:53 AM
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These cars have a sight glass so you can check the charge level yourself without gauges. Sounds like you are low on r134 or one of your blend door actuators went bad. There is a way to check ac specific codes, which would show if there was an actuator problem. You need a dealer-level scanner, i.e. techstream.
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Old Jun 27, 2021 | 10:59 AM
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Thanks. I'm sure I'll have to pay diagnostics fee but how much should expect to pay for r134 or blend door actuator replacement.
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