2002 Protege AC not cooling
Just bought 02 protégé 4 - 2.0. AC light comes on, fan blows on all speeds but no cold air. Compressor DOES come on. Fuses both inside car & under hood both good. I added 1 can of R134 freon thru L port but the gauge on the hose never moved. I thought even if gauge was defective (bought new) the AC would still have SOME freon in it and would cool just a bit even if have major leak. It didn’t cool any. The metal hoses DID frost over when I added that 1st can of freon and the can hit freezing cold so I knew freon coming out if can into hoses. I waited about 2 days then added another can of freon and hoses frosted over again but still no cold air coming out. Just the ambient temp from outside. The HEATER works great on all fan speeds and blows hot air like it should. The Mazda dealer says they can flush system and recharge for close to $200 but that’s just going to tell me 1) if it has right amount of freon in it and if there’s a leak ( which I already assume there is?) but may not fix my problem. Could it be a bad compressor even though it’s coming on? So, experts, need your thoughts please. Thank y’all!!
