Air Conditioning System Troubleshooting Instructions

When diagnosing vehicle air conditioning system faults, familiarize yourself with the
structure of the vehicle air conditioning system and the functions of the air conditioning
control panel, and combine the actual fault phenomena of the vehicle with the description
of the manual to quickly find the cause of the fault and deal with it.
1. Refrigerant status description:
Air conditioning system troubleshooting can quickly determine the cause of a malfunction
by the state of the refrigerant.
Phenomenon of the Description Treatment
sight glass

Sight glass is clear, Refrigerant content is -

small amount of air appropriate, the
bubbles appear when system is normal
engine speed is
increased or
decreased, air bubbles
gradually disappear
after closing the A/C

Sight glass clean, no Excessive refrigerant Release of refrigerant

air bubbles, poor content
refrigeration

Bubbles are visible Insufficient Check for leaks and

every 1~2 seconds refrigerant content refill with refrigerant

A lot of bubbles can be Significantly low or no Check for leaks and

seen refrigerant content repair, refill with
refrigerant
Oil-misty, oil-streaked
interior

The interior is cloudy Desiccant is dispersed Replacement of

and stacked and flows with the reservoir drier
refrigerant