I've got a problem with High pressure 250 to 275 PSI
I rechecked today with OAT of 93 F in shop. Air at intel for HVAC may have been a bit hotter from heat of engine.
Why is my "H" pressure so high, ranging 250 to 275 PSI?
Would volume of oil affect pressure, say if to much would it raise pressure?
Is there any danger of damaging system with these pressures?
Should I bleed some off from H side engine off, L side or just see if it hold these pressures?
FSM (if I did my MPa to PSI conversion correctly) is:
L 21.33 to 35.55 PSI
H 199 to 213.33 PSI
Low stabilized at max recommended ~35 to 35.5 PSI so good pressure there. But high is ranging 37 to 62 PSI over max.
Considering spillage, I put in less than 36 oz R134a in system. Minimum is 35.2, so I'd be right about minium. This assumes each can had the stated 12 oz.
Hooked up manifold with A/C on full, windows open, RPM 2K. At first engine was not quite yet to operating temp, A/C just turned on I get reads of L 37.5, H 275 PSI
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Over next few minutes "L" pressure stabilized at 35 to 35.5 PSI. High dropped also, but only to 250 PSI then climb some to 275 PSI moving around a bit.
After about 5 minutes seem to stabilize around L 35, H 260
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So around last Sept 17, 2018 I posted work on
Emerald's A/C. History from Lexus showed the system was being re-charge each of last two years PO had the LX. I vacuumed the system and it held vacuum. So seemed it did not have a leak. I subsequently charged with three 12OZ cans. All good so it seemed, but didn't use much as fall then winter cooler temps set in. Come the next spring & summer first time using A/C, it was a no go..
I've been very busy working on the locals rigs and getting
Merlot ready for new owner (Brian) to take to HIH. Now I've finally one day in which to pull Emerald into the shop and check the A/C static pressure, before for more locals bring their rigs in for servicing..
Once in the shop I hook up an A/C manifold gauge set with engine and A/C off. It wasn't empty, but static pressure was down to 30PSI. Having just tested another
local mud member's A/C static pressure, I knew 80PSI was what normal full charged looked like.
So back to square one, as it must have a leak right?.
So i started hunting for leak by pressurized system with 80PSI, using my home made tool hooked form my shop air hook to A/C manifold gauge set. This tool, which was recommend to me here in early in this thread, works great.
It held pressure. HUH!
After nearly and hour, no pressure loss.
So I pulled manifold valves for "H" & "L" off A/C system with 80PSI remaining in it. Then sprayed the schrader valves with soapy water to see if a leak may be there. No Bubbles so no leak indicated. HUH!
Next I pulled a vacuum and was getting ~25.5IN at ~80F in the mile high city. I let sit over night with manifold gauge set valves closed, in case any leaking valve on manifold. This way I'd not get false reading of a A/C system leak.
In the morning I checked to see if vacuum held, it did.
The vacuum drop by less than ~2IN from ~25.5IN to ~24IN. OAT Temp also drop by 5F degrees from 81F to 75.5F.
So why no sign of leak, either when pressurized or under vacuum?
Why was pressure down to 30PSI static, which indicates a leak?
Since it must have a leak, why not totally emptied (0 pressure)?
Could there be a place in system that perhaps as a valve or something opens, a leak is there only when system operating and not when off?
If so what/where would that be?