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Losing Your Cool (Why is My Air Conditioning System Not Working?)

Posted September 29, 2024 3:00 AM

When you turn on the air conditioning in your vehicle, you expect cool air to come out of the vents.  You depend on it, especially in hot weather, but it can also be important in humid weather when you need it to help defrost your windows and windshield.

The air conditioning system has a lot of parts to it.  It has fans and blowers to move the air through the vents into the cabin.  It has parts that take hot air and cool it off. An electrical problem can be as simple as a broken switch or a broken blower motor. The air may not be getting cool because a hose in the system is broken or the refrigerant has leaked out. 

Two major components are the compressor and the condenser.  The compressor pressurizes the refrigerant, one step in the air conditioning process.  The condenser takes that hot refrigerant and cools it down. It also reduces the pressure.

Because the climate control system in your vehicle is so complex, it’s best to leave the diagnosis to a trained, experienced technician.  You can help the technician zero in on the problem by noting what is happening and being able to show them where you notice the issues. Note what’s going on and write it down. 

When you bring your vehicle in to us to look at, a technician will inspect the system, conduct tests to make sure there’s enough refrigerant, and check to make sure there are no leaks anywhere.

Air conditioning is now included in most vehicles.  We all have grown used to being able to keep the cabin comfortable no matter what it’s like outside.  Let us make sure your system is working the way it was designed to.  That’s definitely the cool thing to do.

Long Hill Auto Service
1905 Long Hill Rd
Millington, NJ 07946
(908) 647-7984
http://www.longhillautonj.com



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Great experience all around. I can talk to my specific situation; I bought a used truck for weekend needs, I am pretty flexible with timings, and live down the road. I'll give some details so others can hopefully get a feel for the place, and how you can interact with them. I think people are often worried about being 'scammed', the mechanic breaking stuff on purpose, upselling, etc. General Experience: (1) They did a checkup on the used car and a color coded checklist of priority (2.a) even within the 'urgent' parts, Bob told me which things really could wait. He also helped balance the used car cost, estimated longevity, and cost priorities. (2.b) he went even as far as saying just not to fix some things because it wouldn't be worth it, which is like the opposite of going to jiffy lube and being told you must fix xyz, your air filter, etc. ASAP or your car will explode. (2.c) emphasizing this; even when I said 'lets just fix everything and all maintenance to get it over with' he really advised against it, just wait longer until it's really needed to save money right now. (3) I asked something like 'wd40 and fix it', and he said no it's breaks, do it right. But later when there was something that would be extremely expensive, they let me know what would be a feasible low-cost/temp fix. Key things to appreciate: (1) I had many questions, both on the bill, how quote and estimate are calculated, and the work performed. Bob answered everything, patiently. Then when I had a second set of questions he did the same.... and the third time. I had questions on part costs, part numbers, how quotes are generated, etc. and he was transparent about all of it, without being offended/defensive. (2) A week after work done, I had a question on some things I saw, he welcomed me in right away, saw what I asked about, explained it, then spent some extra time to secure an attachment to make me happy. Of course, be respectful of their time. I also can't speak to all the mechanics, Bob did the quoting and some inspection, is super calm and level headed dealing with customers. Shawn is usually focused on work, but the times I got to chat with him were very fun, hes got a nice sense of humor. I got to speak with Dylan only a few minutes, but he has some personal knowledge of trucks, so I got to learn some things from him in conversation.

, 10/04/2024

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The staff here are great people. I would recommend checking them out before anyone else.

, 10/02/2024

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We were in town visiting family for a wedding celebration. I noticed vibration in the front end of our Honda Pilot, and at the advice of my brother (local resident), I asked if Bob could check it out Friday afternoon. Having a full schedule on Saturday, Bob slipped us into the schedule, made the repair, and got us on our way back to Florida. Great service/great communication/honest and friendly staff/fair pricing- strongly recommended!

, 08/11/2024

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