You need a manifold gauge set. You set up a fan in front of your vehicle. You hook up the manifold gauge set. You run the motor with the AC on max until the compressor clutch starts cycling, and you note the high and low pressures on both the high and low side. There should be a chart which comes with the manifold gauge set which gives you ambient air temperature and relative humidity, and what the corresponding pressures should be under those conditions.
it will be on the accumalater or the small one
Check the following items......... 1. Freon levels. 2. Electrical harnesses for the a/c system. 3. Clutch air gap. 4. Pressure switches.....
Have a shop check the AC system pressure
2.15 lbs
Check if the blower motor is working, and you will need to check the pressure in the AC line.
The ac system may be low on Freon. Check the pressure with a gauge. If the pressure is ok then check the ac relay, as they can be intermittent.
The low pressure AC port on a 2000 Buick Century is located on the accumulator. It is used to fill the system with refrigerant and to check pressure levels.
If you check the pressure on the low pressure line and it is very high then you should make sure the compressor is ON. You may have put the blower on, but on the dashboard there usually is a button that turns on the ac compressor. When the comp is on the pressure will drop into the "blue" range. This is the first check, and the simplest
Check the Freon pressure first. The AC compressor will not turn on if the Freon pressure is too low.
Does not have a serviceable filter like some cars.
Check the alternator or the main lead of the ac wire to check for either if there is too much pressure is being applicated to the alternator or if theirs a shortage in the main lead wire to the ac
Freon is added through the low side ac port. A gauge is recommended to check the Freon pressure, as too low or too high pressure can cause the ac not to work properly.