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Why would your car's condenser ice over on the outside?

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It has an internal blockage!

Air conditioning gas cools as it expands (as it changes from liquid to a gas). It is meant to be a liquid in your condenser but if your condenser has a blockage (say some dirt or other contaminent) then the liquid loses pressure on the other side of the blockage and becomes a gas. This makes your condenser really cold and frosty on the outside!

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