It can, in some cases.
You can find a Freon leak in a home Ac unit by using a leak detector. These instruments are capable of detecting trace amounts of Freon and pinpoint leaks.
There are a few reasons your AC might not get very cold even though the Freon is fine. You could have a leak in your line.
Yes.
yes there is a seal on the front of compressor that can go bad and leak freon.
No
No, the leak is propably the compressor shaft seal which is behind the clutch.
Freon can leak. Since it will do so in the form of an invisible, odorless gas, it is very difficult to observe such a leak.
With a Halogen electronic leak detector.
Freon is odorless, but it is possible to smell the refrigerant oil that could also be leaking.
Yes. Or leak check with nitrogen.
It a word, no. Without a leak, the freon level in your unit should stay the same for years and years.
ding freon will make it colder, only if freon is low. if freon is low you have a freon leak so adding will be wasting time and money. more likely to need a new ac temp thermostat, which is no big deal to change