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JS Auto Repairs - Vehicle Air Conditioning
The Air Conditioning system on your vehicle comprises of seven main components.
- Condenser
- Dryer
- Receiver
- Compressor
- Expansion Valve
- Evaporator
- Air Conditioning Coolant Pipes.
The compressor is the heart of an air conditioning system. It takes refrigerant as a low pressure gas, pumps it up to a high pressure gas, and circulates it into the discharge hose. Compressors are much like little engines. Most of them have pistons, piston rings, a crank shaft, and bearings, just like a car engine. They need to have oil circulated through them to lubricate all the moving parts. This oil is mixed into and carried with the refrigerant. That is why running an air conditioner without any refrigerant is like running your cars engine without any oil.
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