I did some testing....
My cheap voltmeter read about 13.2 vdc at the connector when car was running with ac on. Vcds indicated .825? Amps (whatever the Max is). I did not measure the actual amps. Instead I unplugged the compressor and made test leads that connected directly from the battery to the rcv. With engine off I could hear the rcv "click" when voltage was applied.
With engine running and ac on plus rcv jumped directly to battery the system functioned exactly the same. Delayed/intermittent cooling. Only difference was vcds indicated compressor was unplugged, I forget the value.
Max pressure indicated by vcds when system is cooling is 12 bar, minimum is around 7 when there is no cooling.
I'm confident the system is charged with approximately 19 oz of refrigerant.
I hate to throw parts at a problem but am considering purchasing a new rcv. I don't understand how a broken compressor would cool intermittently and am hoping there is something wrong with the rcv that I cleaned and reinstalled.
If the valve doesn't fix it I assume I need a compressor simply because even with the pcu calling for max cooling the compressor is refusing to do it.
My cheap voltmeter read about 13.2 vdc at the connector when car was running with ac on. Vcds indicated .825? Amps (whatever the Max is). I did not measure the actual amps. Instead I unplugged the compressor and made test leads that connected directly from the battery to the rcv. With engine off I could hear the rcv "click" when voltage was applied.
With engine running and ac on plus rcv jumped directly to battery the system functioned exactly the same. Delayed/intermittent cooling. Only difference was vcds indicated compressor was unplugged, I forget the value.
Max pressure indicated by vcds when system is cooling is 12 bar, minimum is around 7 when there is no cooling.
I'm confident the system is charged with approximately 19 oz of refrigerant.
I hate to throw parts at a problem but am considering purchasing a new rcv. I don't understand how a broken compressor would cool intermittently and am hoping there is something wrong with the rcv that I cleaned and reinstalled.
If the valve doesn't fix it I assume I need a compressor simply because even with the pcu calling for max cooling the compressor is refusing to do it.