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Jul 21, 2023

I'm a mechanic

AN expert mechanic has mastered a technique to supercharge a car's air conditioner this summer — and he's ready to teach it to you too.

The Georgia mechanic posted a guide on YouTube, detailing how he replaced his car's leaky condenser, transforming the air conditioner from tepid to tundral in the process.

In the video, JT The Car Guy methodically disassembles his car's plumbing while walking the viewer through the steps.

To start, he says that you must make sure that your compressor is, in fact, able to be repaired and doesn't need to be drained first

"Verify that there's nothing in it, obviously," he said. "Put some gauges in and if you perceive pressure, you need to evacuate it."

After popping open the car's front hood, he promptly got to work removing the compressor from the bumper.

First, he cleared away any parts that blocked access to the compressor, unscrewing obstructive pieces of the bumper.

With the compressor freed, he identified its points of connection with the surrounding machinery.

In particular, he stressed the importance of carefully removing the transmission cooler, which connects to the compressor with a special clip.

If you lose one of those clips, you won't be able to hook the car's AC back up.

Next, he trains his sights on undoing small clips between the compressor to the radiator and unscrewing the AC lines connected to the compressor.

Even after the compressor is fully unfastened, though, it still takes some effort to actually extricate.

For some models, JT said, you might even have to loosen the bumper's brackets so that you can lift it up and create enough clearance for the compressor to fit through.

Once he finally coaxed his water-damaged, filthy compressor out of the car, JT got to work installing his pristine, new one.

Although he didn't show himself installing the compressor, he said that it's basically "a reversal of the removal process."

The only tricky part, he said, is hooking up the transmission cooler to the compressor.

While the idea of rooting your car's inner machinery is undoubtedly intimidating, JT The Car Guy made the process as simple as it could be; a total novice probably shouldn't be doing it themselves, but they still probably could do it in a pinch.

For other, slightly easier car tips, make sure to check out The U.S. Sun's coverage of an easy six-step process to clean your car or the secret to parking perfectly every time.

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