knightmb
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To give this some context, recently I wanted to recharge the refrigerant levels in my Leaf. I couldn't take it to any "generic" auto maintenance place because they did not have any HFC134a to source for a recharge. So, I had to take it to a Nissan Dealership instead. :?
To make a long story short, they did an evac and refilled the system with R-134A and while running it, the compressor mysteriously died and will no longer work. I knew something was wrong as the compressor worked literally the day of me bringing it in for maintenance. Before I would leave the dealership, I wanted to speak with the Tech that worked on my Leaf and ask him/her why they did not put the HFC134a (and ND-Oil 11) as it says on the sticker under the hood. He said their documentation only showed that it needed R-134A and that was it. I asked if he was referring to the "non-heatpump" systems that just have an AC only system and he said it's the same procedure for all of them.
I have not tried to turn on the system since returning from the dealership, but I'm fairly certain the wrong refrigerant was put in and no oil probably was not good for it either. :roll:
The tech notes on my paperwork is as follow:
I didn't make a scene about it and just got all the contact information for the service manager, dealership, etc. I think my next step is to contact Nissan Corp about it but I figured someone here knows a lot more about Leaf heatpump systems than me and can give me some general information about whether they did this completely wrong or does the Nissan tech documents actually say this is the way to recharge the system in a Leaf?
To make a long story short, they did an evac and refilled the system with R-134A and while running it, the compressor mysteriously died and will no longer work. I knew something was wrong as the compressor worked literally the day of me bringing it in for maintenance. Before I would leave the dealership, I wanted to speak with the Tech that worked on my Leaf and ask him/her why they did not put the HFC134a (and ND-Oil 11) as it says on the sticker under the hood. He said their documentation only showed that it needed R-134A and that was it. I asked if he was referring to the "non-heatpump" systems that just have an AC only system and he said it's the same procedure for all of them.
I have not tried to turn on the system since returning from the dealership, but I'm fairly certain the wrong refrigerant was put in and no oil probably was not good for it either. :roll:
The tech notes on my paperwork is as follow:
EVAC AND RECHARGE R134A * RECHARGE R134A
EVAC AND RECHARGE OF AC SYSTEM IS COMPLETE, HOWEVER, AC STILL DOES NOT BLOW COLD AIR, AC COMPRESSOR DOES NOT ACTIVATE *REQUESTING DIAG LABOR TIME TO DIAGNOSE CONCERN
I didn't make a scene about it and just got all the contact information for the service manager, dealership, etc. I think my next step is to contact Nissan Corp about it but I figured someone here knows a lot more about Leaf heatpump systems than me and can give me some general information about whether they did this completely wrong or does the Nissan tech documents actually say this is the way to recharge the system in a Leaf?