{"id":19357,"date":"2024-12-23T15:43:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T20:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/?p=19357"},"modified":"2024-12-23T15:43:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T20:43:35","slug":"checking-the-air-conditioning-condenser-line-seal-washers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/?p=19357","title":{"rendered":"Checking the Air Conditioning Condenser Line Seal Washers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the air conditioning is not working or blows warm air on a 2024-2025 GM model, it may be due to a leaking condenser seal. The seal washers between the condenser lines and the condenser should be checked when these conditions are present. (Fig. 13)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19350\" src=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F13-seal-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"480\" \/><strong>Fig. 13<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a leak is detected using refrigerant dye or a refrigerant sniffer, it\u2019s recommended to replace the condenser line seal washers at the refrigerant block fitting line-to- condenser block prior to swapping out the condenser. Be sure to torque the air conditioning compressor and compressor hose nut to specification.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refer to the appropriate Service Information for the correct service procedure and torque specification based on the vehicle being serviced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New air conditioning sealing washers should never be exposed to any type of oil or lubricant because the rubber material may absorb the oil, leading to possible failure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before installing the new sealing washer, use a clean, dry lint-free cloth to clean the sealing surfaces of the A\/C refrigerant components.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sealing washer must completely bottom against the surface of the fitting. (Fig. 14)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19351\" src=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F14-seal-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"480\" \/><strong>Fig. 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refer to Bulletin #24-NA-259 for more details, including part numbers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Thanks to Richard Renshaw<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If the air conditioning is not working or blows warm air on a 2024-2025 GM model, it may be due to a leaking condenser seal. The seal washers between the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[191],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2024-december-b"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19357"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19359,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19357\/revisions\/19359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}