Air Conditioning at The Auto Clinic

Warm weather or cold, you still need to think about your vehicle’s air conditioning. Most people don’t service their air conditioning until after it fails. Vehicle manufacturers have preventive maintenance schedules for air conditioning service, just as they do for transmission service, oil changes and so on.

How often this should be done varies from vehicle to vehicle. Your owner’s manual will have the manufacturer’s recommendation and, of course, our service advisor can tell you. It’s typically every two years.

If you’re not getting enough cool air you know something’s wrong. Also, if you hear strange sounds when you turn the air on, there might be a problem with the compressor, and you should get it checked out. Replacing a bad A/C clutch is cheaper than waiting for it to ruin the compressor.