# Can a good auto repair shop tell me whether my AC needs charging or whether I need a new compressor?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-good-auto-repair-shop-tell-me-whether-my-ac-needs-charging-or-whether-i-need-a-new-compressor/588464
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [July 10, 2011, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-good-auto-repair-shop-tell-me-whether-my-ac-needs-charging-or-whether-i-need-a-new-compressor/588464 "2011-07-10T00:01:44Z")
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### Author: ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-good-auto-repair-shop-tell-me-whether-my-ac-needs-charging-or-whether-i-need-a-new-compressor/588464/41 "2011-07-13T16:47:45Z")

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> [@GreasyJack](#):
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> Was your heater broken too? Or do you live somewhere in California where winters are still too hot to use the heat?

Heater worked fine and I live in NJ.

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