Car AC Repair in Boerne, TX — Mobile Service

Car AC Repair in Boerne Without the Drive Into San Antonio

From most Boerne addresses the nearest dealer service drive is a 30-plus mile run down IH-10, and that is a long way to sit in July with the windows down. We bring the gauges, vacuum pump, leak detection and refrigerant to your house, ranch gate, or the parking lot off Main Street.

What Hill Country Driving Does to an AC System

Long climbs on IH-10 and Boerne Stage Road load the engine and the AC compressor at the same time, and a condenser packed with grass seed and bugs from ranch roads can no longer shed heat. The result usually shows up as air that is cold on the highway but warm at a stop sign. Before anyone adds refrigerant we check airflow across the condenser, the compressor clutch, the high and low side pressures, and whether your truck takes R-134a or the newer R-1234yf.

Ranch Gates, Gravel Drives, and Where We Set Up

A lot of Boerne addresses are out past the paved part: a gate code, a gravel drive, a barn with the truck parked beside it. None of that is a problem. AC work needs room to open the hood and a few feet for the recovery machine and vacuum pump, and system pressures read the same on caliche as on concrete. Send the gate code with your booking and Danny will call from the road.

R-134a or R-1234yf: Why It Changes the Quote

Most trucks and SUVs built before about 2015 use R-134a. Many newer ones, including late-model pickups, use R-1234yf, which costs much more per pound and needs its own equipment. The type is printed on a label under the hood, and it moves the price of a recharge more than anything else. We read that label before quoting, so the number you get is the number you pay.

Recharge, Leak Repair, or Compressor

If the system still holds some refrigerant and the compressor engages, the fix is usually finding and sealing a leak, then pulling a vacuum and charging to the factory weight. If the clutch will not engage at all, we check the fuse, relay and pressure switch before condemning the compressor. A compressor that failed internally sends metal through the lines, and replacing it without flushing and changing the drier is how a new one fails in a month. You hear which of those three cases you are in before any part is ordered.

Cost

Starting at $149 (recharge) to $850+ (compressor). The diagnosis is quoted in writing first, and a simple recharge is never sold as a fix for a leak.

Prices, warranty and the full checklist for this job: Auto AC & Heating Repair in San Antonio.