TLDR. It’s freaking hot. I live in Memphis, this no AC is for the birds. I’m too broke to be forced to pay for a full diagnostic before I even pay for the repair. What can I say or where can I go to get the overcharged refrigerant let out, and have them refill it so I don’t have to mess with it, without them saying they won’t do it before they run their $200+ checks. Cause that’s the obvious problem and fix, and is already gonna be expensive enough to cause problems.

Also is there some gadget or something like an interior car AC I could use in the meantime so I don’t act out the end scene in Wizard of Oz every time I drive?

OKAY. So. My car AC has gone out. It’s overcharged. I didn’t do anything to cause it, but I did read the pressure because I was going to recharge it myself (done it before, was taught by mechanics). Prior to now, I’ve had zero issues whatsoever with my car, never needed to mess with recharging it in the 10 years I’ve had it. (Had to on my first car though. Thing was STRUGGLING lol).

Now to the problem. I. Am. Pooooor. I’ve been calling around for months on and off when I am no longer frustrated with previous places I’ve called, and have time to to try and find somewhere that will let off the pressure and refill if necessary so I don’t have to mess with it anymore. That’s going to be enough money, but so far the 6ish places I’ve called won’t do that unless I pay them around $200 to do a full diagnostic first, THEN I’d have to pay them for the repair. I GET wanting to check for anything else that could be wrong, but the condenser is fine, fans are running, and the compressor has the sensor shut off, so it’s not going to run with over pressure anyway. Economically, it would be smartest and cheapest I would think, to fix the obvious problem first, which is entirely likely to be the fix needed, versus doing a whole ass diagnostic first.

To the question. Is there a way I could phrase things to either have someone bypass the diagnostic, or a specific type of place to go that will let off the pressure and refill to see if that’s the fix before trying to make me pay a billion freaking dollars? Cause I’m stressing, melting, and sick of being asked stupid questions and getting a condescending attitude from these men when I answer.

Also is there some type of - hell idk - interior AC fan or something I could use in the meantime so I can breathe in my car while I wait to get the AC fixed. I know I can roll down the windows and all that, but I live in Memphis. That. Does. Nothing. May as well be walking into a steaming hot shower when you walk outside and try to breathe as it is lol.