So when I start the car and turn on the AC it blows warm until I start driving. It usually takes about 5 minutes then starts to cool. The clutch is engaging when I turn it on. Could this be a low refrigerant issue?
You could have a bad variable displacement valve in your compressor - in the upper right hand corner search for displacement valve and you will find many complaints similar to yours.
The electric fan/s should come on when starting up and turning AC on providing air flow over the condenser to cool the refrigerant when there is no airflow from car movement. If they are on then hoonk is probably correct
Summer temperatures in Greensboro are reaching 90F now, but are generally moderate for the OP. BestBob, your summer temperatures in Marshall, Michigan look to be cooler in the low 80s F. I don’t think either of you have pushed your AC very hard. However, your AC should be blowing cold on high when fully charged. Cool is not the same as cold, so I’d say you are due. You can recharge it yourself with one or two cans of refrigerant if you’re handy. Keeping it charged and lubricated is important for the compressor, so after 10+ years you should at least have it checked.
Summer temperatures in Greensboro are reaching 90F now, but are generally moderate for the OP. BestBob, your summer temperatures in Marshall, Michigan look to be cooler in the low 80s F. I don't think either of you have pushed your AC very hard. However, your AC should be blowing cold on high when fully charged. Cool is not the same as cold, so I'd say you are due. You can recharge it yourself with one or two cans of refrigerant if you're handy. Keeping it charged and lubricated is important for the compressor, so after 10+ years you should at least have it checked.
"Cool" vs. "Cold"... I'd say mine can be called "cold" at least by she who often rides in the passenger seat and turns the vents in an opposite direction. Different strokes and folks and all that.
58 is not very good, should be more like 40 to 45. Even when ambient is 90ish it should get down to 50. But if you're happy, those numbers don`t mean anything.
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