How to Keep Your Car Cool This Summer: A Guide to Air Conditioning Maintenance

Driving without air conditioning during a sweltering Texas summer is not only uncomfortable but also a safety risk. Good summer car maintenance can ensure your AC keeps you cool, comfy, and clear-headed. Get all the car AC maintenance and tips you need at our dealership in Ballinger, TX.

Check the Refrigerant

When you switch on your AC, refrigerant circulates through the system, continually turning from liquid state into gas and then back again. As refrigerant gets compressed and expanded to change its state, it creates the coldness that’s blown into your cabin.

Refrigerant is a transparent, colorless liquid that evaporates quickly when exposed to air, which makes it difficult to spot a leak. For this reason, you’ll need a professional to inspect your refrigerant for you. We can recharge the refrigerant whenever necessary and use a special dye to detect leaks.

Change the Air Filter

As air is drawn into your cabin from outside the vehicle, the AC cools it down. The quality of this air is preserved by an air filter, which keeps out pollutants, dirt, dust, pollen, mold spores, and larger debris like insects and leaves.

This protects both the AC blower fan, your breathing air, and even the upholstery and other cabin surfaces. It’s important to change the cabin air filter at least once a year before it gets too clogged up.

Keep Your Car Cool When Parked

You’ll help your AC last throughout the summer and for many years to come by using it as little as possible. If you park under shade, your cabin will remain cooler, which means less work for the AC system when you start driving again.

Get Routine Summer Car Maintenance

Once a year before summer, have your air conditioner fully inspected and serviced, which may include recharging the refrigerant. This professional service will ensure that you start summer with confidence. A recently serviced AC is very unlikely to break down on a hot mid-August day.

Get Personal Car AC Maintenance and Tips in Ballinger, TX

Our technicians are Chevrolet specialists with a great deal of experience. They know exactly how your AC works and can keep yours in tip-top condition. Drop by any time for full air-con maintenance. We’re also happy to share tips and strategies on how to get the most from your AC.

Bring your Chevy to Toliver Brothers in Ballinger, TX, today. You can expect a warm Texan welcome and courteous, personalized customer care.