MOBILE AUTOMOTIVE A/C SERVICE & REPAIR (Silver Spring)

Comfort is a quality that is undeniably desired during the summer climates. When it’s 90+ degrees out, with very high humidity, having a car with amazing air conditioning grants us the ability to enjoy the summer. A family road-trip without a/c can be brutal!

Since being introduced to the automobile by my father at an early age, a deep passion for the automobile was sparked. Cars led me to my mechanical engineering degree, and a 14-year (and climbing) career as an engineer in product design/development, manufacturing, and quality assurance. I even did a stint in Residential Air Conditioning as a Manufacturing Engineer.

Aside from being able to service car’s engines, I find air conditioning truly fascinating! A car’s a/c system principle is simple:

Low pressure refrigerant is compressed by the COMPRESSOR, turning it into a high-pressure gas, and sent to the CONDENSER. Fast traveling air, along with the CONDENSER FAN(s) cool the refrigerant flowing inside the condenser, turning it into a high-pressure liquid, which then is filtered in the RECEIVER-DRIER. As the refrigerant flows towards the EXPANSION VALVE, the valve reduces the refrigerant pressure, allowing the refrigerant to cool. This cool refrigerant flows through the EVAPORATOR, and the BLOWER MOTOR FAN blows air over the evaporator, which is the cold air that comes out of your vents. Refrigerant flows back towards the compressor where the cycle starts all over again.

Auto a/c systems can range from simple to complex, as often seen on luxury vehicles. The addition of sensors and valves are safety mechanisms, ensuring that the system is functioning with efficiency.

My clients get the best of me because I operate with the following principles:

• Diagnostics – Witnessing, reproducing, and understanding the issues that you are having with your car. Step-by-step checks/balances that pinpoint trouble areas to focus on, zeroing in on defective parts and assemblies.
• Great tools - My use of OEM diagnostic systems gives my clients the same level of access/capabilities that dealerships and service stations have. Air conditioning/HVAC systems often store DTC (diagnostic trouble codes) that simple scanners often don’t have access to. I have access and familiarity with:
• Audi/VW (VAGCOM)
• BMW OEM (ISTA)
• Honda/ACURA (HDS)
• Mercedes-Benz OEM (XENTRY/STAR)
• TOYOTA (TechStream)
• VOLVO VIDA (DICE)
• General Professional A/C tools
  • Refrigerant manifolds
  • Refrigerant recovery machine
  • Vacuums
  • Refrigerant Scales
  • Sniffers etc.
• Preventative maintenance – informing/showing my clients additional parts & services that may need attention both related/not related to the service at hand.
• Honesty, reliability, quality & Savings – Advisement on which brands to purchase, logging my clients’ cars into my database, and standing behind all the services that I deliver, all allowing you to save you hard earned $money$.
• Experience - A lot of the cars I service are the same cars that I have owned/currently own.

Some of the recent past services include:

BMW E36 Series M3 – Refrigerant recharge

BMW E70 X5 SERIES - Replacement of Condensation sensor to sustain AUTO function.

Replacement of HVAC heater control valve (hot air coming out of vent with a/c on)

MERCEDES W212 SERIES A/C SYSTEM SERVICE – Refrigerant evacuation and recharge due to cooling inefficiency

FIAT 500 series – a/c compressor & condenser replacement & refrigerant recharge

Honda Fit – compressor & condenser replacement & refrigerant recharge.

XU30 Lexus RX350 – compressor & condenser replacement & refrigerant recharge

Mercedes W220 – condenser replacement & refrigerant recharge

XL30 Toyota Sienna – compressor replacement & refrigerant recharge

XV40 Toyota Camry – Ac condenser replacement & refrigerant recharge

1st Gen Volvo Xc90 – compressor replacement & refrigerant recharge

Dodge Caliber – compressor replacement & refrigerant recharge.

8TH Generation Honda Accord – Ac compressor, evaporator & condenser replacement & refrigerant recharge.

Why Hire Me?

In Summary, I CARE that your car is performing the way that it needs to be. I have the tools, the experience, and stand by you when it comes to your car. I have a technical library of factory service workshop manuals for vast quantity of cars, and perform my services based on those manuals. I continue to build that technical library, expanding my abilities to work on every type of vehicle — bar none!

I take the time to research the latest trends in automotive design and make sure I am in-the-know through my membership in automotive groups and online forums. I love discovering innovative ways to increase service efficiency!

I’M MOBILE & FLEXIBLE!!!!!!!

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Let us talk cars!

I can happily provide references and referrals upon request :)

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