Q: How do I tell if my refrigeration system is faulty?
I find it necessary to add refrigerant every month or so. No obvious leakage visiable.. Works great when charged. Someone told me it is probably the unit under the dash. Any suggestion?
My car has 65000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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