Q: I own a 2006 F150 5.4L, the ac works but then it stops and hot air comes out during daytime, at night the ac works really good.

asked by on October 26, 2017

When is summer time, i turn on the AC and it works properly, but then it stops blowing cold air and blows hot air, like if the compressor is heated, so i turn it off. Later i turn it on again and it works, then it stops and blows hot air. When i go somewhere at night and i turn on the AC it works properly and is really cold air like good AC. I just want to know what is the problem, if the compressor, condenser, accumulator, evaporator, dryer, or something of the A/C. Please help.

My car has 200000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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