A/C orfice tube

t65belair · May 28th, 2007, 11:03 PM

Hello everyone. I am in need of help, it's hot and I need to know where the air conditioning orfice tube is located at on my 2001 alero. I was told that it was clogged:confused up and that's why my system couldn't be recharged. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Terence

t65belair · June 3rd, 2007, 03:39 PM

Thanks a million oldsfan.

lsrx101 · June 7th, 2007, 12:54 AM

If the orifice tube is clogged, you have more problems than a plugged o-tube. The stuff that is plugging it had to come from somewhere, That somewhere is the compressor. The compressor is dead or dying. You have a DV-5 compressor IIRC.
The orifice is located in the line between the condenser and the evaporator. On GM cars it's usually in the evaporator inlet tube.

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t65belair Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2	A/C orfice tube Hello everyone. I am in need of help, it's hot and I need to know where the air conditioning orfice tube is located at on my 2001 alero. I was told that it was clogged:confused up and that's why my system couldn't be recharged. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Terence

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June 7th, 2007, 12:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
lsrx101 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3	If the orifice tube is clogged, you have more problems than a plugged o-tube. The stuff that is plugging it had to come from somewhere, That somewhere is the compressor. The compressor is dead or dying. You have a DV-5 compressor IIRC. The orifice is located in the line between the condenser and the evaporator. On GM cars it's usually in the evaporator inlet tube.