2000 Dodge Neon, 5 speed.

My AC started blowing warm air, so I bought AC recharge kit complete with the pressure gauge and installed the freon. Immediatley after I started the car up and the AC was blowing cold. Unfortunately it was also making a relatively loud whirring/humming sound from the compressor area. I drove the car for a bit thinking it'd stop and it did, complete with a burning ozone smell.

Car is otherwise fine, blowing fan works but no cold air when I turn to AC and no compressor noise. I thought it might be the clutch from what someone told me but I'm open to ideas and how mch it'll cost to fix?

 

wow, you have a neon and a minivan with problems. time to look into a different car manufacturer...lol

it'll cost nothing to fix upwards more than the car is worth. It really bothers me that any Joe can go to wal-mart and buy freon then charge their a/c w/o any training and understanding of the dangers of dealing with the chemicals and pressures . the physical vehicle damage issues, personal health injuries and environmental issues have huge potential impact

 

Ok so what's the problem with my ac?

 

it needs to be professionally diagnosed and repaired. you could have a bad expansion valve, or compressor. you must have the system evacuated properly before changing these parts

 

I agree. A/C systems and airbag systems are the two things I won't mess with. Either that, or try and find somewhere you can start reading up on the systems in cars and see if you can figure something out.