thats what i have figured out too, but some guy claimed that it's a loss of aprox 8% or something each year (not sure loss of what but) and that it might just need a refilling. The strange part is that it was woring on and off for a couple of days before it stoped working completly. I could start up in the morning head to work and AC didnt work, if i did a quick stop, turned engine off, and then when i started driving again AC worked perfect. It was like that for a couple of days/1week before it stoped working all in all. Now the compressor cluch doesnt "engange" att all and i have no AC :-( The aux fan (if thats the fan behind my radiator) is running when coolant is at aprox 85-90 deg Celsius (185-195 def F).. none of the "pipes" thick or thin get's hot or cold and there are ofcourse nothing happends in the "lookingglass" of the receiver-drier (if i got that right).
So i'm realy getting frustrated over this stuff....
I'm just waiting for a HOT tip on what to do next...