leaky ac compressor cause freon smell in cab?

[The motor guy]

Will a leaky ac compressor cause a Freon smell in cab. I'm thinking about getting my ac fixed now that it's getting hot outside. The shop I took it to said since it smelled like Freon in the cab when he turned the ac on that the evaporator core is leaking, but I remember the ac compressor just quit working and I don't think I smelled anything. They tested the compressor and it was getting power, but wasn't turning on so they think the electrical side on the compressor was shot, plus he could hear it leaking out of the compressor. It was making a good bit of noise the last couple days before quiting. I'm just finding it hard to believe the evaporator core conveniently [censored] the bed too at the same time. is it possible it smelled like Freon because it hadn't been used for a month or so before bringing it in?

Also how does it still smell like Freon when turning the vents on if they evacuated the system?

 

[The motor guy]

We're talking $600 for a compressor or $1800 to replace everything except the condenser.

 

[Chris142]

No. The evap is bad. Is the truck a dodge? They eat evaps and compressor coils.

 

[The motor guy]

Took 10 years for it to happen.

 

[mk378]

Find someone who knows what he is doing. The one you went to is BSing you or you don't remember what he said.

Power to compressor but doesn't engage: clutch problem. Many mechanics prefer to replace the whole compressor on that situation.

Or was it...

Leaked down to zero: there will be no power to compressor. In this case, use standard techniques to find the leak.

Freon doesn't have much if any odor, that is not how you find leaks.

 

[The motor guy]

He filled it with Freon and it still didn't click on, but was still getting power.

 

[The motor guy]

The smell it gets is a musty chemical like I can't breath burn your throat smell