--- title: A/C Check for Hidden Valley: Longley Lane, 8 Minutes url: https://xpressoilandlube.com/ac-service-hidden-valley/ business: Xpress Oil & Lube (Xpress Oil & Lube Center) shops: Reno Northwest: 6100 Mae Anne Ave, Reno, NV 89523, (775) 787-1000, Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm, Sat 8 am-4 pm, Sun closed; Reno South: 4993 Longley Ln, Reno, NV 89502, (775) 828-6996, Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm, Sat 8 am-3 pm, Sun closed; Carson City: 1861 E College Pkwy, Carson City, NV 89706, (775) 883-5823, Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm, Sat 8 am-4 pm, Sun closed; Gardnerville: 1293 US Hwy 395 N, Gardnerville, NV 89410, (775) 301-5912, Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm, Sat 9 am-3 pm, Sun closed type: Drive-in oil change and vehicle maintenance, no appointment needed, since 1983 --- Today's coupons - $10 off full-service oil change - $5 off smog check - $25 off transmission fluid service [See all coupons](https://xpressoilandlube.com/coupons/) - [Home](https://xpressoilandlube.com/) - [Service areas](https://xpressoilandlube.com/service-areas/) - [Hidden Valley](https://xpressoilandlube.com/service-areas/hidden-valley/) - A/C service # A/C service for Hidden Valley drivers: Longley Lane, 8 minutes Hidden Valley is about 8 minutes and 2.9 miles from our Longley Lane service center, where we check the A/C with gauges and recharge it only when the refrigerant is low. If we see signs of a leak or a failing part, we tell you it needs an A/C repair shop. ★★★★★ 4.8 stars from 339 Google reviews Hidden Valley sits against the hills on the east side of the Truckee Meadows, and the way out is down Pembroke Drive or Hidden Valley Drive toward McCarran. That is a short, sunny drive with lights and a couple of climbs on the way home, enough to show whether an A/C is keeping up. There is no Census place for Hidden Valley; it falls inside the 89502 ZIP, whose mean commute is 18.6 minutes (ACS 5-year 2024). ## A short drive and a fast check From Hidden Valley, take Pembroke Drive west to McCarran and north to Longley Lane, or cut across on Mira Loma; the service center is at 4993 Longley Ln. OSRM routing puts it at about 8 minutes. Drive in with no appointment Monday through Friday 8 to 5 or Saturday 8 to 3. ## Reading the system An A/C system tells you a lot through two pressures and a vent temperature. With the engine running and the air on maximum, the technician compares the low side and high side with each other and with the outside temperature. Low on both and cool rather than cold usually means low refrigerant. No difference at all suggests the compressor is not running. A high side that climbs too far points to a condenser or fan problem. We tell you which pattern we see. We recharge only when the system is low and holding, to the weight printed on the underhood label. ## Refrigerant types and leaks Vehicles through the mid-2010s mostly carry R-134a; most newer vehicles carry R-1234yf, which the EPA lists as the lower global-warming refrigerant. The two have different fittings and machines, and we have both. If the readings say the refrigerant is escaping, a recharge will not last, and the job belongs to an A/C repair shop. We do not do A/C repairs, and we will say so. ## Summer on the east side The Reno-Tahoe airport, about two miles from Hidden Valley, averages 65 days a year at 90 F or hotter and a July average high of 93.9 F (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). The east side gets the full afternoon sun with little tree cover. Come in May or early June. While you are here, the [oil change](https://xpressoilandlube.com/oil-change-hidden-valley/) and the annual [smog check](https://xpresssmogcenter.com/smog-check-hidden-valley/) can be done too; call (775) 828-6996 with questions. ### Sources - [ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals, Reno-Tahoe International Airport station USW00023185: days at 90 F or hotter, monthly highs; read 10/15/26) - [data.census.gov/](https://data.census.gov/) (Census ACS 5-year 2024, ZCTA 89502 (Hidden Valley has no Census place): mean commute, vehicles per household; read 10/15/26) - [project-osrm.org/](https://project-osrm.org/) (OSRM free-flow routing from the ZCTA 89502 (Hidden Valley has no Census place) centroid to 4993 Longley Ln, 10/15/26) - [epa.gov/mvac](https://www.epa.gov/mvac) (EPA, motor vehicle air conditioning: R-134a and R-1234yf refrigerants; read 10/15/26) - [carcare.org/car-care-guide/](https://www.carcare.org/car-care-guide/) (Car Care Council: have the A/C checked before the hot season; read 10/15/26) ### Closest service center: Reno South - Call [(775) 828-6996](tel:+17758286996) Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm, Sat 8 am-3 pm, Sun closed - Address [4993 Longley Ln, Reno, NV 89502](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=4993+Longley+Ln%2C+Reno%2C+NV+89502&destination_place_id=ChIJc5xNCcI_mYARXjHn3y79iJw) [Xpress smog checks here](https://xpresssmogcenter.com/) [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=4993+Longley+Ln%2C+Reno%2C+NV+89502&destination_place_id=ChIJc5xNCcI_mYARXjHn3y79iJw) ### The drive About 8 minutes (2.9 miles) to the Reno South service center by car in light traffic, OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM), retrieved 10/15/26. 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Call your service center or drive in; there is no appointment to make. ### Is Hidden Valley in the smog area? Yes. Hidden Valley is in the Washoe testing area, and Longley Lane does smog checks. ### What does a compressor that clicks on and off mean? Often a low charge, sometimes a pressure switch. See [A/C cycling on and off](https://xpressoilandlube.com/problems/ac-cycling-on-and-off/); the gauges tell us which. ### Do I get to see the readings? Yes. We show you the numbers and you decide.