FIXED AC in 100 degree weather = satisfied lil man
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FIXED AC in 100 degree weather = satisfied lil man
It was working fine the last time i drove it and today i tried using it and it doesnt work. it just blows hot air as if the heater were on. when i turn the ac on, i dont hear the ac [compressor?] go on.
any ideas?
anyone know a good mechanic.(that list above is mainly for fixing up your car) i just need a good place that'll fix my car.
this **** s*cks.. i use my car for work too
any ideas?
anyone know a good mechanic.(that list above is mainly for fixing up your car) i just need a good place that'll fix my car.
this **** s*cks.. i use my car for work too
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Rep Power: 0 Hey David, I just joined the club earlier this month.
I think my situation was worse though when I found out my A/C went out.
I was in passing Bakersfield going to Las Vegas and the $hit died out on me. You could only imagine how much fun that was!!!
The problem with mine is that it works fine (cold air blows out), but after a while it starts making a noise like something is about to blow up.
I was doing 65-70mph and I felt the car accelerate and then decelerate. I had recharged the A/C myself with one of those cans from Kragen's.
Any help on what the problem is???? I would do it myself but I don't want to fawk it up. I plan on going to Honda only because I just wouldn't trust anybody else.
I think my situation was worse though when I found out my A/C went out.
I was in passing Bakersfield going to Las Vegas and the $hit died out on me. You could only imagine how much fun that was!!!
The problem with mine is that it works fine (cold air blows out), but after a while it starts making a noise like something is about to blow up.
I was doing 65-70mph and I felt the car accelerate and then decelerate. I had recharged the A/C myself with one of those cans from Kragen's.
Any help on what the problem is???? I would do it myself but I don't want to fawk it up. I plan on going to Honda only because I just wouldn't trust anybody else.
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Rep Power: 322 mine went out a few months back. I trouble shot it and found out that when the refridgerant pressure drops below a certain point a switch cuts the power to the ac compressor clutch so it doesn't turn on. This usually happens because of a leak somewhere. I tried charging it myself and quickly found out that i have a bad hi pressure hose. No ac till i swap. 
I wouldn't take it to honda. I would take it to a dedicated ac place. honda will rape you.
I wouldn't take it to honda. I would take it to a dedicated ac place. honda will rape you.
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Originally Posted by djmota
mine went out a few months back. I trouble shot it and found out that when the refridgerant pressure drops below a certain point a switch cuts the power to the ac compressor clutch so it doesn't turn on. This usually happens because of a leak somewhere. I tried charging it myself and quickly found out that i have a bad hi pressure hose. No ac till i swap.
I wouldn't take it to honda. I would take it to a dedicated ac place. honda will rape you.
I wouldn't take it to honda. I would take it to a dedicated ac place. honda will rape you.
I would troubleshoot it myself, but I don't have the confidence to fix it. My car runs smooth...no problems at all, it's just the A/C that acts up.
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Originally Posted by aznboysrfr
^ might want to check all your belts and/or pulleys to see if they're in working condition.
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Last edited by KaOtIcCiViC; Jul 18, 2006 at 01:40 PM.
i have a ac problem too. about 2 months ago my ac died... but in my case ac clutch poped out that's why i need a compressor assembly to be replaced.. anybody knows somone who would find a used compressor and install it for me? cheapest i found is 150 labor and whatever the used compressor costs (100-130). you think someone would do it cheaper and dont have to bring the car 50 miles away? thanks.
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Originally Posted by KaOtIcCiViC
I had recharged the A/C myself with one of those cans from Kragen's.
djmota, how did you find out it was the high pressure hose?(which one is high/low anyway? bigger line=high and smaller line=low?) cant you just change the hose and your good to go?
also i saw this product that supposidly seals any leaks(its made for the AC), what do you guys think?
www.efproducts.com
kind of iffy about doing this myself but i also dont want to get raped by a shop.
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Rep Power: 0 Recharging it is a piece of cake man. Anyone can do it. you just plug the hose in the low pressure line on the AC line. Most kits come with a gauge and it tells you if you need to fill it or not
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Rep Power: 416 low pressure is the one closer to the strut right and not the one closer to the front bumper?
Anyone have the lines for it so that i can just buy the can?
Anyone have the lines for it so that i can just buy the can?
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Originally Posted by VNlilMAN
low pressure is the one closer to the strut right and not the one closer to the front bumper?
Anyone have the lines for it so that i can just buy the can?
Anyone have the lines for it so that i can just buy the can?
Originally Posted by VNlilMAN
I just saw that at autozone, did it help at all? did you flush it out and put it in or did you just put it in? do you have the guage for it?
Originally Posted by aznboysrfr
well if your car is decelerating then yeah ... I would say something seems wrong ...
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Originally Posted by VNlilMAN
I just saw that at autozone, did it help at all? did you flush it out and put it in or did you just put it in? do you have the guage for it?
djmota, how did you find out it was the high pressure hose?(which one is high/low anyway? bigger line=high and smaller line=low?) cant you just change the hose and your good to go?
also i saw this product that supposidly seals any leaks(its made for the AC), what do you guys think?
www.efproducts.com
kind of iffy about doing this myself but i also dont want to get raped by a shop.
djmota, how did you find out it was the high pressure hose?(which one is high/low anyway? bigger line=high and smaller line=low?) cant you just change the hose and your good to go?
also i saw this product that supposidly seals any leaks(its made for the AC), what do you guys think?
www.efproducts.com
kind of iffy about doing this myself but i also dont want to get raped by a shop.
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Originally Posted by VNlilMAN
wait so your ac wasnt working so you recharged it with the can and now it has that accel/deccel/noise problem?
I'm just afraid of how much this is going to run me to get it fixed.
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Originally Posted by KaOtIcCiViC
Naw dude, the A/C was working fine. It just needed a recharge. So I went to go buy 2 of those cans to recharge the A/C on Saturday. Sunday I was heading to Vegas and I decided to turn on the A/C and I felt the car accelerating and decelerating and then I started to hear a noise of something rattling and so I just turned it off.
I'm just afraid of how much this is going to run me to get it fixed.
I'm just afraid of how much this is going to run me to get it fixed.
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Originally Posted by djmota
could be a bad compressor clutch or a bad compressor.
a/c drains a ridiculous amount of power.
someone on ephatch dyno'ed their stock ep3 with and w/o a/c ... he lost 20 whp. yes, 20.
not sure how much it drains from the d17's ... I dont' think it would be quite 20 though ...
someone on ephatch dyno'ed their stock ep3 with and w/o a/c ... he lost 20 whp. yes, 20.
not sure how much it drains from the d17's ... I dont' think it would be quite 20 though ...
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Rep Power: 416 cool beans.. djmota, what city are you in? probably too far. think i might just buy the can then. hopefully i wont f*ck anything up.
i noticed the guages they sell measure by psi... how do i know how much to put in?
i noticed the guages they sell measure by psi... how do i know how much to put in?
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Rep Power: 416 **** so i do have a leak.. its on the low side pipe.. about $35...
probably just take it to the shop...
after this, my car is going back to stock.
probably just take it to the shop...
after this, my car is going back to stock.
