GAngulo7

Hey guys, I have an 02 civic lx, my AC used to run great and blow cold but lately it will blow air but it won't be cold anymore... I thought, either frion or something is up with my compressor. Then I realized the heater works perfectly, does this rule out the suspicions of a ruined compressor? I'm hoping its just frion... how can I know?

97twodoor

To check refrigerant charge pressure you need to hook it up to a set of AC gauges. They should be around 70 psi, with the car not running, and at around 70 degrees F.

It Wasn't Me

Since it isn't an intermittent problem, I'm willing to be that it probably just needs to be recharged.


Does the compressor still activate?

GAngulo7

you know, when i posted this i thought to myself, i bet It Wasn't Me is going to give me a good answer about this... you are like the king of this forum dude! lol

but anyways, how do i find out if the compressor activates?

It Wasn't Me

You can see and hear it activate.


What are the radiator and condenser fans doing? (condenser fan is next to the radiator fan) Do they both run when you turn on the A/C, or are all three components failing to work?

GAngulo7

Everything is running fine, I can hear it activate and both fans are going

GAngulo7

I just checked the frion, and the gauge read that the pressure was fine, it didnt need anymore frion... but its still not coming out cold. soooo, i have no idea what it may be...

slomofo

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It could be a number of different things. It could be low on freon and you're checking the gauges wrong or low on freon and your gauge is reading all the air in the system. It could be the orifice tube, it could be a dirty condensor, it could be many things. To be quite honest, I wouldn't even mess with it if I didn't know anything about A/C, I would just fork out the $55 to have a shop check/charge the system.