I bought the car in January. Didn't check the A/C since I was in Utah and the previous owner said the A/C worked.

Now I'm in Texas and the A/C doesn't work and that sucks.

I tried to fill it up but the compressor won't kick on and it won't suck in any freon.

It is a 93 (late 92) ex sedan. The car has a b18c1

Which compressor do I need? b or d series?

what cars can I grab the compressor from and have it bolt up? (preferably R134 instead of R12)

Thanks

 

your gonna need a d series.

 

would any compressor from a d15 or d16 work?

Do I need to stick with an eg compressor or could I get one from a 96/00?

 

bump cause I need to go to pick and pull or buy a compressor from somebody...

 

If the car came originally with R12 then you need the 92-93 compressor, they changed compressors sometime in 93 to r134a and the lines are different as is the part #.

you can only cross reference civic compressors, all others are different. I know, I was just in this pickle with my 93 hatch which was originally r12.

good thing for me though I had a 94 civic parts car with a good a/c setup. I just robbed the entire condensor/compressor/lines from it to swap over...though I havent gotten around to finishing yet.

just go to advance auto's website and look up random a/c compressor part #'s and you'll see when they made the switch.

just because the compressor wont kick on and it wont suck freon doesnt mean the compressor is bad....

do you hear any noise when you press the schraeder valve?? if not, then it most likely has just bled down to nothing. I would pull the compressor if this is the case and turn the center of the clutch by hand and feel for compression at the line openings. If it has really good compression (meaning you can HEAR it and/or it shoots oil out while turning)...then go ahead and get a can of a/c oil and toss 8oz in the compressor and run by a a/c shop and pay them to pull a vacuum on the system.

THEN, start charging it with the car idling and the a/c on full blast...from the low pressure port. The compressor wont start kicking on until the expansion valve senses enough pressure in the system to kick it on...and when it's low (first starting a charge on it with freon) it'll cycle fast on/off.


Modified by stackz at 4:25 PM 5/4/2006

 

Thanks. I went to a shop and had them pull a vacuum and the compressor came on.

then put in the conversion can and that went in ok.

then a can of r134 and the stupid hose was leaking at the T joint and the can seemed to just be leaking out and not going in all that fast.

then bought another hose and I broke the cheap plastic on that.

then bought another hose with good brass fittings and the next can of r134 leaked out the hole I found in the condensor. looks like a rock got pissy with the condensor. lol

damn. gotta have A/C but it's trying to elusive. haha.

thanks for all the help. i'll try some epoxy type stuff on the hole and if that doesn't work i'll get a new condensor.

 

I know this is an old post, but I felt it needed stating that any time an a/c unit has been open for a while (i.e. a hole in a condensor, leaky hoses), the dryer/accumulator should be replaced with a new one. This will keep moisture out of your system and allow it to cool to it's full potential.