Ok here’s the deal. My compressor turns itself off when the condenser (radiator looking thing that is in front of the radiator) gets too warm, like when the car is sitting at idle, the compressor will turn itself off, and my a/c will cease to blow cold air. But whenever I spray water on the condenser, the compressor immediately kicks back on.

I have the OEM condenser fan, but a smaller aftermarket radiator fan with no shroud, just zip tied to the radiator. Both work fine, but the condenser fan only turns on when the a/c compressor is on.

Can this other, non OEM fan be the reason my condenser is getting too warm and causing my a/c to shut off? Do Hondas have a pressure cycling switch?

The aftermarket fan runs all the time, and the car never gets anywhere near too hot. Hell it never even gets above half way on my gauge. If any of you have had a similar problem and found the solution, please let me know! Thanks!!!

to those who help

 

sorry i am unable to help too much. i would think to check the expansion valve...

OR

rip it out!!!

 

i have replaced the expansion valve. everything on the entire a/c system is new except for the evaporator, which is inside the car, under the dash, which never ***** up.

 

this is true. so what about the compressor itself? new or old?

 

sounds like the same problem with my xB. has it been charged recently? assuming everything is new i would think yes

 

no, the compressor is not new, but it all of the pressures in the lines are perfect, so that tells me that the compressor is pumping refrigerant through the lines just fine.

the only "problem" i think is that there is not enough airflow coming through the condensor to cool it off, and its getting too hot at idle. im gonna try to unplug that sensor on the coolant line and see what happens.

 

any new ideas???