ED Civic A/C

[EDCivic]

Our a/c has been fantastic until.... the other day where it starts semi cool then blows warm air. The compressor cuts in as it should (that's as far as my diagnosing abilities go !!!) so could it be that it just requires a re-gas after all of these years or could it be something more serious ?????

[ECU-MAN]

more of a service than a regas. need to change the receiver dryer and add gas, check for leaks and inspect the gas pressures ect

[EDCivic]

more of a service than a regas. need to change the receiver dryer and add gas, check for leaks and inspect the gas pressures ect
Thanks ECU-MAN.

Were these Civics filled with the old R12 gas or the later R13a (???)

[ECU-MAN]

yeah ED was R12

[EDCivic]

Had a guy look at and that was about it. He sited a few oily patches at the end of some connectors and around the site glass and said yep she is leaking and the compressor looks the same. I went home looking like this :( and had a look myself and thought that the oil marks looked like they have developed over 18 years i.e. baked on need scew driver to remove sludge/goo. I'm thinking it needs some dollars spent and get a proper leak test done with some type typical a/c dye pumped through or is he right and I'm rooted so to speak ?????

[yellows2k]

dont get too worked up, ive got an ed without air conditioning fitted at all. its a nightmare during summer, winter is great tho

[EDCivic]

A/C is like smoking. Once your hooked its hard to give it up !

[Spoon-Accord]

did you get it up and running?

i have the same dilemma too

some dood told me that i had to get it retrofitted to use r134

bahh

[EDCivic]

Not yet and I was told the same thing (aprox $350 to $400). I am doubting the a/c guy telling me that the compressor is leaking as I said before these oily baked on bits he showed me around some of the fittings look as if they have been growing since 1991 i.e. the day the car rolled off the production line. I am thinking I need to spend some bucks and get the a/c checked with their flourescent dye and then see how far to go with it. There is a dude in Adelaide that said they would recon the original for around $450 and give a 12 month warranty so a few things to weigh up as the old Civic is still in good nick body, interior and engine wise.

[ECU-MAN]

go to a different AC place for a 2nd opinion

[EDCivic]

2nd place booked and fingers crossed:thumbsup:

[EDCivic]

OK an update. Took the old girl in today and they fixed it. It turned out to be a TX valve, a pressure switch and a relay. This together with a new receiver dryer and some changes to retrofit to R134a and it's back in action. Pays to do that 2nd opinion as the other mob painted a very dim view. No doubt they had too much work on or simply couldn't be bothered.

PS they owed me a BIG favour and fixed it for $300 (about 50% discount)