1996 Honda Civic LX in my signature is in question.
Out of all the cars I have driven long enough or owned, this vehicle had the coldest blowing AC ever, even better then both of my Celicas which seem to have the exact same AC capabilities, in the civic my ears would be freezing in 7-8 minutes tops and I loved that about it, I can tolerate a lot of things but HEAT is not one of them, at all.
2 weeks ago the AC was freezing cold, the car sat for 4-5 days then I drive it and all of a sudden the AC is not blowing cold "enough" its cold but not enough.
In this article http://www.certifiedmastertech.com/wordpress/2010/05/31/car-ac-not-blowing-cold-enough/ the guy gives the two most common possibilities.
Possibility:
1. A leak in the AC system that needs to be repaired and refilled to OEM specs, no idea how leaks are repaired, any DIY? links? I have a mechanic who always helps me learn my way through all the DIY but he is really old school and old, unless I tell him exactly how I want it done, he just says to refill it(to save himself time lol).
2. A radiator (1.5 years old) or a condenser that has been considerably clogged with bugs, dust and dirt, or road debris and trash. Again any DIY or suggestions on how to go about this process?
I will be having the mechanic help me get some high and low side pressure readings by the end of day today.
I would really appreciate it If you guys can help me through this process as without a proper working AC, I rather junk that car...because again I can't tolerate any heat.
Also I rather attempt most of it as a DIY so I can learn to fix something like this or at the least diagnose it.
Out of all the cars I have driven long enough or owned, this vehicle had the coldest blowing AC ever, even better then both of my Celicas which seem to have the exact same AC capabilities, in the civic my ears would be freezing in 7-8 minutes tops and I loved that about it, I can tolerate a lot of things but HEAT is not one of them, at all.
2 weeks ago the AC was freezing cold, the car sat for 4-5 days then I drive it and all of a sudden the AC is not blowing cold "enough" its cold but not enough.
In this article http://www.certifiedmastertech.com/wordpress/2010/05/31/car-ac-not-blowing-cold-enough/ the guy gives the two most common possibilities.
Possibility:
1. A leak in the AC system that needs to be repaired and refilled to OEM specs, no idea how leaks are repaired, any DIY? links? I have a mechanic who always helps me learn my way through all the DIY but he is really old school and old, unless I tell him exactly how I want it done, he just says to refill it(to save himself time lol).
2. A radiator (1.5 years old) or a condenser that has been considerably clogged with bugs, dust and dirt, or road debris and trash. Again any DIY or suggestions on how to go about this process?
I will be having the mechanic help me get some high and low side pressure readings by the end of day today.
I would really appreciate it If you guys can help me through this process as without a proper working AC, I rather junk that car...because again I can't tolerate any heat.
Also I rather attempt most of it as a DIY so I can learn to fix something like this or at the least diagnose it.
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