The A/C in my TSX went out last week. I diagnosed it as a failed field coil. I ordered a new one (OEM Honda) and tore everything apart in preparation.
The new one arrived yesterday and I installed it. The A/C worked for five minutes and then quit again. I diagnosed it this morning again as a failed field coil. ?!???! Both coils show infinite resistance - break.
These field coils are simple electromagnets, so I would think there's little in there that could fail.
So, my question is, is there something up stream that could make these things fail, ie, what would destroy these? To me, it's just too coincidental that the original problem was a failed coil, and now I have a bad unit from Honda.
The new one arrived yesterday and I installed it. The A/C worked for five minutes and then quit again. I diagnosed it this morning again as a failed field coil. ?!???! Both coils show infinite resistance - break.
These field coils are simple electromagnets, so I would think there's little in there that could fail.
So, my question is, is there something up stream that could make these things fail, ie, what would destroy these? To me, it's just too coincidental that the original problem was a failed coil, and now I have a bad unit from Honda.