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Bad vibration at idle when AC compressor kicks in
I have a 97 accord EX. When sitting in the car with the engine idling,
the whole car starts to shake and vibrate when the AC compressor kicks in. The engine normally idles at about 7500rpm. When the AC compressor kicks on, the RPM drops which causes the shaking. Is it simple to have a mechanic raise the idle speed of the engine a bit? Anyone else experience this problem with 94-97 accords? Thanks |
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That happened to me once (actually to someone whose car I was looking at for
the same problem). The AC compressor was seizing up, the belt caught on fire shortly thereafter, lots of smoke... Probably there's a similar reason why your car is telling you it needs help, quickly...but maybe not. 750 rpm, not 7500 I presume... Brian > wrote in message oups.com... >I have a 97 accord EX. When sitting in the car with the engine idling, > the whole car starts to shake and vibrate when the AC compressor kicks > in. The engine normally idles at about 7500rpm. When the AC compressor > kicks on, the RPM drops which causes the shaking. Is it simple to have > a mechanic raise the idle speed of the engine a bit? Anyone else > experience this problem with 94-97 accords? Thanks > |
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There is a mechanism to kick the idle when the compressor load comes
on. The idle should stay about constant. However, Brian may be right that your compressor may be binding. You need to loosen the compressor belt and rotate the compressor manually to check for excessive friction/binding. Professor www.telstar-electronics.com |
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Professor wrote:
> > There is a mechanism to kick the idle when the compressor load comes > on. The idle should stay about constant. However, Brian may be right > that your compressor may be binding. You need to loosen the compressor > belt and rotate the compressor manually to check for excessive > friction/binding. Turning the compressor by hand might not tell you anything. If the clutch doesn't engage when the engine isn't running, the pulley will turn free even if the compressor is seizing. I'd have the shop check out the idle control. Engines shake when they are lugged below their normal idle speed, which sounds like the symptom described. -- Paul Hovnanian ------------------------------------------------------------------ Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a rigged demo. |
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What I had in mind was turning the compressor... not just the pulley. I
would get a socket that fit the nut on the pulley and turn the compressor shaft to detect any binding. Professor www.telstar-electronics.com |
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