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2005 Civic Hybrid -- A/C problem?
I've owned my Hybrid for about a month. No problems until today when I
noticed that the A/C compressor seemed to "click" on and off, alternating between 72 degree cool air and warmer, more humid air. I do not have "ECON" turned on, as I am away that in "ECON" mode the compressor will shut off when you come to a stop. Instead, this was occuring during speeds between 40-60mph. I had the fan turned on medium speed. Does this sound like a low freon problem? |
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E Meyer > wrote:
> > wrote: >> I've owned my Hybrid for about a month. No problems until today when I >> noticed that the A/C compressor seemed to "click" on and off, >> alternating between 72 degree cool air and warmer, more humid air. I > Its normal for an AC compressor to cycle off whenever the temperature > reaches whatever it was set to. With my 2003 Civic Hybrid, I can tell when the A/C cycles on and off by engine sound, sometimes, but I don't notice that the air is hot and humid. I can't hear it click. > ECON mode in every Honda I've owned means the AC is off all the time and you > are using fresh air ventilation exclusively. Have they changed it? Presuming that not all of them were Civic Hybrids, the ECON button is a different thing, exclusive to the Hybrid. It sets a mode where the engine shuts off when you stop. What it does to the air flow depends on where the knobs are set in the climate controls, which every Honda doesn't have. -- --- Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5 |
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Andy wrote:
> I've owned my Hybrid for about a month. No problems until today when I > noticed that the A/C compressor seemed to "click" on and off, > alternating between 72 degree cool air and warmer, more humid air. I > do not have "ECON" turned on, as I am away that in "ECON" mode the > compressor will shut off when you come to a stop. Instead, this was > occuring during speeds between 40-60mph. I had the fan turned on > medium speed. > > Does this sound like a low freon problem? --------------- Even if you set it for ice cold, it has to cut out from time to time so it won't ice up. House air conditioners are the same. Same with de-humidifiers. If it iced up, you'd be getting no air at all. :-( 'Curly' |
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Andy wrote:
> I've owned my Hybrid for about a month. No problems until today when I > noticed that the A/C compressor seemed to "click" on and off, > alternating between 72 degree cool air and warmer, more humid air. this was > occuring during speeds between 40-60mph. I had the fan turned on > medium speed. What was your temperature setting? Fresh or recirc? What was the outside temp and humidity? |
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Andy wrote:
> I've owned my Hybrid for about a month. No problems until today when I > noticed that the A/C compressor seemed to "click" on and off, > alternating between 72 degree cool air and warmer, more humid air. does the engine shut off at the same time? if so, thats normal. i think. |
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SoCalMike > wrote:
> Andy wrote: >> I've owned my Hybrid for about a month. No problems until today when I >> noticed that the A/C compressor seemed to "click" on and off, >> alternating between 72 degree cool air and warmer, more humid air. > does the engine shut off at the same time? if so, thats normal. i think. The Honda Hybrids only shut the engine off when the car is stopped (or below about 5mph if you're light on the brake). -- --- Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5 |
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Professor > wrote:
> The air that's coming out the vents is 72 degrees? Skipped over in conversation so far, but that would be acceptable if the ambient temp was 100+, or high humidity. The 2003 Honda Civic Service Manual has a chart for how cold the A/C outlet temp should be. It is a sliding scale based on humidity, and it is inlet to outlet temperature related, roughly 35F difference. I've seen the spec for other cars to be a straight 20 degrees. -- --- Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5 |
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